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NATIONAL PUBLIC DEBT United Kingdom 2009

Public debt went up in United Kingdom

In 2009 United Kingdom public debt was 1,101,852 million euros1,529,922 million dollars, has increased 278,82673,631 million since 2008.

This amount means that the debt in 2009 reached 63.2% of United Kingdom GDP, a 13.9 percentage point rise from 2008, when it was 49.3% of GDP.

If we check the tables we can see the evolution of United Kingdom debt. It has risen since 1999 in global debt terms, when it was 659,461 million euros 663,466 million dollars and also in terms of GDP percentage, when it amounted to 39.4%.

According to the last data point published, United Kingdom per capita debt in 2009 was 17,627 euros24,475 dollars per inhabitant. In 2008 it was 13,266 euros 23,473 dollars, afterwards rising by 4,361 euros1,002 dollars, and if we again check 1999 we can see that then the debt per person was 11,218 euros11,286 dollars .

The position of United Kingdom, as compared with the rest of the world, has worsened in 2009 in terms of GDP percentage. Currently it is country number 152 in the list of debt to GDP and 175 in debt per capita, out of the 190 we publish.

In this page we show you the progression of the public debt in United Kingdom. You can see debt in other countries in Public debt and see all the information about United Kingdom in economy of United Kingdom.

United Kingdom: Evolution of debt
DateDebt (M.€.)Debt (%GDP)Debt Per Capita
2009Q41,101,85263.20%€17,627
2009Q31,013,72459.40%€16,339
2009Q21,019,23655.80%€16,428
2009Q1881,97552.20%€14,216
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United Kingdom: Evolution of debt
DateDebt (M.€.)Debt ($M)Debt (%GDP)Debt Per CapitaDebt Per Capita
20091,101,8521,529,92263.20%€17,627$24,475
2008823,0261,456,29149.30%€13,266$23,473
2007875,9231,285,72341.50%€14,226$20,882
2006887,3751,097,90540.50%€14,530$17,977
2005804,7991,003,90739.60%€13,276$16,561
2004717,375926,42538.40%€11,920$15,394
2003630,912726,64835.40%€10,551$12,153
2002624,695610,02034.20%€10,499$10,252
2001636,054557,27434.00%€10,737$9,407
2000645,034610,27236.70%€10,933$10,344
1999659,461663,46639.40%€11,218$11,286
1998578,584676,06340.90%€9,877$11,541
1997617,608674,33243.30%€10,576$11,548
1996542,664621,22544.10%€9,318$10,667
1995446,255586,91044.50%€7,682$10,103
1994505,67740.65%€6,382$8,727
1993438,49837.88%€5,607$7,588
1992428,49533.16%€4,908$7,433
1991355,61828.44%€4,266$6,183
1990340,90628.52%€3,993$5,946
1989327,81232.51%€4,453$5,735
1988366,92937.06%€4,706$6,438
1987319,79839.33%€4,208$5,624
1986270,37741.30%€4,213$4,765
1985221,78341.33%€4,505$3,917
1984213,14342.27%€4,185$3,774
1983222,85141.88%€3,895$3,954
1982240,52643.08%€3,834$4,272
1981263,13844.81%€3,674$4,672
1980257,10242.60%€2,939$4,563
United Kingdom: Evolution of debt as a percentage of GDP

United Kingdom: Evolution of debt in millions