Current account balance (% of GDP) in United Kingdom was reported at --2.652 % in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. United Kingdom - Current account balance (% of GDP) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on November of 2025.

The Fiscal Monitor surveys and analyzes the latest public finance developments, it updates fiscal implications of the crisis and medium-term fiscal projections, and assesses policies to put public finances on a sustainable footing.

Country-specific data and projections for key fiscal variables are based on the April 2020 World Economic Outlook database, unless indicated otherwise, and compiled by the IMF staff. Historical data and projections are based on information gathered by IMF country desk officers in the context of their missions and through their ongoing analysis of the evolving situation in each country; they are updated on a continual basis as more information becomes available. Structural breaks in data may be adjusted to produce smooth series through splicing and other techniques. IMF staff estimates serve as proxies when complete information is unavailable. As a result, Fiscal Monitor data can differ from official data in other sources, including the IMF's International Financial Statistics.

The country classification in the Fiscal Monitor divides the world into three major groups: 35 advanced economies, 40 emerging market and middle-income economies, and 40 low-income developing countries. The seven largest advanced economies as measured by GDP (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States) constitute the subgroup of major advanced economies, often referred to as the Group of Seven (G7). The members of the euro area are also distinguished as a subgroup. Composite data shown in the tables for the euro area cover the current members for all years, even though the membership has increased over time. Data for most European Union member countries have been revised following the adoption of the new European System of National and Regional Accounts (ESA 2010). The low-income developing countries (LIDCs) are countries that have per capita income levels below a certain threshold (currently set at $2,700 in 2016 as measured by the World Bank's Atlas method), structural features consistent with limited development and structural transformation, and external financial linkages insufficiently close to be widely seen as emerging market economies. Zimbabwe is included in the group. Emerging market and middle-income economies include those not classified as advanced economies or low-income developing countries. See Table A, "Economy Groupings," for more details.

Most fiscal data refer to the general government for advanced economies, while for emerging markets and developing economies, data often refer to the central government or budgetary central government only (for specific details, see Tables B-D). All fiscal data refer to the calendar years, except in the cases of Bangladesh, Egypt, Ethiopia, Haiti, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, India, the Islamic Republic of Iran, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Singapore, and Thailand, for which they refer to the fiscal year.

Composite data for country groups are weighted averages of individual-country data, unless otherwise specified. Data are weighted by annual nominal GDP converted to U.S. dollars at average market exchange rates as a share of the group GDP.

In many countries, fiscal data follow the IMF's Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014. The overall fiscal balance refers to net lending (+) and borrowing ("") of the general government. In some cases, however, the overall balance refers to total revenue and grants minus total expenditure and net lending.

The fiscal gross and net debt data reported in the Fiscal Monitor are drawn from official data sources and IMF staff estimates. While attempts are made to align gross and net debt data with the definitions in the IMF's Government Finance Statistics Manual, as a result of data limitations or specific country circumstances, these data can sometimes deviate from the formal definitions.

Public sector net debt amounted to 93.5 percent of gross domestic product in the United Kingdom during the 2024/25 financial year. Following the COVID-19 pandemic, UK government debt has reached levels not seen since the early 1960s, due to a significant increase in borrowing in 2020/21. After peaking at 251.7 percent shortly after the end of the Second World War, government debt in the UK gradually fell, before a sharp increase in the late 2000s at the time of the global financial crisis. Debt not expected to start falling until 2029/30 In 2024/25, the UK's government expenditure was approximately 1.28 trillion pounds, around 44 percent of GDP. This spending was financed by 1.14 trillion pounds of revenue raised, and almost 150 billion pounds of borrowing. Although the UK government can continue to borrow money to finance its spending, the amount spent on debt interest has increased significantly in recent years. Current forecasts suggest that while the debt is eventually expected to start declining, this is based on falling government deficits in the next five years. Government facing hard choices Hitting fiscal targets, such as reducing the national debt, will require a careful balancing of the books from the current government, and the possibility for either spending cuts or tax rises. Although Labour ruled out raising the main government tax sources, Income Tax, National Insurance, and VAT, at the 2024 election, they did raise National Insurance for employers (rather than employees) and also cut Winter Fuel allowances for large numbers of pensioners. Less than a year after implementing cuts to Winter Fuel, the government performed a U-Turn on the issue, and also held back on more significant cuts to welfare.

United Kingdom UK: GDP: % of GDP: External Balance on Goods and Services data was reported at -1.405 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -2.072 % for 2016. United Kingdom UK: GDP: % of GDP: External Balance on Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging -0.977 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.766 % in 1981 and a record low of -4.744 % in 1974. United Kingdom UK: GDP: % of GDP: External Balance on Goods and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.World Bank.WDI: Gross Domestic Product: Share of GDP. External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).; ; World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; Weighted average;

United Kingdom UK: GDP: External Balance of Goods and Services data was reported at -28,620.000 GBP mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -40,677.000 GBP mn for 2016. United Kingdom UK: GDP: External Balance of Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging -2,111.808 GBP mn from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7,443.814 GBP mn in 1981 and a record low of -45,053.000 GBP mn in 2008. United Kingdom UK: GDP: External Balance of Goods and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.World Bank: Gross Domestic Product: Nominal. External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency.; ; World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.; ;

United Kingdom UK: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data was reported at 22.237 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 20.910 % for 2016. United Kingdom UK: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 12.297 % from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22.237 % in 2017 and a record low of 9.212 % in 1991. United Kingdom UK: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Trade in services is the sum of service exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted average; Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

United Kingdom UK: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data was reported at 5.608 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.977 % for 2016. United Kingdom UK: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 2.574 % from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2017, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17.722 % in 2000 and a record low of -3.769 % in 2014. United Kingdom UK: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net Outflows: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Capital and Financial Account. Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in an economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. This series shows net outflows of investment from the reporting economy to the rest of the world, and is divided by GDP.; ; International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and official national sources.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).

United Kingdom UK: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP data was reported at 0.168 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.173 % for 2016. United Kingdom UK: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.184 % from Dec 1987 (Median) to 2017, with 31 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.327 % in 1999 and a record low of 0.085 % in 1998. United Kingdom UK: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.; ; World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.; Weighted average; Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).

英国：国际收支平衡表：经常账户：结余占国内生产总值的百分比在12-01-2017达-4.061%，相较于12-01-2016的-5.842%有所增长。英国：国际收支平衡表：经常账户：结余占国内生产总值的百分比数据按年更新，12-01-1970至12-01-2017期间平均值为-1.817%，共48份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-1981，达2.612%，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-2016，为-5.842%。CEIC提供的英国：国际收支平衡表：经常账户：结余占国内生产总值的百分比数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于全球数据库的英国 – Table UK.World Bank.WDI：国际收支：经常账户。

英国：国内生产总值：占国内生产总值百分比：商品和服务的外部平衡在12-01-2017达-1.405%，相较于12-01-2016的-2.072%有所增长。英国：国内生产总值：占国内生产总值百分比：商品和服务的外部平衡数据按年更新，12-01-1960至12-01-2017期间平均值为-0.977%，共58份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-1981，达2.766%，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-1974，为-4.744%。CEIC提供的英国：国内生产总值：占国内生产总值百分比：商品和服务的外部平衡数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于全球数据库的英国 – Table UK.World Bank.WDI：国内生产总值：占国内生产总值份额。

英国：国内生产总值：实际：对外货物和服务差额在12-01-2017达-60,820.292百万英镑，相较于12-01-2016的-71,419.910百万英镑有所增长。英国：国内生产总值：实际：对外货物和服务差额数据按年更新，12-01-1960至12-01-2017期间平均值为-394.294百万英镑，共58份观测结果。该数据的历史最高值出现于12-01-1977，达23,477.453百万英镑，而历史最低值则出现于12-01-2016，为-71,419.910百万英镑。CEIC提供的英国：国内生产总值：实际：对外货物和服务差额数据处于定期更新的状态，数据来源于World Bank，数据归类于Global Database的英国 – 表 UK.世界银行：国内生产总值：实际。