# Government debt (absolute) — United Kingdom
> Latest: 3.78 trillion national currency (2024). Change: +0.9% vs 2023.
- Unit: national currency
- Frequency: Annual · Coverage: 1990–2024
- Data updated: 2026-10-08
- Source: World Bank — GC.DOD.TOTL.CN — https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.DOD.TOTL.CN?locations=GB
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Interactive chart: https://econdash.org/chart/government-debt-absolute/GBR
## Recent values
| Year | Value |
| :--- | :--- |
| 2020 | 4.14T |
| 2021 | 4.27T |
| 2022 | 3.57T |
| 2023 | 3.75T |
| 2024 | 3.78T |
## How to cite
APA: World Bank. (2024). Government debt (absolute) — United Kingdom [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/government-debt-absolute/GBR. Original source: https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/GC.DOD.TOTL.CN?locations=GB
## Full data
Full time series: https://econdash.org/docs/agent-payments (free API trial for core indicators of 10 major economies; otherwise an API key or pay per call)