Overall primary balance, Transactions in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Overall primary balance, Transactions was -63.92 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Overall primary balance, Transactions in United Kingdom, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded -63.92 billion for overall primary balance, transactions in 2025.
That represents a change of up 37.6% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall primary balance, transactions in United Kingdom peaked at 14.63 billion in 2000 and was at its lowest, -252.75 billion, in 2020.
United Kingdom ranks 32nd of 35 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overall primary balance, Transactions in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.72 billion | — |
| 2000 | 14.63 billion | +67.7% |
| 2001 | 2.07 billion | -85.8% |
| 2002 | -27.81 billion | -1442.4% |
| 2003 | -44.63 billion | +60.5% |
| 2004 | -40.88 billion | -8.4% |
| 2005 | -34.24 billion | -16.2% |
| 2006 | -38.99 billion | +13.9% |
| 2007 | -38.26 billion | -1.9% |
| 2008 | -73.05 billion | +90.9% |
| 2009 | -152.50 billion | +108.8% |
| 2010 | -33.34 billion | -78.1% |
| 2011 | -98.31 billion | +194.9% |
| 2012 | -117.67 billion | +19.7% |
| 2013 | -62.19 billion | -47.2% |
| 2014 | -64.51 billion | +3.7% |
| 2015 | -53.04 billion | -17.8% |
| 2016 | -25.60 billion | -51.7% |
| 2017 | -9.63 billion | -62.4% |
| 2018 | -26.32 billion | +173.3% |
| 2019 | -27.12 billion | +3.0% |
| 2020 | -252.75 billion | +831.9% |
| 2021 | -127.42 billion | -49.6% |
| 2022 | -24.64 billion | -80.7% |
| 2023 | -91.19 billion | +270.1% |
| 2024 | -102.37 billion | +12.3% |
| 2025 | -63.92 billion | -37.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.72 billion | 8.72 billion | 8.72 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | -43.37 billion | -152.50 billion | 14.63 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | -51.77 billion | -117.67 billion | -9.63 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -110.38 billion | -252.75 billion | -24.64 billion | 6 |
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More public sector data for United Kingdom
- Arms imports 643.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 9.28 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0002 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 36.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 643.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,180 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0221 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 8.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 81.76 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,951 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is overall primary balance, transactions in United Kingdom?
- Overall primary balance, transactions in United Kingdom was -63.92 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest overall primary balance, transactions recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 14.63 billion in 2000.
- What is the lowest overall primary balance, transactions recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was -252.75 billion in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom rank for overall primary balance, transactions?
- United Kingdom ranks 32nd out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is overall primary balance, transactions rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Overall primary balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.