UK National Debt As Percent Of GDP

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Year GDP-UK Public Net Debt-total 1940 7.183 109.97 a 1941 8.654 119.79 a 1942 9.482 137.54 a 1943 10.093 156.77 a 1944 10.18 182.34 a 1945 9.908 215.64 a 1946 9.968 237.12 a 1947 10.772 237.94 a 1948 11.974 213.97 a 1949 12.726 197.77 a 1950 13.308 193.89 a 1951 14.784 175.34 a 1952 15.983 161.99 a 1953 17.121 152.16 a 1954 18.126 146.66 a 1955 19.49 138.19 a 1956 20.956 129.03 a 1957 22.105 122.18 a 1958 23.05 118.14 a 1959 24.348 112.44 a 1960 25.977 106.76 a 1961 27.413 103.06 a 1962 28.711 99.87 a 1963 30.409 98.15 a 1964 33.228 90.97 a 1965 35.888 84.82 a 1966 38.189 82.07 a 1967 40.281 79.41 a 1968 43.656 78.33 a 1969 47.023 72.27 a 1970 51.696 63.99 a 1971 57.67 57.99 a 1972 64.621 55.46 a 1973 74.545 49.48 a 1974 84.513 47.87 a 1975 106.717 43.48 a 1976 126.274 44.81 a 1977 146.973 45.70 a 1978 169.344 46.76 a 1979 199.22 43.61 a 1980 233.184 42.11 a 1981 256.279 44.40 a 1982 281.024 44.55 a 1983 307.207 43.13 a 1984 329.913 43.59 a 1985 361.758 43.45 a 1986 389.149 41.81 a 1987 428.665 39.14 a 1988 478.51 34.98 a 1989 525.274 29.30 a 1990 570.283 26.69 a 1991 598.664 25.27 a 1992 622.08 26.70 a 1993 654.196 30.97 a 1994 692.987 36.05 a 1995 733.266 39.55 a 1996 781.726 41.20 a 1997 830.094 41.92 a 1998 879.102 40.14 a 1999 928.73 37.86 a 2000 976.533 35.37 a 2001 1021.83 30.57 a 2002 1075.56 29.33 a 2003 1139.75 30.45 a 2004 1202.96 31.82 a 2005 1254.06 33.81 a 2006 1325.8 34.92 a 2007 1398.88 35.74 a 2008 1448.39 36.25 a 2009 1395.87 44.19 a 2010 1411 71.95 e Legend: a - actual outturn e - estimate in HM Treasury 2009 budget

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Below is a formatted version of the dataset displayed in the chart. Included is a column of nominal or chained GDP for each year charted.

UK National Debt As Percent Of GDP
Fiscal Years 1940 to 2010
Year	GDP	Public Net Debt -total percent GDP
1940	7.183	109.97	a
1941	8.654	119.79	a
1942	9.482	137.54	a
1943	10.093	156.77	a
1944	10.18	182.34	a
1945	9.908	215.64	a
1946	9.968	237.12	a
1947	10.772	237.94	a
1948	11.974	213.97	a
1949	12.726	197.77	a
1950	13.308	193.89	a
1951	14.784	175.34	a
1952	15.983	161.99	a
1953	17.121	152.16	a
1954	18.126	146.66	a
1955	19.49	138.19	a
1956	20.956	129.03	a
1957	22.105	122.18	a
1958	23.05	118.14	a
1959	24.348	112.44	a
1960	25.977	106.76	a
1961	27.413	103.06	a
1962	28.711	99.87	a
1963	30.409	98.15	a
1964	33.228	90.97	a
1965	35.888	84.82	a
1966	38.189	82.07	a
1967	40.281	79.41	a
1968	43.656	78.33	a
1969	47.023	72.27	a
1970	51.696	63.99	a
1971	57.67	57.99	a
1972	64.621	55.46	a
1973	74.545	49.48	a
1974	84.513	47.87	a
1975	106.717	43.48	a
1976	126.274	44.81	a
1977	146.973	45.70	a
1978	169.344	46.76	a
1979	199.22	43.61	a
1980	233.184	42.11	a
1981	256.279	44.40	a
1982	281.024	44.55	a
1983	307.207	43.13	a
1984	329.913	43.59	a
1985	361.758	43.45	a
1986	389.149	41.81	a
1987	428.665	39.14	a
1988	478.51	34.98	a
1989	525.274	29.30	a
1990	570.283	26.69	a
1991	598.664	25.27	a
1992	622.08	26.70	a
1993	654.196	30.97	a
1994	692.987	36.05	a
1995	733.266	39.55	a
1996	781.726	41.20	a
1997	830.094	41.92	a
1998	879.102	40.14	a
1999	928.73	37.86	a
2000	976.533	35.37	a
2001	1021.83	30.57	a
2002	1075.56	29.33	a
2003	1139.75	30.45	a
2004	1202.96	31.82	a
2005	1254.06	33.81	a
2006	1325.8	34.92	a
2007	1398.88	35.74	a
2008	1448.39	36.25	a
2009	1395.87	44.19	a
2010	1411	71.95	e
Legend: a - actual outturn e - estimate in HM Treasury 2009 budget

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PESA 2010 Update

UkPublicSpending.co.uk now shows spending numbers at the subfunction level as released by HM Treasury in its Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses (PESA) 2010.

Spending for 2008-09 is now "outturn"; spending for 2009-10 is now "estimated outturn". Central government spending for 2010-11 is "plans", as estimated by HM Treasury. Local authority spending for 2010-11 is "guesstimated" by UkPublicSpending.co.uk by projecting the change between 2008-09 and 2009-10 forward to 2010-11.

Note: HM Treasury has not released spending estimates at the subfunction level for years after the current fiscal year 2010-11.

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