United Kingdom External Debt

Current and historical external debt data for United Kingdom, including latest value, trend, international ranking, comparison and source notes.
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
UNIT: percent of GNI
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
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UPDATED: 2026-06-13 04:01:56
Economy Data Rating
United Kingdom · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
A
76 / 100
Strong stability
Fiscal stability 12.9 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 17 / 20
External stability 13.7 / 15
Financial robustness 13.5 / 15
Structural stability 7.6 / 10
Future capacity 9 / 10
Demographic capacity 2.7 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 88% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1960–2026 19602026
1960 2026
Selected year: 2026 · Value: n/a 2026

United Kingdom · total external debt stocks as a percentage of gni.

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external debt rate reference line

Countries by external debt

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Ukraine 101.27
Jordan 90.13
Tunisia 77.7
Kazakhstan 62.6
Serbia 62.25
Nigeria 60.04
Bulgaria 55.14
Colombia 49.2

Interpretation

short note

This external-sector indicator helps assess cross-border flows, reserves and external vulnerability.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
Bulgaria 55.14
Serbia 62.25
Ukraine 101.27
China 13
Brazil 28.66

Related indicators

internal links
Current Account Balance BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
Exports NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS
Imports NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
Trade Openness NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS

Source layer

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: DT.DOD.DECT.GN.ZS

Cache: live · Updated: 2026-06-13 04:01:56

United Kingdom Snapshot

country profile
Population 69.23 m
GDP 3686.03 bn
Debt/GDP 131.07%
Inflation 3.27%
Unemployment 4.75%
Currency n/a
Region Europe
Income group High income

United Kingdom External Debt: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is External Debt for United Kingdom. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

Keyphrase synonyms: united kingdom external debt rate, external debt data united kingdom, united kingdom external debt statistics, united kingdom percent of gni.