# United Kingdom General government gross debt, derived from ONS % GDP × nominal GDP

United Kingdom General government gross debt, derived from ONS % GDP × nominal GDP was up 5.8% year on year in Q3 2026, compared with 6.3% in Q2 2026.
The level stood at 3,170,609 GBP million.
That is the lowest reading since Q4 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.1% (Q3 2021) to 19.5% (Q3 2020), averaging 6.4%.

- Source agency: U.S. Treasury FiscalData
- Makrognosis code: `UK.GGDEBT.Q.NOM`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: GBP million
- Coverage: 1997-06-01 to 2026-09-01 (118 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/general-government-gross-debt-derived-from-ons-pct-gdp-nominal-gdp

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| Q3 2026 | 3,170,609 GBP million | 5.8 |
| Q2 2026 | 3,118,767 GBP million | 6.3 |
| Q1 2026 | 3,046,954 GBP million | 6.8 |
| Q4 2025 | 3,044,594 GBP million | 8.7 |
| Q3 2025 | 2,996,736 GBP million | 8.9 |
| Q2 2025 | 2,934,540 GBP million | 7.7 |
| Q1 2025 | 2,851,707 GBP million | 7.0 |
| Q4 2024 | 2,800,372 GBP million | 5.3 |
| Q3 2024 | 2,751,971 GBP million | 5.9 |
| Q2 2024 | 2,725,538 GBP million | 6.1 |
| Q1 2024 | 2,665,169 GBP million | 8.8 |
| Q4 2023 | 2,658,555 GBP million | 10.1 |
| Q3 2023 | 2,599,569 GBP million | 11.3 |
| Q2 2023 | 2,568,347 GBP million | 10.6 |
| Q1 2023 | 2,448,947 GBP million | 8.0 |
| Q4 2022 | 2,414,586 GBP million | 6.4 |
| Q3 2022 | 2,336,265 GBP million | 5.6 |
| Q2 2022 | 2,323,077 GBP million | 5.6 |
| Q1 2022 | 2,267,256 GBP million | 8.1 |
| Q4 2021 | 2,269,860 GBP million | 5.7 |
| Q3 2021 | 2,211,353 GBP million | 0.1 |
| Q2 2021 | 2,199,297 GBP million | 2.3 |
| Q1 2021 | 2,097,968 GBP million | 5.1 |
| Q4 2020 | 2,146,651 GBP million | 8.5 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.GGDEBT.Q.NOM"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.GGDEBT.Q.NOM",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```