# United Kingdom PS: Current Budget Deficit (exc PS Banks) as a % of GDP: CPNSA ()

United Kingdom PS: Current Budget Deficit (exc PS Banks) as a % of GDP: CPNSA () was 1.5% in Q1 2026, down 1.0 percentage points from Q1 2025.
That is the lowest reading since Q1 2020.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −0.1% (Q1 2019) to 11.2% (Q1 2021), averaging 2.5%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.GOVDEFICIT.Q.NSA.ITEM-JW2V`
- Frequency: quarterly
- Units: %
- Coverage: 1956-01-01 to 2026-01-01 (71 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/ps-current-budget-deficit-exc-ps-banks-as-a-pct-of-gdp-cpnsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| Q1 2026 | 1.5% |
| Q1 2025 | 2.5% |
| Q1 2024 | 2.3% |
| Q1 2023 | 2.9% |
| Q1 2022 | 2.8% |
| Q1 2021 | 11.2% |
| Q1 2020 | 0.7% |
| Q1 2019 | −0.1% |
| Q1 2018 | 0.6% |
| Q1 2017 | 1.0% |
| Q1 2016 | 2.5% |
| Q1 2015 | 3.2% |
| Q1 2014 | 4.2% |
| Q1 2013 | 5.2% |
| Q1 2012 | 5.4% |
| Q1 2011 | 6.2% |
| Q1 2010 | 7.1% |
| Q1 2009 | 4.2% |
| Q1 2008 | 1.0% |
| Q1 2007 | 0.9% |
| Q1 2006 | 1.3% |
| Q1 2005 | 1.8% |
| Q1 2004 | 1.7% |
| Q1 2003 | 1.4% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.GOVDEFICIT.Q.NSA.ITEM-JW2V"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.GOVDEFICIT.Q.NSA.ITEM-JW2V",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```