# United Kingdom Public sector current budget deficit, excluding public sector banks (£ million) ()

United Kingdom Public sector current budget deficit, excluding public sector banks (£ million) () was 15,770 £m in September 2026, up 33.3% from August 2026 and up 6.4% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −41,916 £m (Jan 2026) to 42,198 £m (Apr 2020), averaging 5,420.0 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.GOVDEFICIT.M.NSA.ITEM-DZLT.MEASURE-XBANKS`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1997-04-01 to 2026-09-01 (354 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/public-sector-current-budget-deficit-excluding-public-sector-banks

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 15,770 £m |
| August 2026 | 11,830 £m |
| July 2026 | −4,436.0 £m |
| June 2026 | 9,751.0 £m |
| May 2026 | 14,835 £m |
| April 2026 | 16,220 £m |
| March 2026 | −7,126.0 £m |
| February 2026 | 4,830.0 £m |
| January 2026 | −41,916 £m |
| December 2025 | 6,794.0 £m |
| November 2025 | 3,400.0 £m |
| October 2025 | 11,634 £m |
| September 2025 | 14,827 £m |
| August 2025 | 10,642 £m |
| July 2025 | −2,977.0 £m |
| June 2025 | 19,605 £m |
| May 2025 | 13,917 £m |
| April 2025 | 13,687 £m |
| March 2025 | −3,116.0 £m |
| February 2025 | 5,370.0 £m |
| January 2025 | −23,225 £m |
| December 2024 | 10,276 £m |
| November 2024 | 9,011.0 £m |
| October 2024 | 14,659 £m |

## API

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

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