# United Kingdom Public sector net borrowing, excluding public sector banks (£ million) ()

United Kingdom Public sector net borrowing, excluding public sector banks (£ million) () was 24,520 £m in September 2026, up 42.1% from August 2026 and up 7.7% from a year earlier.
That is the highest reading since March 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −31,960 £m (Jan 2026) to 51,103 £m (May 2020), averaging 10,387 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.PSNB.M.NSA.ITEM-DZLS.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-net-borrowing-excluding-public-sector-banks-million

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| September 2026 | 24,520 £m |
| August 2026 | 17,252 £m |
| July 2026 | 374.0 £m |
| June 2026 | 13,289 £m |
| May 2026 | 19,274 £m |
| April 2026 | 23,132 £m |
| March 2026 | 12,026 £m |
| February 2026 | 12,827 £m |
| January 2026 | −31,960 £m |
| December 2025 | 12,930 £m |
| November 2025 | 9,921.0 £m |
| October 2025 | 16,177 £m |
| September 2025 | 22,764 £m |
| August 2025 | 15,361 £m |
| July 2025 | 1,489.0 £m |
| June 2025 | 24,273 £m |
| May 2025 | 18,245 £m |
| April 2025 | 20,158 £m |
| March 2025 | 13,430 £m |
| February 2025 | 11,632 £m |
| January 2025 | −14,973 £m |
| December 2024 | 18,418 £m |
| November 2024 | 13,263 £m |
| October 2024 | 19,092 £m |

## API

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

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