Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs United Kingdom: Central government debt, total
Central government debt, total over time
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 130.7% against 70.3% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 60.4%.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.9 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.
Across all 6 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd and United Kingdom ranks 2nd of 7 groups.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70.7% | 159.0% | 88.2% | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 156.7% | 86.2% | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher central government debt, total, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 130.7% against 70.3% in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in central government debt, total between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Kingdom?
- 60.4%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Kingdom?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2024.
- How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and United Kingdom rank globally for central government debt, total?
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd and United Kingdom ranks 2nd of 7 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Central government debt, total (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.