United Kingdom Government Debt to GDP 1980s

General government gross debt as % of GDP · IMF WEO
40.57% decade average (1980-1989)

United Kingdom's government debt to gdp during the 1980s ranged from 32.53% (1989) to 44.73% (1981), averaging 40.57% over 10 years of data.

1980s Data
YearValueChangeRank
1980 42.52% 5th
1981 44.73% +2.21% 6th
1982 43.00% −1.72% 7th
1983 41.82% −1.19% 7th
1984 42.21% +0.40% 7th
1985 41.29% −0.93% 6th
1986 41.28% −0.01% 4th
1987 39.28% −2.00% 5th
1988 37.08% −2.21% 7th
1989 32.53% −4.54% 6th