In 2018, United Kingdom government borrowing stood at over 42 billion British pounds, a 17 year low for public sector net borrowing (PSNB) in the country. Public sector net borrowing was at it's highest in 2009 when it reached 160 billion pounds.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (February 21, 2020). Public sector net borrowing (PSNB) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2019 (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/282844/united-kingdom-uk-government-borrowing-psnb/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Public sector net borrowing (PSNB) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2019 (in million GBP)." Chart. February 21, 2020. Statista. Accessed July 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282844/united-kingdom-uk-government-borrowing-psnb/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Public sector net borrowing (PSNB) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2019 (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/282844/united-kingdom-uk-government-borrowing-psnb/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Public Sector Net Borrowing (Psnb) in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2000 to 2019 (in Million Gbp)." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282844/united-kingdom-uk-government-borrowing-psnb/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Public sector net borrowing (PSNB) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2019 (in million GBP) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/282844/united-kingdom-uk-government-borrowing-psnb/ (last visited July 08, 2025)
Public sector net borrowing (PSNB) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2019 (in million GBP) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), February 21, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/282844/united-kingdom-uk-government-borrowing-psnb/
