Liquid liabilities to GDP in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Liquid liabilities to GDP was 163.3% in 2021. β Volatile
Liquid liabilities to GDP in United Kingdom, 1960β2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for liquid liabilities to gdp in United Kingdom is 163.3%, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid liabilities to gdp in United Kingdom peaked at 163.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 1979.
That places United Kingdom 12th out of 185 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.3% | 33.8% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 35.5% | 30.5% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 49.2% | 30.8% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 71.9% | 56.1% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 120.4% | 94.3% | 162.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 144.1% | 132.8% | 163.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 161.8% | 160.3% | 163.3% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for United Kingdom
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 56,096 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 349.16 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 31.82 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 90.39 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 124.70 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 156.52 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 156.28 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,249 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid liabilities to gdp in United Kingdom?
- Liquid liabilities to gdp in United Kingdom was 163.3% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 163.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest liquid liabilities to gdp recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 1979.
- How does United Kingdom rank for liquid liabilities to gdp?
- United Kingdom ranks 12th out of 185 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid liabilities to gdp rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.