Loans, Financial assets, Transactions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Loans, Financial assets, Transactions was 20.62 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Loans, Financial assets, Transactions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1999–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, loans, financial assets, transactions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 20.62 billion.
The figure is up 30.9% on the previous year and up 416.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, loans, financial assets, transactions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 22.85 billion in 2008 and was at its lowest, -6.51 billion, in 2015.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 8th of 33 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Loans, Financial assets, Transactions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.15 billion | — |
| 2000 | 1.95 billion | +69.1% |
| 2001 | 4.11 billion | +111.4% |
| 2002 | 1.48 billion | -63.9% |
| 2003 | 2.40 billion | +62.0% |
| 2004 | 2.06 billion | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 2.74 billion | +32.8% |
| 2006 | 2.64 billion | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 3.75 billion | +42.2% |
| 2008 | 22.85 billion | +508.9% |
| 2009 | 10.52 billion | -54.0% |
| 2010 | 9.08 billion | -13.7% |
| 2011 | -3.15 billion | -134.7% |
| 2012 | 1.63 billion | -151.9% |
| 2013 | 1.42 billion | -13.2% |
| 2014 | 1.76 billion | +24.3% |
| 2015 | -6.51 billion | -469.1% |
| 2016 | 7.53 billion | -215.8% |
| 2017 | -3.43 billion | -145.5% |
| 2018 | 5.36 billion | -256.3% |
| 2019 | 10.58 billion | +97.4% |
| 2020 | 13.66 billion | +29.1% |
| 2021 | 10.43 billion | -23.6% |
| 2022 | 16.69 billion | +60.0% |
| 2023 | 16.75 billion | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 15.76 billion | -5.9% |
| 2025 | 20.62 billion | +30.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.15 billion | 1.15 billion | 1.15 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.45 billion | 1.48 billion | 22.85 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.43 billion | -6.51 billion | 10.58 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.65 billion | 10.43 billion | 20.62 billion | 6 |
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More financial sector data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is loans, financial assets, transactions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Loans, financial assets, transactions in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 20.62 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest loans, financial assets, transactions recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 22.85 billion in 2008.
- What is the lowest loans, financial assets, transactions recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.51 billion in 2015.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for loans, financial assets, transactions?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 8th out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
- Is loans, financial assets, transactions rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 416.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Loans, Financial assets, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.