What is the UK current budget deficit?

The current budget deficit was £47.4 billion in financial year 2025-26. It is the day-to-day shortfall booked on the snapshot. It is not public sector net borrowing.

Related

• How much does the government borrow?
• The gap

Provenance

Source

ONS Public Sector Finances bulletin

Dataset

Current budget deficit on the booked snapshot

Published

22 September 2026

Coverage

Financial year 2025-26.

Last updated

24 September 2026 (2026-09-24T08:05:00Z)

Not combined with incompatible series

Not J5II. Not TES. Not TME. The OBR forecast of the deficit is not this outturn.