Composition of UK government debt 2022

As of December 2022, UK government debt more likely to be either short or long-term conventional gilts. Respectively, these types of bonds accounted for 28 and 25 percent of the total outstanding debt, while medium-term conventional gilts only accounted for 13 percent of overall debt. Short-term gilts are government bonds with a maturity of seven years or less, medium a maturity of seven to 15 years, and long have a maturity of 15 to 50 years.

Composition of government debt in the United Kingdom (UK) as of December 2022, by security type

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Release date

March 2023

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United Kingdom

Survey time period

December 2022

Supplementary notes

* National Savings and Investment products: a range of savings and investment products backed by HM Treasury which are offered to retail investors. Maturities vary by product.

** The Ways and Means facility effectively operates as the U.K. government's overdraft facility. It accounts for less than 0.5 percent of government debt (around 400 million British pounds as of December 2019).

Values may not total 100 percent due to rounding.

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