Debt has reached levels last seen in the early 1960s

UK public sector debt, % of GDP

200%

150

Aug 2022

96.6%

100

Financial crisis

2007-08

50

0

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

2020

200%

150

Aug 2022

96.6%

100

Financial crisis

2007-08

50

0

1950

1960

1970

1980

1990

2000

2010

2020

Guardian graphic. Source: ONS. Note: UK public sector debt, excluding public sector banks