Foreign liabilities in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Foreign liabilities was 17.88 trillion current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
17.88 trillion current US$
Change on year
up 15.6%
World rank
2nd
of 150 countries
All-time high
17.88 trillion current US$
in 2020
All-time low
2.43 trillion current US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in United Kingdom, 1995–2020

05.0T10.0T15.0T20.0T1995200720201995: 2.4T current US$1996: 2.9T current US$1997: 3.4T current US$1998: 3.8T current US$1999: 4.4T current US$2000: 4.9T current US$2001: 4.9T current US$2002: 5.4T current US$2003: 6.7T current US$2004: 9.8T current US$2005: 10.5T current US$2006: 13.2T current US$2007: 16.9T current US$2008: 16.7T current US$2009: 14.9T current US$2010: 16.2T current US$2011: 17.4T current US$2012: 17.3T current US$2013: 16.5T current US$2014: 16.7T current US$2015: 14.9T current US$2016: 13.6T current US$2017: 15.1T current US$2018: 14.5T current US$2019: 15.5T current US$2020: 17.9T current US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in current US$.

Analysis

In 2020, foreign liabilities in United Kingdom stood at 17.88 trillion current US$. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 15.6% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in United Kingdom peaked at 17.88 trillion current US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.43 trillion current US$, in 1995.

United Kingdom ranks 2nd of 150 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.37 trillion current US$ 2.43 trillion current US$ 4.42 trillion current US$ 5
2000s 10.40 trillion current US$ 4.86 trillion current US$ 16.93 trillion current US$ 10
2010s 15.77 trillion current US$ 13.62 trillion current US$ 17.42 trillion current US$ 10
2020s 17.88 trillion current US$ 17.88 trillion current US$ 17.88 trillion current US$ 1

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 1 United States 46.75 trillion current US$ compare
  2. 3 Luxembourg 13.58 trillion current US$ compare
  3. 4 France 10.79 trillion current US$ compare
  4. 5 Netherlands 10.28 trillion current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in United Kingdom?
Foreign liabilities in United Kingdom was 17.88 trillion current US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 17.88 trillion current US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 2.43 trillion current US$ in 1995.
How does United Kingdom rank for foreign liabilities?
United Kingdom ranks 2nd out of 150 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,851 data points, 1995–2020
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