U.K. Debt During the First Half of the Twentieth Century
The two world wars caused a surge in the United Kingdom’s public sector debt, measured as a percentage of its nominal growth domestic product (GDP).
This line chart shows the United Kingdom's debt level during the first half of the Twentieth Century. From the 1900s to the 1950s, The two world wars caused a surge in the U.K.'s public sector debt. The data was measured as a percentage of the U.K.'s nominal growth domestic product.
