"Figure 1 : General government net borrowing ('deficit') as a percentage of GDP","" "UK","" "","" "Notes","" "Unit","Percentage of GDP" "","" "","Percentage of GDP","Deficit reference value" "1994/95","5.8","3.0" "1995/96","4.6","3.0" "1996/97","3.4","3.0" "1997/98","1","3.0" "1998/99","-0.1","3.0" "1999/00","-1","3.0" "2000/01","-1.3","3.0" "2001/02","0.4","3.0" "2002/03","2.5","3.0" "2003/04","3.1","3.0" "2004/05","3.6","3.0" "2005/06","3.1","3.0" "2006/07","2.8","3.0" "2007/08","2.9","3.0" "2008/09","6.5","3.0" "2009/10","10.6","3.0" "2010/11","9","3.0" "2011/12","7.6","3.0" "2012/13","7.5","3.0" "2013/14","5.9","3.0" "2014/15","4.9","3.0" "2015/16","4","3.0"