"Figure 1: General Government Gross Debt as a percentage of GDP","" "UK, calendar years 1994 to 2016","" "","" "Notes","" "Unit","Percentage of GDP" "","" "","GGGD","Debt reference value" "1994","40.7","60" "1995","45.2","60" "1996","44.8","60" "1997","43.9","60" "1998","41.6","60" "1999","40.2","60" "2000","37.3","60" "2001","34.6","60" "2002","34.7","60" "2003","35.9","60" "2004","38.8","60" "2005","40.1","60" "2006","41","60" "2007","42","60" "2008","50.2","60" "2009","64.5","60" "2010","76","60" "2011","81.6","60" "2012","85.1","60" "2013","86.2","60" "2014","88.1","60" "2015","89","60" "2016","89.3","60"