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Developing Countries: Debts

Commons · Question 85435 · Tabled 27 Oct 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 4 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Chris Bloore

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value is of outstanding (a) loans and (b) debts liable to the UK from lower-income countries.

Answer

Answered by Lucy Rigby, 4 Nov 2025

The value of outstanding debt from Low Income Countries to the UK is approximately £2.1bn as of August 2024.This data is publicly available in the ‘Report on outstanding debt owed by other countries to His Majesty’s Government in 2024’, published on gov.u...