Downloads (and caches) the OBR Public Finances Databank and returns annual Public Sector Net Debt in £ billion.
Value
An obr_tbl with the standard v0.4.0 schema. series is
"PSND", metric_type is "level", unit is "gbp_bn". See
get_public_finances() for column definitions.
See also
Other public finances:
get_expenditure(),
get_psnb(),
get_public_finances(),
get_receipts()
Examples
# \donttest{
op <- options(obr.cache_dir = tempdir())
psnd <- get_psnd()
#> Warning: Could not resolve a current Public Finances Databank URL from 1 candidate.
#> ℹ Falling back to <https://obr.uk/download/public-finances-databank/>.
#> ! Returned data may be older than expected. Run with internet access, or pin a
#> vintage explicitly when that feature ships.
#> ℹ Loading from cache. Use `refresh = TRUE` to re-download.
tail(psnd)
#> # obr_tbl: 6 rows x 6 cols
#> # Source: OBR Public Finances Databank
#> # URL: https://obr.uk/download/public-finances-databank/
#> # Retrieved: 2026-05-07 21:08:38 UTC
#> # File MD5: 77a07b6641ca
#> # Package: obr 0.5.0
#>
#> period period_type series metric_type value unit
#> 47 2020-21 fiscal_year PSND level 2273.854 gbp_bn
#> 48 2021-22 fiscal_year PSND level 2478.406 gbp_bn
#> 49 2022-23 fiscal_year PSND level 2602.171 gbp_bn
#> 50 2023-24 fiscal_year PSND level 2720.901 gbp_bn
#> 51 2024-25 fiscal_year PSND level 2714.067 gbp_bn
#> 52 2025-26 fiscal_year PSND level 2816.625 gbp_bn
options(op)
# }