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United Kingdom

GB Β· GBR Β· #78 Β· 48 cities

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$84,964
GDP (2031)
$5.4T
GDP growth (2031)
1.4% ↓
Inflation (2031)
2.0% β†’
Unemployment (2031)
4.5% β†’
Population (2031)
71.3M
Population growth (2031)
0.4% ↓
Gini index (2021)
32.4
Government debt (2031)
102.6% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-2.2% of GDP
FDI inflows (2025)
$76.6B
Life expectancy (2024)
81.4 yrs
Health spending (2024)
11.1% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
95.5%
Mobile subscriptions (2024)
121.6/100
Trade openness (2025)
62.5% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
0.76/USD
Foreign reserves (2025)
$214.4B
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2031.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2031)
102.6% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-2.2% of GDP
FDI inflows (2025)
$76.6B

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2021)
0.32
Assessment
Moderate inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2024)
19.19/1k
Tax revenue (2024)
26.9% of GDP
Services sector (2025)
73.1% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2024)
77.7
Bank branches per 100k (2013)
25.2
ICT service exports (2025)
9.0%
Goods and services tax (2024)
12.1%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2031 * $5.4T $84,964 1.4% 2.0% 4.5% 71.3M - 102.6% -2.2% - - - - -
2030 * $5.1T $81,308 1.5% 2.0% 4.5% 71.0M - 102.9% -2.2% - - - - -
2029 * $4.9T $77,705 1.6% 2.0% 4.5% 70.7M - 103.5% -2.6% - - - - -
2028 * $4.7T $74,488 1.6% 2.0% 4.8% 70.4M - 103.9% -2.9% - - - - -
2027 * $4.5T $71,442 1.3% 2.4% 5.3% 70.1M - 104.1% -3.1% - - - - -
2026 * $4.3T $68,474 0.8% 3.2% 5.6% 69.9M - 103.6% -3.4% - - - - -
2025 $4.0T $64,607 1.3% 3.4% 4.9% 69.5M - 102.3% -3.1% $76.6B - - - 0.76
2024 $3.7T $62,839 1.1% 2.5% 4.3% 69.3M - 99.9% -3.0% -$13.0B 81.4 11.1% 95.5% 0.78
2023 $3.4T $60,787 0.3% 7.3% 4.1% 68.5M - 98.9% -3.6% $13.8B 81.2 11.0% 95.5% 0.80
2022 $3.2T $60,267 5.1% 9.1% 3.8% 67.6M - 97.5% -1.9% $92.8B 81.0 11.1% 95.5% 0.81
2021 $3.2T $51,840 8.5% 2.6% 4.6% 67.0M 32.4 103.4% -0.8% $102.4B 80.7 12.1% 96.2% 0.73
2020 $2.7T $48,720 -10.0% 0.9% 4.6% 66.7M 32.7 104.8% -2.7% $157.2B 80.3 12.1% 94.8% 0.78
2019 $2.9T $50,494 1.3% 1.8% 3.8% 66.6M 32.8 84.9% -2.5% $19.8B 81.4 10.0% 92.5% 0.78
2018 $2.9T $47,636 1.6% 2.5% 4.1% 66.3M 33.7 85.6% -3.7% -$25.1B 81.3 9.8% 90.7% 0.75
2017 $2.7T $46,441 3.0% 2.7% 4.4% 66.0M 32.6 86.1% -3.4% $125.4B 81.3 9.7% 90.4% 0.78
2016 $2.7T $44,376 2.2% 0.7% 4.9% 65.6M 33.1 87.3% -5.2% $324.8B 81.2 9.9% 94.8% 0.74
2015 $2.9T $42,773 2.1% 0.0% 5.4% 65.1M 33.3 87.3% -4.8% $45.3B 81.0 9.9% 92.0% 0.65
2014 $3.1T $41,546 3.2% 1.5% 6.2% 64.6M 33.1 86.5% -4.8% $58.9B 81.3 10.0% 91.6% 0.61
2013 $2.8T $40,121 1.7% 2.6% 7.6% 64.1M 32.7 84.9% -4.5% $54.5B 81.0 10.0% 89.8% 0.64
2012 $2.7T $38,515 1.5% 2.8% 8.0% 63.7M 33.1 84.1% -3.1% $46.8B 80.9 9.9% 87.5% 0.63
2011 $2.7T $37,389 0.9% 4.5% 8.1% 63.3M 33.2 81.1% -1.6% $27.0B 81.0 9.8% 85.4% 0.62
2010 $2.5T $36,649 2.3% 3.3% 7.9% 62.8M 33.7 75.5% -2.8% $66.7B 80.4 9.8% 85.0% 0.65
2009 $2.4T $35,281 -4.6% 2.2% 7.6% 62.3M 35.1 64.5% -3.1% $14.5B 80.1 9.8% 83.6% 0.64
2008 $3.0T $36,943 0.0% 3.6% 5.7% 61.8M 35.4 50.6% -3.8% $253.5B 79.6 9.0% 78.4% 0.54
2007 $3.1T $35,685 2.9% 2.3% 5.4% 61.3M 34.4 43.0% -3.7% $209.5B 79.5 8.8% 75.1% 0.50
2006 $2.7T $34,870 2.2% 2.3% 5.4% 60.8M 35.9 41.9% -3.1% $203.6B 79.3 8.5% 68.8% 0.54
2005 $2.6T $32,831 2.8% 2.1% 4.8% 60.4M 35.5 40.9% -2.0% $252.7B 79.1 8.4% 70.0% 0.55
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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