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United Kingdom

Capital: LondonRegion: Europe & Central AsiaIncome: High income
GDP
$4.23T
2026
Population
69.2M
2024
GDP per Capita
$60K
2026
Life Expectancy
81.2 years
2023

Economy

IndicatorValueYear
GDP (Current USD, Billions)$4.23T2026
Real GDP Growth (%)1.3%2026
GDP per Capita (USD)$60K2026
GDP, PPP (Billions Intl $)$4.59T2026
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$65K2026
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)2.10%2026
GNI (Current USD)$3.66T2024
GNI per Capita (USD)$49K2024
GNI per Capita, PPP (USD)$61K2024
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)17.1%2024
Services Value Added (% of GDP)72.4%2024
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)0.6%2024
Government Consumption (% of GDP)20.2%2023
Household Consumption (% of GDP)60.4%2023
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)19.1%2024
Gross Savings (% of GNI)17.0%2024
GDP Deflator (%)3.6%2024
GDP per Person Employed (USD)$108K2024
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)8.0%2024
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)40.8%2022
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$36K2018
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)3.2%2018
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)-0.9%2024
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.42%2021
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.17%2021
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)0.6%2021
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$631.22B2024

Fiscal & Monetary

IndicatorValueYear
Inflation, Consumer Prices (%)2.5%2026
Govt Gross Debt (% of GDP)104.8%2026
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)-3.6%2026
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-3.0%2026
Unemployment Rate (%)4.7%2026
Inflation, CPI (%, World Bank)3.3%2024
Government Debt (% of GDP)131.1%2024
Government Revenue (% of GDP)34.9%2024
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)27.0%2024
Taxes on Goods & Services (% of revenue)31.1%2024
Taxes on Income, Profits & Capital Gains (% of rev)40.6%2024
Net Investment in Nonfinancial Assets (% of GDP)2.4%2024
Total Reserves incl. Gold (USD)$174.60B2024
Total Reserves (months of imports)1.22024
Official Exchange Rate (per USD)0.782024
Broad Money (% of GDP)142.3%2024

Trade

IndicatorValueYear
Trade (% of GDP)62.8%2024
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)31.9%2024
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$1.14T2024
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$1.17T2024
Merchandise Exports (USD)$512.63B2024
Merchandise Imports (USD)$815.96B2024
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)-0.4%2024
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)-2.0%2024
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$-12.96B2024
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$4.83B2024
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)0.1%2024
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)29.7%2024
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-2.2%2024
Current Account Balance (USD)$-80.65B2024

Finance

IndicatorValueYear
Domestic Credit to Private Sector (% of GDP)112.7%2024
Stock Market Capitalization (% of GDP)97.3%2022
Stock Market Capitalization (USD)$3.10T2022
Stock Market Turnover (% of GDP)18.6%2023
Listed Domestic Companies1,6062022
Bank Capital to Assets Ratio (%)6.1%2023
Bank Nonperforming Loans (%)1.0%2023
Account Ownership at Financial Institution (%)99.3%2024
Account Ownership, Female (%)99.3%2024
Account Ownership, Male (%)99.3%2024
Firms Using Banks to Finance Investment (%)13.3%2024

Business Environment

IndicatorValueYear
Time to Get Electricity (days)442024

Private Sector

IndicatorValueYear
Firms Expected to Pay Bribes (%)0.6%2024
Firms with Female Top Manager (%)47.1%2024
Firms with Female Participation in Ownership (%)12.3%2024
Average Firm Age (years)37 years2024
Firms Using Computers (%)24.3%2024

People

IndicatorValueYear
Population69.2M2024
Population Growth (%)1.1%2024
Population Density (per km²)2832023
Surface Area (sq km)243,6102023
Land Area (sq km)241,9302023
Urban Population (%)83.2%2024
Urban Population (total)57.6M2024
Rural Population (%)16.8%2024
Life Expectancy at Birth81.2 years2023
Life Expectancy, Male79.4 years2023
Life Expectancy, Female83.2 years2023
Fertility Rate (births per woman)1.62023
Birth Rate (per 1,000)10.02023
Death Rate (per 1,000)9.52023
Net Migration389,9112025
Population Ages 0–14 (%)17.2%2024
Population Ages 15–64 (%)63.3%2024
Population Ages 65+ (%)19.5%2024
Age Dependency Ratio (%)57.9%2024
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)90.72022
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)56.42022

Labor

IndicatorValueYear
Total Labor Force35.5M2025
Labor Force Participation (%)61.4%2025
Female Labor Force Participation (%)57.3%2025
Male Labor Force Participation (%)65.6%2025
Unemployment (%)4.7%2025
Female Unemployment (%)4.4%2025
Male Unemployment (%)5.1%2025
Youth Unemployment (%)14.6%2025
Employment in Agriculture (%)0.9%2025
Employment in Industry (%)15.9%2025
Employment in Services (%)83.2%2025
Vulnerable Employment (%)11.5%2025
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)86.9%2025
Part-Time Employment (%)40.0%2024
Employers (% of total employment)1.6%2025
Labor Force, Female (% of total)47.8%2025

Education

IndicatorValueYear
Education Spending (% of GDP)5.9%2021
Education Spending (% of govt expenditure)11.8%2021
Primary School Enrollment (%)102.6%2023
Secondary School Enrollment (%)112.4%2023
Tertiary School Enrollment (%)80.5%2023
Primary Completion Rate (%)101.4%2023
Lower Secondary Completion Rate (%)98.3%2023
Out-of-School Children, Primary4,3702023
Primary School Teachers281,1282023
Secondary School Teachers388,7142023
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Primary152017
Pupil-Teacher Ratio, Secondary172017
Expenditure per Student, Primary (% of GDP/cap)32.3%2016

Health

IndicatorValueYear
Health Spending (% of GDP)11.1%2024
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$6K2024
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)9.0%2023
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)14.6%2024
Physicians (per 1,000 people)3.32023
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)9.52023
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)2.42022
Infant Mortality (per 1,000 live births)4.52023
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)4.02023
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)4.92023
Cause of Death, Communicable (%)8.2%2019
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)88.2%2019
Cause of Death, Injury (%)3.7%2019
Measles Immunization (% of children)89.0%2024
DPT Immunization (% of children)92.0%2024
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)0.102023
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)102024
Smoking Prevalence, Males (%)16.1%2022
Smoking Prevalence, Females (%)12.4%2022
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)9.62021
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)10.72020

Energy & Environment

IndicatorValueYear
Energy Use (kg oil eq. per capita)2,1282023
Electric Power Consumption (kWh per capita)4,2082023
Renewable Electricity Output (%)40.2%2021
Renewable Energy Consumption (%)12.2%2021
Access to Clean Fuels for Cooking (%)100.0%2023
PM2.5 Air Pollution (µg/m³)9.92020
Forest Area (%)13.3%2023
Forest Area (sq km)32,1542023
Terrestrial Protected Areas (%)42.1%2024
Marine Protected Areas (%)46.8%2024
Access to Basic Drinking Water (%)100.0%2024
Access to Basic Sanitation (%)99.1%2024

Agriculture

IndicatorValueYear
Agricultural Land (%)70.3%2023
Cereal Yield (kg per hectare)7,1382023
Food Production Index (2014–2016=100)101.22022
Crop Production Index (2014–2016=100)94.32022
Livestock Production Index (2014–2016=100)105.22022
Land Under Cereal Production (hectares)3.1M2023
Fertilizer Consumption (kg per hectare)191.42023
Annual Freshwater Withdrawals (% of internal)5.8%2022

Technology

IndicatorValueYear
Internet Users (%)96.3%2023
Fixed Broadband Subscriptions (per 100)41.42023
Secure Internet Servers (per million)68,449.22024
R&D Spending (% of GDP)2.90%2021
Patent Applications, Residents11,5922021
Patent Applications, Non-Residents7,2632021
Scientific Journal Articles105,5842022
High-Technology Exports (USD)$84.77B2024
ICT Service Exports (% of service exports)9.2%2024
Industrial Design Applications, Resident28,2992021

Infrastructure

IndicatorValueYear
Air Transport, Passengers Carried118.9M2023
Air Transport, Freight (million ton-km)4,413.92023
Container Port Traffic (TEU)9.7M2022
Rail Lines (total km)16,1792021
Railways, Passengers (million km)24,1882020
Railways, Goods (million ton-km)15,2122020
Logistics Performance Index (1–5)3.702022
Electricity from Oil (%)0.6%2023
Electricity from Nuclear (%)13.8%2023

Gender

IndicatorValueYear
Women in Parliament (%)40.5%2024
Female Labor Force Participation, 15+ (%)58.4%2024
Female Wage & Salaried Workers (%)90.1%2025
Girls Out-of-School Rate (%)97.9%2017
Adolescent Fertility Rate (per 1,000)8.42023
Gender Parity Index, Secondary1.022020

Governance

IndicatorValueYear
Control of Corruption1.482023
Government Effectiveness1.162023
Regulatory Quality1.542023
Voice & Accountability1.262023
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)90.6%2023
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)84.4%2023
Rule of Law (percentile rank)89.2%2023
Political Stability (percentile rank)62.1%2023

Military

IndicatorValueYear
Military Spending (% of GDP)2.3%2024
Armed Forces (% of labor force)0.4%2020
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)1.12021

Poverty & Inequality

IndicatorValueYear
Poverty at $2.15/day (%)0.5%2021
Poverty at $3.65/day (%)0.5%2021
Poverty at $6.85/day (%)1.0%2021
Gini Index32.42021
Income Share, Top 10%24.6%2021
Income Share, Bottom 10%3.0%2021
Income Share, Top 20%39.7%2021
Income Share, Bottom 20%7.7%2021
Shared Prosperity Premium (%)0.6%2021
Survey Mean Consumption (2017 PPP $ per day)64.322021

Social Protection

IndicatorValueYear
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.782020
Human Capital Index, Female0.792020
Human Capital Index, Male0.772020
Learning-Adjusted Years of School11.5 years2020

Tourism

IndicatorValueYear
International Tourism, Arrivals11.1M2020
International Tourism, Departures23.8M2020

Urban Development

IndicatorValueYear
Population in Largest City9.8M2025
Population in Agglomerations >1M (% of total)27.4%2025
Population in Slums (% of urban)0.2%2022
Rural Population Growth (%)0.6%2024
Access to Safely Managed Sanitation (%)97.8%2024