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Economy & jobs Statistics · Country

Economic growth in United Kingdom

1961 – 2025 · 65 data points 31 of 40 · Countries Updated 21 Oct 2026
Economy & jobs · United Kingdom

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2025

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Overview 5 figures People 13 figures Economy 11 figures Education 4 figures Climate 1 figure
Latest value · 2025 1.4%
Countries · 2025 31 of 40 Place 1 is the highest value.
vs World −1.5 pp World: 2.9% · 2025
Economic growth, 1961 – 2025 percent · United Kingdom
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1970 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1981 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1992 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2003 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2014 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1.4%
2025 

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2025

Compared with Economic growth · percent
United Kingdom
1.4%
World
2.9%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators

The series at a glance United Kingdom · 1961 – 2025
Latest value 1.4% · 2025
First value 2.7% · 1961
Highest 8.5% · 2021
Lowest -10.0% · 2020
Data points 65

By year

All years · 1961 – 2025

YearUnited KingdomChange World
2025 1.4% 2.9%
2024 1.1% 2.9%
2023 0.3% 2.9%
2022 5.1% 3.4%
2021 8.5% 6.5%
2020 -10.0% -2.9%
2019 1.3% 2.7%
2018 1.6% 3.3%
2017 3.0% 3.4%
2016 2.2% 2.8%
2015 2.1% 3.1%
2014 3.2% 3.2%
2013 1.7% 2.9%
2012 1.5% 2.7%
2011 0.9% 3.3%
2010 2.3% 4.5%
2009 -4.6% -1.3%
2008 -0.0% 2.1%
2007 2.9% 4.4%
2006 2.2% 4.5%
2005 2.8% 4.1%
2004 2.3% 4.5%
2003 3.2% 3.1%
2002 1.7% 2.3%
2001 2.4% 2.0%
2000 4.5% 4.6%
1999 2.9% 3.6%
1998 3.2% 2.8%
1997 4.9% 4.0%
1996 2.6% 3.6%
1995 3.5% 3.2%
1994 5.0% 3.4%
1993 3.5% 1.9%
1992 1.3% 2.1%
1991 -1.3% 1.2%
1990 0.8% 2.7%
1989 2.3% 3.6%
1988 5.0% 4.5%
1987 4.6% 3.8%
1986 4.0% 3.3%
1985 3.6% 3.7%
1984 2.7% 4.7%
1983 3.6% 2.6%
1982 2.1% 0.4%
1981 -1.3% 1.9%
1980 -2.2% 1.8%
1979 2.7% 4.1%
1978 3.4% 4.1%
1977 2.4% 3.9%
1976 2.8% 5.2%
1975 -0.7% 0.8%
1974 -1.7% 2.0%
1973 7.3% 6.5%
1972 3.6% 5.5%
1971 2.0% 4.1%
1970 2.7% 3.8%
1969 1.9% 6.0%
1968 5.5% 5.9%
1967 2.8% 3.7%
1966 1.6% 5.4%
1965 2.1% 5.6%
1964 5.6% 6.6%
1963 4.9% 5.0%
1962 1.1% 5.3%
1961 2.7% 3.9%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 1961 – 2025

Ranking · Countries

2022 · Place 1 is the highest value.

Year: 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Highest first Lowest first A–Z
#TerritoryEconomic growth
26 Algeria 3.6%
9 Argentina 6.0%
6 Bangladesh 7.1%
29 Brazil 3.0%
23 Bulgaria 4.1%
20 Canada 4.7%
35 Chile 2.1%
27 China 3.1%
5 Colombia 7.3%
37 Congo - Brazzaville 1.5%
2 Congo - Kinshasa 9.3%
30 Czechia 2.8%
10 Ecuador 5.9%
7 Egypt 6.6%
38 Finland 0.8%
32 France 2.7%
28 Gabon 3.0%
36 Germany 1.8%
11 Greece 5.5%
22 Honduras 4.1%
41 Hong Kong SAR China -3.7%
3 India 7.6%
14 Indonesia 5.3%
18 Italy 4.8%
39 Lebanon -0.6%
19 Liberia 4.8%
34 Lithuania 2.5%
25 Mexico 3.7%
17 Netherlands 5.0%
24 Norway 4.1%
4 Philippines 7.6%
15 Poland 5.3%
21 Romania 4.2%
40 Russia -1.4%
1 Saudi Arabia 12.0%
13 Sierra Leone 5.3%
31 South Korea 2.7%
8 Spain 6.4%
12 Türkiye 5.4%
16 United Kingdom 5.1%
33 United States 2.5%

Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators, 2022

What it means

How much the economy grew or shrank compared with the year before.

How it is calculated

Change in GDP at constant prices (inflation removed) from the previous year, in percent.