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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Economic Overview

UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (UNSD AMA)

ReleaseJanuary 28, 2026Observations197020243 analysis periods1970–1990 · 1990–2010 · 2010–2024Currency basesNational · U.S. dollars
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Formation1970–1990
Integration1990–2010
Current era2010–2024

01 · Economic overview

What should a reader know first?

Latest values orient the reader; the three-era analysis below shows how the economic record developed.

Nominal GDP$3.69T2024 · Latest current-price total · World rank 6 of 210
Real GDP growth1.1%2024 · Latest constant-price annual change · Constant-price annual change
GDP per capita$53,3122024 · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted
Share of world GDP3.3%2024 · Share of the official world total · Official world aggregate denominator
Largest broad activity58.4%2024 · Largest broad production activity · Other activities
Manufacturing8.9%2024 · Share of total gross value added · World gap −6.8 pp
Economic overview annual rank and index table55 annual rows

Annual core economic measures, world ranks and comparable world indices. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

Showing 55 of 55 rows

Economic overview annual rank and index table
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1970$130.68BNot publishedNot published3.8 (world = 100)Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published$2,348Not publishedNot published252.9 (world = 100)3.8%Not publishedNot published-96.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1971$148.11BNot publishedNot published3.9 (world = 100)2.0%Not publishedNot published-2.2 pp vs world$2,650Not publishedNot published264.6 (world = 100)3.9%Not publishedNot published-96.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1972$169.97BNot publishedNot published3.9 (world = 100)3.6%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world$3,031Not publishedNot published268.2 (world = 100)3.9%Not publishedNot published-96.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1973$192.55BNot publishedNot published3.6 (world = 100)7.3%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world$3,427Not publishedNot published254.2 (world = 100)3.6%Not publishedNot published-96.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1974$206.15BNot publishedNot published3.4 (world = 100)-1.7%Not publishedNot published-3.8 pp vs world$3,667Not publishedNot published244.6 (world = 100)3.4%Not publishedNot published-96.6 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1975$241.73BNot publishedNot published3.6 (world = 100)-0.7%Not publishedNot published-1.5 pp vs world$4,300Not publishedNot published261.3 (world = 100)3.6%Not publishedNot published-96.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1976$232.61BNot publishedNot published3.2 (world = 100)2.8%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world$4,139Not publishedNot published236.9 (world = 100)3.2%Not publishedNot published-96.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1977$263.08BNot publishedNot published3.2 (world = 100)2.4%Not publishedNot published-1.8 pp vs world$4,683Not publishedNot published242.3 (world = 100)3.2%Not publishedNot published-96.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1978$335.88BNot publishedNot published3.5 (world = 100)3.4%Not publishedNot published-1.0 pp vs world$5,979Not publishedNot published265.6 (world = 100)3.5%Not publishedNot published-96.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1979$439.01BNot publishedNot published4.0 (world = 100)2.7%Not publishedNot published-1.3 pp vs world$7,809Not publishedNot published306.8 (world = 100)4.0%Not publishedNot published-96.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1980$564.95BNot publishedNot published4.6 (world = 100)-2.2%Not publishedNot published-4.1 pp vs world$10,038Not publishedNot published359.7 (world = 100)4.6%Not publishedNot published-95.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1981$540.72BNot publishedNot published4.3 (world = 100)-1.3%Not publishedNot published-3.3 pp vs world$9,603Not publishedNot published342.8 (world = 100)4.3%Not publishedNot published-95.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1982$515.01BNot publishedNot published4.1 (world = 100)2.1%Not publishedNot published+1.6 pp vs world$9,149Not publishedNot published335.2 (world = 100)4.1%Not publishedNot published-95.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1983$489.60BNot publishedNot published3.8 (world = 100)3.6%Not publishedNot published+0.8 pp vs world$8,691Not publishedNot published316.3 (world = 100)3.8%Not publishedNot published-96.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1984$461.48BNot publishedNot published3.5 (world = 100)2.7%Not publishedNot published-2.0 pp vs world$8,175Not publishedNot published294.4 (world = 100)3.5%Not publishedNot published-96.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1985$489.26BNot publishedNot published3.6 (world = 100)3.6%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world$8,643Not publishedNot published308.7 (world = 100)3.6%Not publishedNot published-96.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1986$601.46BNot publishedNot published3.8 (world = 100)4.0%Not publishedNot published+0.8 pp vs world$10,598Not publishedNot published334.2 (world = 100)3.8%Not publishedNot published-96.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1987$745.13BNot publishedNot published4.2 (world = 100)4.6%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world$13,099Not publishedNot published371.9 (world = 100)4.2%Not publishedNot published-95.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1988$910.17BNot publishedNot published4.6 (world = 100)5.0%Not publishedNot published+0.5 pp vs world$15,960Not publishedNot published412.5 (world = 100)4.6%Not publishedNot published-95.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1989$926.93BNot publishedNot published4.5 (world = 100)2.3%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world$16,210Not publishedNot published407.9 (world = 100)4.5%Not publishedNot published-95.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1990$1.09TNot publishedNot published4.7 (world = 100)0.8%Not publishedNot published-2.2 pp vs world$19,056Not publishedNot published439.2 (world = 100)4.7%Not publishedNot published-95.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1991$1.14TNot publishedNot published4.7 (world = 100)-1.3%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world$19,855Not publishedNot published443.2 (world = 100)4.7%Not publishedNot published-95.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1992$1.18TNot publishedNot published4.5 (world = 100)1.3%Not publishedNot published-0.8 pp vs world$20,439Not publishedNot published433.2 (world = 100)4.5%Not publishedNot published-95.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1993$1.06TNot publishedNot published4.0 (world = 100)3.5%Not publishedNot published+1.8 pp vs world$18,345Not publishedNot published387.4 (world = 100)4.0%Not publishedNot published-96.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1994$1.14TNot publishedNot published4.0 (world = 100)5.0%Not publishedNot published+1.7 pp vs world$19,662Not publishedNot published395.1 (world = 100)4.0%Not publishedNot published-96.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1995$1.35TNot publishedNot published4.3 (world = 100)3.5%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world$23,200Not publishedNot published426.5 (world = 100)4.3%Not publishedNot published-95.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1996$1.43TNot publishedNot published4.5 (world = 100)2.6%Not publishedNot published-0.9 pp vs world$24,450Not publishedNot published446.4 (world = 100)4.5%Not publishedNot published-95.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1997$1.57TNot publishedNot published4.9 (world = 100)4.9%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world$26,849Not publishedNot published499.4 (world = 100)4.9%Not publishedNot published-95.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1998$1.66TNot publishedNot published5.2 (world = 100)3.2%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world$28,328Not publishedNot published537.5 (world = 100)5.2%Not publishedNot published-94.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1999$1.69TNot publishedNot published5.1 (world = 100)2.9%Not publishedNot published-0.6 pp vs world$28,783Not publishedNot published532.7 (world = 100)5.1%Not publishedNot published-94.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2000$1.67TNot publishedNot published4.9 (world = 100)4.5%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world$28,303Not publishedNot published515.5 (world = 100)4.9%Not publishedNot published-95.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2001$1.66TNot publishedNot published4.9 (world = 100)2.4%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world$27,936Not publishedNot published518.6 (world = 100)4.9%Not publishedNot published-95.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2002$1.79TNot publishedNot published5.1 (world = 100)1.7%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world$30,071Not publishedNot published543.8 (world = 100)5.1%Not publishedNot published-94.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2003$2.06TNot publishedNot published5.2 (world = 100)3.2%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world$34,458Not publishedNot published562.7 (world = 100)5.2%Not publishedNot published-94.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2004$2.43TNot publishedNot published5.5 (world = 100)2.3%Not publishedNot published-2.1 pp vs world$40,383Not publishedNot published593.2 (world = 100)5.5%Not publishedNot published-94.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2005$2.55TNot publishedNot published5.3 (world = 100)2.8%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world$42,105Not publishedNot published577.9 (world = 100)5.3%Not publishedNot published-94.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2006$2.72TNot publishedNot published5.2 (world = 100)2.2%Not publishedNot published-2.2 pp vs world$44,547Not publishedNot published571.3 (world = 100)5.2%Not publishedNot published-94.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2007$3.10TNot publishedNot published5.3 (world = 100)2.9%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world$50,456Not publishedNot published581.0 (world = 100)5.3%Not publishedNot published-94.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2008$2.95TNot publishedNot published4.6 (world = 100)-0.0%Not publishedNot published-2.1 pp vs world$47,486Not publishedNot published504.3 (world = 100)4.6%Not publishedNot published-95.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2009$2.43TNot publishedNot published4.0 (world = 100)-4.6%Not publishedNot published-3.2 pp vs world$38,865Not publishedNot published440.6 (world = 100)4.0%Not publishedNot published-96.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2010$2.50TNot publishedNot published3.7 (world = 100)2.3%Not publishedNot published-2.2 pp vs world$39,627Not publishedNot published415.4 (world = 100)3.7%Not publishedNot published-96.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2011$2.68TNot publishedNot published3.6 (world = 100)0.9%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world$42,129Not publishedNot published401.9 (world = 100)3.6%Not publishedNot published-96.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2012$2.72TNot publishedNot published3.6 (world = 100)1.5%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world$42,522Not publishedNot published402.2 (world = 100)3.6%Not publishedNot published-96.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2013$2.80TNot publishedNot published3.6 (world = 100)1.7%Not publishedNot published-1.1 pp vs world$43,437Not publishedNot published404.1 (world = 100)3.6%Not publishedNot published-96.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2014$3.09TNot publishedNot published3.8 (world = 100)3.2%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world$47,565Not publishedNot published436.4 (world = 100)3.8%Not publishedNot published-96.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2015$2.95TNot publishedNot published3.9 (world = 100)2.1%Not publishedNot published-1.0 pp vs world$45,052Not publishedNot published442.3 (world = 100)3.9%Not publishedNot published-96.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2016$2.71TNot publishedNot published3.5 (world = 100)2.2%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world$41,079Not publishedNot published401.5 (world = 100)3.5%Not publishedNot published-96.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2017$2.70TNot publishedNot published3.3 (world = 100)3.0%Not publishedNot published-0.4 pp vs world$40,679Not publishedNot published377.8 (world = 100)3.3%Not publishedNot published-96.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2018$2.90TNot publishedNot published3.3 (world = 100)1.6%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world$43,402Not publishedNot published383.9 (world = 100)3.3%Not publishedNot published-96.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2019$2.88TNot publishedNot published3.2 (world = 100)1.3%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world$42,850Not publishedNot published377.6 (world = 100)3.2%Not publishedNot published-96.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2020$2.72TNot publishedNot published3.2 (world = 100)-10.0%Not publishedNot published-7.1 pp vs world$40,444Not publishedNot published369.0 (world = 100)3.2%Not publishedNot published-96.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2021$3.19TNot publishedNot published3.2 (world = 100)8.5%Not publishedNot published+2.1 pp vs world$47,209Not publishedNot published380.2 (world = 100)3.2%Not publishedNot published-96.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2022$3.18TNot publishedNot published3.1 (world = 100)5.1%Not publishedNot published+1.8 pp vs world$46,660Not publishedNot published364.4 (world = 100)3.1%Not publishedNot published-96.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2023$3.42TNot publishedNot published3.2 (world = 100)0.3%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world$49,806Not publishedNot published375.8 (world = 100)3.2%Not publishedNot published-96.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2024$3.69TNot publishedNot published3.3 (world = 100)1.1%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world$53,312Not publishedNot published389.9 (world = 100)3.3%Not publishedNot published-96.7 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

The long view

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Indexing allows the country and benchmark trajectories to be compared without confusing their very different economic sizes.

Real GDP trajectory. All series equal 100 in the shared starting year.1970–19901990–20102010–2024524.9418.7312.5206.21001970198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates28 January 2026 data snapshot.

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02 · Economic size and world position

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Full historical record

Nominal GDP

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Nominal GDP across the full available AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–2024111.6T83.7T55.8T28T130.7B1970198019902000201020202024

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Formation1970–1990

$130.68B → $1.09T

Compound annual change: +11.2% CAGR
Integration1990–2010

$1.09T → $2.50T

Compound annual change: +4.2% CAGR
Current era2010–2024

$2.50T → $3.69T

Compound annual change: +2.8% CAGR
Nominal GDP$3.69T2024 · Published series · World rank 6 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Real GDP$3.15T2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Share of world GDP3.3%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable
Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the economic size and world position section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1970$130.68BNot publishedNot published3.8 (world = 100)$1.03TNot publishedNot published5.4 (world = 100)3.8%Not publishedNot published-96.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1971$148.11BNot publishedNot published3.9 (world = 100)$1.05TNot publishedNot published5.3 (world = 100)3.9%Not publishedNot published-96.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1972$169.97BNot publishedNot published3.9 (world = 100)$1.09TNot publishedNot published5.2 (world = 100)3.9%Not publishedNot published-96.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1973$192.55BNot publishedNot published3.6 (world = 100)$1.17TNot publishedNot published5.2 (world = 100)3.6%Not publishedNot published-96.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1974$206.15BNot publishedNot published3.4 (world = 100)$1.15TNot publishedNot published5.0 (world = 100)3.4%Not publishedNot published-96.6 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1975$241.73BNot publishedNot published3.6 (world = 100)$1.14TNot publishedNot published5.0 (world = 100)3.6%Not publishedNot published-96.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1976$232.61BNot publishedNot published3.2 (world = 100)$1.18TNot publishedNot published4.8 (world = 100)3.2%Not publishedNot published-96.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1977$263.08BNot publishedNot published3.2 (world = 100)$1.20TNot publishedNot published4.8 (world = 100)3.2%Not publishedNot published-96.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1978$335.88BNot publishedNot published3.5 (world = 100)$1.24TNot publishedNot published4.7 (world = 100)3.5%Not publishedNot published-96.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1979$439.01BNot publishedNot published4.0 (world = 100)$1.28TNot publishedNot published4.7 (world = 100)4.0%Not publishedNot published-96.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1980$564.95BNot publishedNot published4.6 (world = 100)$1.25TNot publishedNot published4.5 (world = 100)4.6%Not publishedNot published-95.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1981$540.72BNot publishedNot published4.3 (world = 100)$1.23TNot publishedNot published4.3 (world = 100)4.3%Not publishedNot published-95.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1982$515.01BNot publishedNot published4.1 (world = 100)$1.26TNot publishedNot published4.4 (world = 100)4.1%Not publishedNot published-95.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1983$489.60BNot publishedNot published3.8 (world = 100)$1.31TNot publishedNot published4.4 (world = 100)3.8%Not publishedNot published-96.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1984$461.48BNot publishedNot published3.5 (world = 100)$1.34TNot publishedNot published4.3 (world = 100)3.5%Not publishedNot published-96.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1985$489.26BNot publishedNot published3.6 (world = 100)$1.39TNot publishedNot published4.4 (world = 100)3.6%Not publishedNot published-96.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1986$601.46BNot publishedNot published3.8 (world = 100)$1.44TNot publishedNot published4.4 (world = 100)3.8%Not publishedNot published-96.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1987$745.13BNot publishedNot published4.2 (world = 100)$1.51TNot publishedNot published4.4 (world = 100)4.2%Not publishedNot published-95.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1988$910.17BNot publishedNot published4.6 (world = 100)$1.59TNot publishedNot published4.4 (world = 100)4.6%Not publishedNot published-95.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1989$926.93BNot publishedNot published4.5 (world = 100)$1.62TNot publishedNot published4.4 (world = 100)4.5%Not publishedNot published-95.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1990$1.09TNot publishedNot published4.7 (world = 100)$1.63TNot publishedNot published4.3 (world = 100)4.7%Not publishedNot published-95.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1991$1.14TNot publishedNot published4.7 (world = 100)$1.61TNot publishedNot published4.2 (world = 100)4.7%Not publishedNot published-95.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1992$1.18TNot publishedNot published4.5 (world = 100)$1.63TNot publishedNot published4.2 (world = 100)4.5%Not publishedNot published-95.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1993$1.06TNot publishedNot published4.0 (world = 100)$1.69TNot publishedNot published4.2 (world = 100)4.0%Not publishedNot published-96.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1994$1.14TNot publishedNot published4.0 (world = 100)$1.78TNot publishedNot published4.3 (world = 100)4.0%Not publishedNot published-96.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1995$1.35TNot publishedNot published4.3 (world = 100)$1.84TNot publishedNot published4.3 (world = 100)4.3%Not publishedNot published-95.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1996$1.43TNot publishedNot published4.5 (world = 100)$1.89TNot publishedNot published4.3 (world = 100)4.5%Not publishedNot published-95.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1997$1.57TNot publishedNot published4.9 (world = 100)$1.98TNot publishedNot published4.3 (world = 100)4.9%Not publishedNot published-95.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1998$1.66TNot publishedNot published5.2 (world = 100)$2.04TNot publishedNot published4.3 (world = 100)5.2%Not publishedNot published-94.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1999$1.69TNot publishedNot published5.1 (world = 100)$2.10TNot publishedNot published4.3 (world = 100)5.1%Not publishedNot published-94.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2000$1.67TNot publishedNot published4.9 (world = 100)$2.20TNot publishedNot published4.3 (world = 100)4.9%Not publishedNot published-95.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2001$1.66TNot publishedNot published4.9 (world = 100)$2.25TNot publishedNot published4.3 (world = 100)4.9%Not publishedNot published-95.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2002$1.79TNot publishedNot published5.1 (world = 100)$2.29TNot publishedNot published4.3 (world = 100)5.1%Not publishedNot published-94.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2003$2.06TNot publishedNot published5.2 (world = 100)$2.36TNot publishedNot published4.3 (world = 100)5.2%Not publishedNot published-94.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2004$2.43TNot publishedNot published5.5 (world = 100)$2.42TNot publishedNot published4.2 (world = 100)5.5%Not publishedNot published-94.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2005$2.55TNot publishedNot published5.3 (world = 100)$2.48TNot publishedNot published4.2 (world = 100)5.3%Not publishedNot published-94.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2006$2.72TNot publishedNot published5.2 (world = 100)$2.54TNot publishedNot published4.1 (world = 100)5.2%Not publishedNot published-94.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2007$3.10TNot publishedNot published5.3 (world = 100)$2.61TNot publishedNot published4.0 (world = 100)5.3%Not publishedNot published-94.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2008$2.95TNot publishedNot published4.6 (world = 100)$2.61TNot publishedNot published3.9 (world = 100)4.6%Not publishedNot published-95.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2009$2.43TNot publishedNot published4.0 (world = 100)$2.49TNot publishedNot published3.8 (world = 100)4.0%Not publishedNot published-96.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2010$2.50TNot publishedNot published3.7 (world = 100)$2.55TNot publishedNot published3.7 (world = 100)3.7%Not publishedNot published-96.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2011$2.68TNot publishedNot published3.6 (world = 100)$2.57TNot publishedNot published3.6 (world = 100)3.6%Not publishedNot published-96.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2012$2.72TNot publishedNot published3.6 (world = 100)$2.61TNot publishedNot published3.6 (world = 100)3.6%Not publishedNot published-96.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2013$2.80TNot publishedNot published3.6 (world = 100)$2.65TNot publishedNot published3.6 (world = 100)3.6%Not publishedNot published-96.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2014$3.09TNot publishedNot published3.8 (world = 100)$2.74TNot publishedNot published3.6 (world = 100)3.8%Not publishedNot published-96.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2015$2.95TNot publishedNot published3.9 (world = 100)$2.80TNot publishedNot published3.5 (world = 100)3.9%Not publishedNot published-96.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2016$2.71TNot publishedNot published3.5 (world = 100)$2.86TNot publishedNot published3.5 (world = 100)3.5%Not publishedNot published-96.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2017$2.70TNot publishedNot published3.3 (world = 100)$2.95TNot publishedNot published3.5 (world = 100)3.3%Not publishedNot published-96.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2018$2.90TNot publishedNot published3.3 (world = 100)$2.99TNot publishedNot published3.4 (world = 100)3.3%Not publishedNot published-96.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2019$2.88TNot publishedNot published3.2 (world = 100)$3.03TNot publishedNot published3.4 (world = 100)3.2%Not publishedNot published-96.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2020$2.72TNot publishedNot published3.2 (world = 100)$2.72TNot publishedNot published3.2 (world = 100)3.2%Not publishedNot published-96.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2021$3.19TNot publishedNot published3.2 (world = 100)$2.96TNot publishedNot published3.2 (world = 100)3.2%Not publishedNot published-96.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2022$3.18TNot publishedNot published3.1 (world = 100)$3.11TNot publishedNot published3.3 (world = 100)3.1%Not publishedNot published-96.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2023$3.42TNot publishedNot published3.2 (world = 100)$3.12TNot publishedNot published3.2 (world = 100)3.2%Not publishedNot published-96.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2024$3.69TNot publishedNot published3.3 (world = 100)$3.15TNot publishedNot published3.1 (world = 100)3.3%Not publishedNot published-96.7 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Current U.S.-dollar GDP reflects domestic prices and exchange rates as well as production. It is not PPP adjusted.

Latest common comparison

Europe$27.20T2024
Northern Europe$6.28T2024
World$111.57T2024

03 · Output and income per person

What does the record show per person?

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Full historical record

GDP per person

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

GDP per person across the full available AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–202457.8K43.6K29.4K15.1K928.41970198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates28 January 2026 data snapshot.

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Formation1970–1990

$2,348 → $19,056

Compound annual change: +11.0% CAGR
Integration1990–2010

$19,056 → $39,627

Compound annual change: +3.7% CAGR
Current era2010–2024

$39,627 → $53,312

Compound annual change: +2.1% CAGR
GDP per person$53,3122024 · Published series · World rank 26 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Real GDP per person$45,5962024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the output and income per person section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1970$2,348Not publishedNot published252.9 (world = 100)$18,539Not publishedNot published357.3 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1971$2,650Not publishedNot published264.6 (world = 100)$18,834Not publishedNot published355.4 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1972$3,031Not publishedNot published268.2 (world = 100)$19,451Not publishedNot published355.3 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1973$3,427Not publishedNot published254.2 (world = 100)$20,833Not publishedNot published364.6 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1974$3,667Not publishedNot published244.6 (world = 100)$20,470Not publishedNot published357.6 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1975$4,300Not publishedNot published261.3 (world = 100)$20,333Not publishedNot published358.8 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1976$4,139Not publishedNot published236.9 (world = 100)$20,910Not publishedNot published357.1 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1977$4,683Not publishedNot published242.3 (world = 100)$21,414Not publishedNot published357.4 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1978$5,979Not publishedNot published265.6 (world = 100)$22,143Not publishedNot published360.3 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1979$7,809Not publishedNot published306.8 (world = 100)$22,734Not publishedNot published361.9 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1980$10,038Not publishedNot published359.7 (world = 100)$22,213Not publishedNot published353.2 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1981$9,603Not publishedNot published342.8 (world = 100)$21,911Not publishedNot published347.9 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1982$9,149Not publishedNot published335.2 (world = 100)$22,374Not publishedNot published360.2 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1983$8,691Not publishedNot published316.3 (world = 100)$23,169Not publishedNot published369.3 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1984$8,175Not publishedNot published294.4 (world = 100)$23,737Not publishedNot published368.0 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1985$8,643Not publishedNot published308.7 (world = 100)$24,524Not publishedNot published373.9 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1986$10,598Not publishedNot published334.2 (world = 100)$25,443Not publishedNot published382.9 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1987$13,099Not publishedNot published371.9 (world = 100)$26,541Not publishedNot published392.5 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1988$15,960Not publishedNot published412.5 (world = 100)$27,808Not publishedNot published400.7 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1989$16,210Not publishedNot published407.9 (world = 100)$28,365Not publishedNot published401.1 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1990$19,056Not publishedNot published439.2 (world = 100)$28,493Not publishedNot published398.1 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1991$19,855Not publishedNot published443.2 (world = 100)$28,034Not publishedNot published393.6 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1992$20,439Not publishedNot published433.2 (world = 100)$28,316Not publishedNot published395.8 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1993$18,345Not publishedNot published387.4 (world = 100)$29,232Not publishedNot published407.9 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1994$19,662Not publishedNot published395.1 (world = 100)$30,605Not publishedNot published419.7 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1995$23,200Not publishedNot published426.5 (world = 100)$31,604Not publishedNot published426.5 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1996$24,450Not publishedNot published446.4 (world = 100)$32,350Not publishedNot published427.7 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1997$26,849Not publishedNot published499.4 (world = 100)$33,843Not publishedNot published436.8 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1998$28,328Not publishedNot published537.5 (world = 100)$34,834Not publishedNot published443.3 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1999$28,783Not publishedNot published532.7 (world = 100)$35,731Not publishedNot published445.0 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2000$28,303Not publishedNot published515.5 (world = 100)$37,209Not publishedNot published449.7 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2001$27,936Not publishedNot published518.6 (world = 100)$37,951Not publishedNot published455.3 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2002$30,071Not publishedNot published543.8 (world = 100)$38,435Not publishedNot published457.2 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2003$34,458Not publishedNot published562.7 (world = 100)$39,487Not publishedNot published461.9 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2004$40,383Not publishedNot published593.2 (world = 100)$40,171Not publishedNot published455.8 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2005$42,105Not publishedNot published577.9 (world = 100)$41,001Not publishedNot published453.2 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2006$44,547Not publishedNot published571.3 (world = 100)$41,587Not publishedNot published445.8 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2007$50,456Not publishedNot published581.0 (world = 100)$42,469Not publishedNot published441.9 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2008$47,486Not publishedNot published504.3 (world = 100)$42,111Not publishedNot published435.1 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2009$38,865Not publishedNot published440.6 (world = 100)$39,872Not publishedNot published423.3 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2010$39,627Not publishedNot published415.4 (world = 100)$40,449Not publishedNot published416.4 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2011$42,129Not publishedNot published401.9 (world = 100)$40,471Not publishedNot published408.5 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2012$42,522Not publishedNot published402.2 (world = 100)$40,799Not publishedNot published405.9 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2013$43,437Not publishedNot published404.1 (world = 100)$41,224Not publishedNot published404.0 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2014$47,565Not publishedNot published436.4 (world = 100)$42,214Not publishedNot published406.3 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2015$45,052Not publishedNot published442.3 (world = 100)$42,778Not publishedNot published404.0 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2016$41,079Not publishedNot published401.5 (world = 100)$43,382Not publishedNot published403.5 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2017$40,679Not publishedNot published377.8 (world = 100)$44,383Not publishedNot published403.7 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2018$43,402Not publishedNot published383.9 (world = 100)$44,803Not publishedNot published399.0 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2019$42,850Not publishedNot published377.6 (world = 100)$45,123Not publishedNot published395.8 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2020$40,444Not publishedNot published369.0 (world = 100)$40,444Not publishedNot published369.0 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2021$47,209Not publishedNot published380.2 (world = 100)$43,694Not publishedNot published377.8 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2022$46,660Not publishedNot published364.4 (world = 100)$45,600Not publishedNot published384.8 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2023$49,806Not publishedNot published375.8 (world = 100)$45,389Not publishedNot published375.5 (world = 100)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2024$53,312Not publishedNot published389.9 (world = 100)$45,596Not publishedNot published370.0 (world = 100)

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

GDP per person is an accounting average, not a measure of household income distribution or living costs.

Latest common comparison

Europe$36,4082024
Northern Europe$57,7922024
World$13,6732024

04 · Real growth and output prices

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Full historical record

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Real GDP growth across the full available AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–20248.53.9-0.8-5.4-101971198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates28 January 2026 data snapshot.

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Formation1970–1990

2.0% → 0.8%

Average annual rate: +2.4%
Integration1990–2010

0.8% → 2.3%

Average annual rate: +2.2%
Current era2010–2024

2.3% → 1.1%

Average annual rate: +1.6%
Real GDP growth1.1%2024 · Published series · World rank 163 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Real GDP-per-person growth0.5%2024 · Published series · World rank 162 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Implicit GDP deflator117.32024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Real growth and output prices: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the real growth and output prices section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Real growth and output prices: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1970Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published6.8Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19712.0%Not publishedNot published-2.2 pp vs world1.6%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world7.4Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19723.6%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world3.3%Not publishedNot published-0.0 pp vs world8.0Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19737.3%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world7.1%Not publishedNot published+2.7 pp vs world8.6Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1974-1.7%Not publishedNot published-3.8 pp vs world-1.7%Not publishedNot published-1.9 pp vs world9.8Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1975-0.7%Not publishedNot published-1.5 pp vs world-0.7%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world12.3Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19762.8%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world2.8%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world14.1Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19772.4%Not publishedNot published-1.8 pp vs world2.4%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world16.1Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19783.4%Not publishedNot published-1.0 pp vs world3.4%Not publishedNot published+0.8 pp vs world18.1Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19792.7%Not publishedNot published-1.3 pp vs world2.7%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world20.8Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1980-2.2%Not publishedNot published-4.1 pp vs world-2.3%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world24.9Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1981-1.3%Not publishedNot published-3.3 pp vs world-1.4%Not publishedNot published-1.5 pp vs world28.0Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19822.1%Not publishedNot published+1.6 pp vs world2.1%Not publishedNot published+3.5 pp vs world30.0Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19833.6%Not publishedNot published+0.8 pp vs world3.6%Not publishedNot published+2.6 pp vs world31.7Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19842.7%Not publishedNot published-2.0 pp vs world2.5%Not publishedNot published-0.4 pp vs world33.2Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19853.6%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world3.3%Not publishedNot published+1.6 pp vs world35.2Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19864.0%Not publishedNot published+0.8 pp vs world3.7%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world36.4Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19874.6%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world4.3%Not publishedNot published+2.6 pp vs world38.7Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19885.0%Not publishedNot published+0.5 pp vs world4.8%Not publishedNot published+2.1 pp vs world41.4Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19892.3%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world2.0%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world44.8Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19900.8%Not publishedNot published-2.2 pp vs world0.5%Not publishedNot published-0.8 pp vs world48.3Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland1991-1.3%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world-1.6%Not publishedNot published-1.1 pp vs world51.5Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19921.3%Not publishedNot published-0.8 pp vs world1.0%Not publishedNot published+0.6 pp vs world52.7Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19933.5%Not publishedNot published+1.8 pp vs world3.2%Not publishedNot published+3.1 pp vs world53.6Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19945.0%Not publishedNot published+1.7 pp vs world4.7%Not publishedNot published+2.9 pp vs world53.8Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19953.5%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world3.3%Not publishedNot published+1.7 pp vs world59.6Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19962.6%Not publishedNot published-0.9 pp vs world2.4%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world62.1Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19974.9%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world4.6%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world62.1Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19983.2%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world2.9%Not publishedNot published+1.5 pp vs world63.0Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19992.9%Not publishedNot published-0.6 pp vs world2.6%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world63.8Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20004.5%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world4.1%Not publishedNot published+1.1 pp vs world64.5Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20012.4%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world2.0%Not publishedNot published+1.3 pp vs world65.6Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20021.7%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world1.3%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world66.9Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20033.2%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world2.7%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world68.5Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20042.3%Not publishedNot published-2.1 pp vs world1.7%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world70.4Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20052.8%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world2.1%Not publishedNot published-0.6 pp vs world72.4Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20062.2%Not publishedNot published-2.2 pp vs world1.4%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world74.6Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20072.9%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world2.1%Not publishedNot published-0.9 pp vs world76.1Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2008-0.0%Not publishedNot published-2.1 pp vs world-0.8%Not publishedNot published-1.5 pp vs world78.6Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2009-4.6%Not publishedNot published-3.2 pp vs world-5.3%Not publishedNot published-2.7 pp vs world80.2Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20102.3%Not publishedNot published-2.2 pp vs world1.4%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world81.3Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20110.9%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world0.1%Not publishedNot published-1.9 pp vs world83.3Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20121.5%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world0.8%Not publishedNot published-0.6 pp vs world84.6Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20131.7%Not publishedNot published-1.1 pp vs world1.0%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world86.4Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20143.2%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world2.4%Not publishedNot published+0.6 pp vs world87.8Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20152.1%Not publishedNot published-1.0 pp vs world1.3%Not publishedNot published-0.6 pp vs world88.4Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20162.2%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world1.4%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world89.9Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20173.0%Not publishedNot published-0.4 pp vs world2.3%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world91.3Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20181.6%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world0.9%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world93.1Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20191.3%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world0.7%Not publishedNot published-0.8 pp vs world95.4Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland2020-10.0%Not publishedNot published-7.1 pp vs world-10.4%Not publishedNot published-6.5 pp vs world100.0Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20218.5%Not publishedNot published+2.1 pp vs world8.0%Not publishedNot published+2.5 pp vs world100.7Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20225.1%Not publishedNot published+1.8 pp vs world4.4%Not publishedNot published+1.9 pp vs world106.4Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20230.3%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world-0.5%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world113.2Not publishedNot published
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20241.1%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world0.5%Not publishedNot published-1.5 pp vs world117.3Not publishedNot published

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

The implicit GDP deflator covers domestically produced output and is not a consumer price index. Annual growth can be volatile.

Latest common comparison

Europe1.3%2024
Northern Europe1.3%2024
World2.8%2024

05 · Consumption and domestic demand

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Full historical record

Final Consumption

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Final Consumption across the full available AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–202491.586.180.775.4701970198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates28 January 2026 data snapshot.

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Formation1970–1990

85.0% → 85.1%

Percentage-point change: +0.1 pp
Integration1990–2010

85.1% → 84.9%

Percentage-point change: -0.2 pp
Current era2010–2024

84.9% → 81.7%

Percentage-point change: -3.3 pp
Final consumption81.7%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Household consumption60.9%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Government consumption20.8%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Domestic demand100.8%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable
Consumption and domestic demand: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the consumption and domestic demand section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197085.0%Not publishedNot published+12.3 pp vs world67.3%Not publishedNot published+10.2 pp vs world17.7%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world109.8%Not publishedNot published+9.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197185.5%Not publishedNot published+12.5 pp vs world67.5%Not publishedNot published+10.5 pp vs world18.1%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world109.7%Not publishedNot published+9.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197286.7%Not publishedNot published+13.8 pp vs world68.3%Not publishedNot published+11.5 pp vs world18.4%Not publishedNot published+2.5 pp vs world110.3%Not publishedNot published+10.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197385.9%Not publishedNot published+14.3 pp vs world67.7%Not publishedNot published+11.8 pp vs world18.2%Not publishedNot published+2.6 pp vs world113.6%Not publishedNot published+13.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197489.7%Not publishedNot published+18.0 pp vs world69.6%Not publishedNot published+13.9 pp vs world20.1%Not publishedNot published+4.1 pp vs world117.9%Not publishedNot published+17.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197591.5%Not publishedNot published+17.8 pp vs world69.1%Not publishedNot published+12.5 pp vs world22.4%Not publishedNot published+5.5 pp vs world115.8%Not publishedNot published+15.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197689.9%Not publishedNot published+17.0 pp vs world67.8%Not publishedNot published+11.7 pp vs world22.1%Not publishedNot published+5.5 pp vs world116.4%Not publishedNot published+15.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197787.2%Not publishedNot published+14.4 pp vs world66.5%Not publishedNot published+10.3 pp vs world20.7%Not publishedNot published+4.2 pp vs world113.1%Not publishedNot published+11.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197886.2%Not publishedNot published+13.6 pp vs world66.0%Not publishedNot published+10.0 pp vs world20.2%Not publishedNot published+3.7 pp vs world111.5%Not publishedNot published+10.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197986.0%Not publishedNot published+13.4 pp vs world66.2%Not publishedNot published+10.1 pp vs world19.8%Not publishedNot published+3.4 pp vs world111.4%Not publishedNot published+10.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198086.7%Not publishedNot published+13.6 pp vs world65.5%Not publishedNot published+9.0 pp vs world21.3%Not publishedNot published+4.7 pp vs world108.6%Not publishedNot published+7.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198187.5%Not publishedNot published+14.1 pp vs world65.8%Not publishedNot published+9.2 pp vs world21.7%Not publishedNot published+5.0 pp vs world107.2%Not publishedNot published+6.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198287.4%Not publishedNot published+12.8 pp vs world65.8%Not publishedNot published+8.4 pp vs world21.6%Not publishedNot published+4.4 pp vs world107.9%Not publishedNot published+7.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198387.3%Not publishedNot published+12.3 pp vs world65.9%Not publishedNot published+8.1 pp vs world21.4%Not publishedNot published+4.3 pp vs world108.7%Not publishedNot published+7.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198487.1%Not publishedNot published+12.7 pp vs world66.0%Not publishedNot published+8.4 pp vs world21.1%Not publishedNot published+4.4 pp vs world109.7%Not publishedNot published+8.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198586.1%Not publishedNot published+11.2 pp vs world65.8%Not publishedNot published+7.6 pp vs world20.3%Not publishedNot published+3.6 pp vs world108.4%Not publishedNot published+7.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198688.0%Not publishedNot published+12.8 pp vs world67.8%Not publishedNot published+9.5 pp vs world20.2%Not publishedNot published+3.3 pp vs world110.2%Not publishedNot published+9.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198786.7%Not publishedNot published+11.6 pp vs world67.1%Not publishedNot published+9.1 pp vs world19.5%Not publishedNot published+2.6 pp vs world109.8%Not publishedNot published+9.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198886.4%Not publishedNot published+12.0 pp vs world67.6%Not publishedNot published+9.8 pp vs world18.8%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world112.2%Not publishedNot published+11.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198985.3%Not publishedNot published+11.2 pp vs world66.9%Not publishedNot published+9.3 pp vs world18.3%Not publishedNot published+2.0 pp vs world111.8%Not publishedNot published+11.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199085.1%Not publishedNot published+10.3 pp vs world66.6%Not publishedNot published+8.5 pp vs world18.5%Not publishedNot published+1.9 pp vs world108.7%Not publishedNot published+8.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199186.7%Not publishedNot published+11.6 pp vs world67.3%Not publishedNot published+9.2 pp vs world19.4%Not publishedNot published+2.5 pp vs world106.8%Not publishedNot published+6.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199288.3%Not publishedNot published+13.1 pp vs world68.4%Not publishedNot published+10.1 pp vs world19.9%Not publishedNot published+3.0 pp vs world107.6%Not publishedNot published+7.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199388.4%Not publishedNot published+12.9 pp vs world69.2%Not publishedNot published+10.4 pp vs world19.2%Not publishedNot published+2.5 pp vs world107.3%Not publishedNot published+7.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199488.0%Not publishedNot published+12.5 pp vs world69.2%Not publishedNot published+10.2 pp vs world18.8%Not publishedNot published+2.3 pp vs world107.9%Not publishedNot published+8.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199580.5%Not publishedNot published+5.6 pp vs world63.5%Not publishedNot published+5.0 pp vs world17.0%Not publishedNot published+0.6 pp vs world99.4%Not publishedNot published-0.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199680.4%Not publishedNot published+5.4 pp vs world63.9%Not publishedNot published+5.1 pp vs world16.5%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world99.5%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199781.2%Not publishedNot published+6.1 pp vs world65.2%Not publishedNot published+6.2 pp vs world15.9%Not publishedNot published-0.0 pp vs world99.5%Not publishedNot published+0.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199881.7%Not publishedNot published+6.1 pp vs world65.8%Not publishedNot published+6.2 pp vs world15.9%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world100.5%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199982.5%Not publishedNot published+6.7 pp vs world66.2%Not publishedNot published+6.4 pp vs world16.3%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world101.0%Not publishedNot published+1.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200082.3%Not publishedNot published+6.7 pp vs world65.7%Not publishedNot published+6.1 pp vs world16.5%Not publishedNot published+0.6 pp vs world101.2%Not publishedNot published+1.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200182.9%Not publishedNot published+6.5 pp vs world65.8%Not publishedNot published+5.6 pp vs world17.2%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world101.7%Not publishedNot published+1.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200283.7%Not publishedNot published+6.8 pp vs world65.6%Not publishedNot published+5.4 pp vs world18.1%Not publishedNot published+1.4 pp vs world102.4%Not publishedNot published+2.6 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200383.8%Not publishedNot published+7.1 pp vs world65.1%Not publishedNot published+5.3 pp vs world18.7%Not publishedNot published+1.8 pp vs world102.1%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200484.2%Not publishedNot published+8.4 pp vs world64.9%Not publishedNot published+5.8 pp vs world19.3%Not publishedNot published+2.6 pp vs world102.3%Not publishedNot published+2.6 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200583.7%Not publishedNot published+8.3 pp vs world64.2%Not publishedNot published+5.5 pp vs world19.5%Not publishedNot published+2.8 pp vs world102.1%Not publishedNot published+2.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200683.0%Not publishedNot published+8.5 pp vs world63.3%Not publishedNot published+5.3 pp vs world19.7%Not publishedNot published+3.2 pp vs world101.9%Not publishedNot published+2.6 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200782.8%Not publishedNot published+8.8 pp vs world63.2%Not publishedNot published+5.8 pp vs world19.5%Not publishedNot published+3.1 pp vs world101.9%Not publishedNot published+2.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200883.4%Not publishedNot published+9.5 pp vs world63.2%Not publishedNot published+6.1 pp vs world20.2%Not publishedNot published+3.3 pp vs world101.7%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200985.3%Not publishedNot published+9.2 pp vs world63.5%Not publishedNot published+5.5 pp vs world21.7%Not publishedNot published+3.7 pp vs world101.2%Not publishedNot published+1.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201084.9%Not publishedNot published+10.4 pp vs world63.6%Not publishedNot published+6.5 pp vs world21.4%Not publishedNot published+3.9 pp vs world101.6%Not publishedNot published+2.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201184.3%Not publishedNot published+10.5 pp vs world63.5%Not publishedNot published+7.0 pp vs world20.8%Not publishedNot published+3.6 pp vs world100.8%Not publishedNot published+1.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201284.5%Not publishedNot published+10.8 pp vs world63.8%Not publishedNot published+7.3 pp vs world20.6%Not publishedNot published+3.5 pp vs world101.0%Not publishedNot published+1.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201384.1%Not publishedNot published+10.5 pp vs world64.2%Not publishedNot published+7.6 pp vs world20.0%Not publishedNot published+3.0 pp vs world101.3%Not publishedNot published+2.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201483.3%Not publishedNot published+9.8 pp vs world63.7%Not publishedNot published+7.0 pp vs world19.6%Not publishedNot published+2.8 pp vs world101.8%Not publishedNot published+2.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201582.9%Not publishedNot published+9.2 pp vs world63.6%Not publishedNot published+6.5 pp vs world19.3%Not publishedNot published+2.7 pp vs world101.4%Not publishedNot published+1.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201683.1%Not publishedNot published+9.3 pp vs world64.1%Not publishedNot published+6.8 pp vs world19.0%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world101.7%Not publishedNot published+2.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201782.1%Not publishedNot published+8.8 pp vs world63.6%Not publishedNot published+6.7 pp vs world18.5%Not publishedNot published+2.1 pp vs world101.2%Not publishedNot published+2.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201882.3%Not publishedNot published+9.5 pp vs world64.0%Not publishedNot published+7.7 pp vs world18.3%Not publishedNot published+1.9 pp vs world101.2%Not publishedNot published+2.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201982.2%Not publishedNot published+9.2 pp vs world63.3%Not publishedNot published+6.9 pp vs world18.9%Not publishedNot published+2.3 pp vs world101.2%Not publishedNot published+1.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland202081.0%Not publishedNot published+7.8 pp vs world58.7%Not publishedNot published+3.2 pp vs world22.3%Not publishedNot published+4.6 pp vs world99.3%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland202181.1%Not publishedNot published+9.1 pp vs world59.2%Not publishedNot published+4.2 pp vs world21.9%Not publishedNot published+4.9 pp vs world100.0%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland202282.7%Not publishedNot published+10.8 pp vs world62.2%Not publishedNot published+6.6 pp vs world20.6%Not publishedNot published+4.2 pp vs world101.1%Not publishedNot published+1.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland202382.7%Not publishedNot published+9.7 pp vs world62.1%Not publishedNot published+5.7 pp vs world20.6%Not publishedNot published+4.1 pp vs world101.2%Not publishedNot published+1.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland202481.7%Not publishedNot published+8.4 pp vs world60.9%Not publishedNot published+4.2 pp vs world20.8%Not publishedNot published+4.3 pp vs world100.8%Not publishedNot published+1.6 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Parent aggregates and their components should not be added together. Shares describe composition, not the quality of spending.

Latest common comparison

Europe74.5%2024
Northern Europe74.0%2024
World73.2%2024

06 · Investment and capital formation

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Full historical record

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Gross Capital Formation across the full available AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–202431.427.623.719.8161970198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates28 January 2026 data snapshot.

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Formation1970–1990

24.8% → 23.6%

Percentage-point change: -1.2 pp
Integration1990–2010

23.6% → 16.6%

Percentage-point change: -6.9 pp
Current era2010–2024

16.6% → 19.1%

Percentage-point change: +2.5 pp
Gross capital formation19.1%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Gross fixed capital formation18.9%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Changes in inventories0.2%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Investment and capital formation: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the investment and capital formation section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Investment and capital formation: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197024.8%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world24.0%Not publishedNot published+1.1 pp vs world0.8%Not publishedNot published-4.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197124.2%Not publishedNot published-3.3 pp vs world24.1%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world0.2%Not publishedNot published-4.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197223.6%Not publishedNot published-3.8 pp vs world23.6%Not publishedNot published-2.9 pp vs world-0.0%Not publishedNot published-0.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197327.7%Not publishedNot published-0.9 pp vs world25.2%Not publishedNot published-2.0 pp vs world2.4%Not publishedNot published+1.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197428.2%Not publishedNot published-0.3 pp vs world26.8%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world1.4%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197524.3%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world26.0%Not publishedNot published-0.4 pp vs world-1.7%Not publishedNot published-2.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197626.5%Not publishedNot published-1.5 pp vs world25.7%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world0.8%Not publishedNot published-0.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197725.9%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world24.4%Not publishedNot published-2.8 pp vs world1.5%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197825.2%Not publishedNot published-3.3 pp vs world24.0%Not publishedNot published-3.6 pp vs world1.2%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197925.4%Not publishedNot published-2.9 pp vs world24.1%Not publishedNot published-3.1 pp vs world1.3%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198021.8%Not publishedNot published-6.1 pp vs world23.3%Not publishedNot published-3.8 pp vs world-1.4%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198119.7%Not publishedNot published-7.8 pp vs world21.1%Not publishedNot published-5.7 pp vs world-1.4%Not publishedNot published-2.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198220.5%Not publishedNot published-5.8 pp vs world21.1%Not publishedNot published-5.1 pp vs world-0.6%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198321.4%Not publishedNot published-4.4 pp vs world20.9%Not publishedNot published-4.7 pp vs world0.5%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198422.6%Not publishedNot published-3.8 pp vs world22.2%Not publishedNot published-3.1 pp vs world0.4%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198522.4%Not publishedNot published-3.3 pp vs world22.2%Not publishedNot published-2.7 pp vs world0.2%Not publishedNot published-0.6 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198622.1%Not publishedNot published-3.3 pp vs world21.9%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world0.2%Not publishedNot published-0.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198723.1%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world22.5%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world0.5%Not publishedNot published-0.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198825.8%Not publishedNot published-0.4 pp vs world24.9%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world0.9%Not publishedNot published+0.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198926.5%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world26.0%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world0.5%Not publishedNot published-0.6 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199023.6%Not publishedNot published-2.2 pp vs world24.1%Not publishedNot published-0.9 pp vs world-0.6%Not publishedNot published-1.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199120.1%Not publishedNot published-5.1 pp vs world21.2%Not publishedNot published-3.1 pp vs world-1.1%Not publishedNot published-2.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199219.3%Not publishedNot published-5.4 pp vs world19.7%Not publishedNot published-4.2 pp vs world-0.4%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199318.8%Not publishedNot published-5.3 pp vs world18.9%Not publishedNot published-4.8 pp vs world-0.0%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199419.9%Not publishedNot published-4.5 pp vs world19.2%Not publishedNot published-4.4 pp vs world0.7%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199518.9%Not publishedNot published-5.6 pp vs world18.4%Not publishedNot published-5.3 pp vs world0.5%Not publishedNot published-0.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199619.1%Not publishedNot published-5.3 pp vs world18.9%Not publishedNot published-4.8 pp vs world0.2%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199718.3%Not publishedNot published-6.1 pp vs world17.7%Not publishedNot published-5.8 pp vs world0.6%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199818.8%Not publishedNot published-5.2 pp vs world18.1%Not publishedNot published-5.2 pp vs world0.7%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199918.5%Not publishedNot published-5.4 pp vs world18.1%Not publishedNot published-5.4 pp vs world0.5%Not publishedNot published+0.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200018.9%Not publishedNot published-5.3 pp vs world18.3%Not publishedNot published-5.3 pp vs world0.6%Not publishedNot published-0.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200118.8%Not publishedNot published-4.8 pp vs world18.3%Not publishedNot published-5.0 pp vs world0.5%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200218.7%Not publishedNot published-4.3 pp vs world18.4%Not publishedNot published-4.3 pp vs world0.3%Not publishedNot published+0.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200318.3%Not publishedNot published-4.9 pp vs world18.1%Not publishedNot published-4.7 pp vs world0.2%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200418.1%Not publishedNot published-5.8 pp vs world17.9%Not publishedNot published-5.2 pp vs world0.2%Not publishedNot published-0.6 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200518.4%Not publishedNot published-5.9 pp vs world18.2%Not publishedNot published-5.4 pp vs world0.2%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200618.9%Not publishedNot published-5.9 pp vs world18.5%Not publishedNot published-5.5 pp vs world0.4%Not publishedNot published-0.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200719.2%Not publishedNot published-6.1 pp vs world18.9%Not publishedNot published-5.4 pp vs world0.3%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200818.3%Not publishedNot published-7.1 pp vs world18.4%Not publishedNot published-6.0 pp vs world-0.1%Not publishedNot published-1.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200916.0%Not publishedNot published-7.4 pp vs world17.1%Not publishedNot published-6.5 pp vs world-1.2%Not publishedNot published-0.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201016.6%Not publishedNot published-7.9 pp vs world16.6%Not publishedNot published-6.9 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-1.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201116.5%Not publishedNot published-8.8 pp vs world16.2%Not publishedNot published-7.8 pp vs world0.2%Not publishedNot published-1.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201216.5%Not publishedNot published-8.9 pp vs world16.3%Not publishedNot published-8.2 pp vs world0.2%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201317.2%Not publishedNot published-8.3 pp vs world17.0%Not publishedNot published-7.6 pp vs world0.2%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201418.4%Not publishedNot published-7.3 pp vs world17.5%Not publishedNot published-7.3 pp vs world0.9%Not publishedNot published+0.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201518.5%Not publishedNot published-7.3 pp vs world18.0%Not publishedNot published-7.1 pp vs world0.5%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201618.6%Not publishedNot published-6.8 pp vs world18.6%Not publishedNot published-6.3 pp vs world-0.0%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201719.1%Not publishedNot published-6.8 pp vs world19.0%Not publishedNot published-6.2 pp vs world0.1%Not publishedNot published-0.6 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201818.9%Not publishedNot published-7.5 pp vs world18.8%Not publishedNot published-6.8 pp vs world0.1%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201919.0%Not publishedNot published-7.4 pp vs world18.9%Not publishedNot published-6.9 pp vs world0.1%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland202018.3%Not publishedNot published-8.0 pp vs world18.2%Not publishedNot published-7.7 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-0.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland202118.9%Not publishedNot published-8.1 pp vs world18.9%Not publishedNot published-7.2 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-1.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland202218.3%Not publishedNot published-8.9 pp vs world18.2%Not publishedNot published-7.7 pp vs world0.1%Not publishedNot published-1.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland202318.5%Not publishedNot published-7.8 pp vs world18.4%Not publishedNot published-7.4 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland202419.1%Not publishedNot published-6.8 pp vs world18.9%Not publishedNot published-6.5 pp vs world0.2%Not publishedNot published-0.3 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

A larger investment share is not automatically better; depreciation, utilization and project quality are outside this accounting measure.

Latest common comparison

Europe21.8%2024
Northern Europe20.5%2024
World26.0%2024

07 · Trade structure and external balance

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Full historical record

Trade openness

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Trade openness across the full available AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–202498.279.360.441.422.51970198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates28 January 2026 data snapshot.

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Formation1970–1990

43.0% → 48.2%

Percentage-point change: +5.2 pp
Integration1990–2010

48.2% → 59.1%

Percentage-point change: +10.8 pp
Current era2010–2024

59.1% → 62.8%

Percentage-point change: +3.8 pp
Exports31.0%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Imports31.9%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable
Net exports-0.9%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable
Trade openness62.8%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable
Trade structure and external balance: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the trade structure and external balance section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Trade structure and external balance: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197022.0%Not publishedNot published+10.8 pp vs world21.0%Not publishedNot published+9.7 pp vs world1.1%Not publishedNot published+1.1 pp vs world43.0%Not publishedNot published+20.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197122.1%Not publishedNot published+10.7 pp vs world20.5%Not publishedNot published+9.1 pp vs world1.6%Not publishedNot published+1.5 pp vs world42.7%Not publishedNot published+19.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197220.9%Not publishedNot published+9.1 pp vs world20.7%Not publishedNot published+9.1 pp vs world0.1%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world41.6%Not publishedNot published+18.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197322.7%Not publishedNot published+9.5 pp vs world24.8%Not publishedNot published+11.8 pp vs world-2.1%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world47.4%Not publishedNot published+21.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197427.1%Not publishedNot published+11.0 pp vs world31.6%Not publishedNot published+15.6 pp vs world-4.5%Not publishedNot published-4.6 pp vs world58.7%Not publishedNot published+26.6 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197525.7%Not publishedNot published+10.4 pp vs world27.1%Not publishedNot published+11.9 pp vs world-1.4%Not publishedNot published-1.5 pp vs world52.8%Not publishedNot published+22.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197628.3%Not publishedNot published+12.6 pp vs world29.1%Not publishedNot published+13.3 pp vs world-0.8%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world57.4%Not publishedNot published+25.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197730.0%Not publishedNot published+14.2 pp vs world28.9%Not publishedNot published+12.8 pp vs world1.0%Not publishedNot published+1.3 pp vs world58.9%Not publishedNot published+27.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197828.3%Not publishedNot published+12.8 pp vs world26.7%Not publishedNot published+10.9 pp vs world1.6%Not publishedNot published+1.9 pp vs world55.0%Not publishedNot published+23.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197927.7%Not publishedNot published+10.8 pp vs world27.0%Not publishedNot published+9.9 pp vs world0.7%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world54.7%Not publishedNot published+20.6 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198026.9%Not publishedNot published+8.6 pp vs world24.4%Not publishedNot published+5.8 pp vs world2.5%Not publishedNot published+2.8 pp vs world51.3%Not publishedNot published+14.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198126.3%Not publishedNot published+8.2 pp vs world23.1%Not publishedNot published+4.8 pp vs world3.1%Not publishedNot published+3.5 pp vs world49.4%Not publishedNot published+13.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198225.9%Not publishedNot published+8.9 pp vs world23.7%Not publishedNot published+6.3 pp vs world2.2%Not publishedNot published+2.6 pp vs world49.6%Not publishedNot published+15.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198326.0%Not publishedNot published+9.6 pp vs world24.8%Not publishedNot published+8.0 pp vs world1.3%Not publishedNot published+1.6 pp vs world50.8%Not publishedNot published+17.6 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198427.8%Not publishedNot published+10.9 pp vs world27.6%Not publishedNot published+10.5 pp vs world0.3%Not publishedNot published+0.5 pp vs world55.4%Not publishedNot published+21.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198528.2%Not publishedNot published+11.7 pp vs world26.8%Not publishedNot published+10.1 pp vs world1.4%Not publishedNot published+1.6 pp vs world55.0%Not publishedNot published+21.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198625.1%Not publishedNot published+9.3 pp vs world25.4%Not publishedNot published+9.4 pp vs world-0.3%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world50.5%Not publishedNot published+18.6 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198724.6%Not publishedNot published+8.1 pp vs world25.3%Not publishedNot published+8.7 pp vs world-0.7%Not publishedNot published-0.6 pp vs world49.9%Not publishedNot published+16.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198822.2%Not publishedNot published+5.2 pp vs world25.2%Not publishedNot published+8.0 pp vs world-3.0%Not publishedNot published-2.8 pp vs world47.4%Not publishedNot published+13.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198922.6%Not publishedNot published+5.2 pp vs world26.0%Not publishedNot published+8.3 pp vs world-3.4%Not publishedNot published-3.1 pp vs world48.7%Not publishedNot published+13.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199023.3%Not publishedNot published+4.4 pp vs world24.9%Not publishedNot published+5.7 pp vs world-1.6%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world48.2%Not publishedNot published+10.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199122.6%Not publishedNot published+4.0 pp vs world22.7%Not publishedNot published+4.1 pp vs world-0.1%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world45.3%Not publishedNot published+8.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199222.9%Not publishedNot published+3.2 pp vs world23.4%Not publishedNot published+4.0 pp vs world-0.5%Not publishedNot published-0.8 pp vs world46.3%Not publishedNot published+7.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199324.8%Not publishedNot published+6.0 pp vs world24.9%Not publishedNot published+6.6 pp vs world-0.1%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world49.7%Not publishedNot published+12.6 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199426.1%Not publishedNot published+6.6 pp vs world25.8%Not publishedNot published+6.8 pp vs world0.3%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world51.9%Not publishedNot published+13.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199525.7%Not publishedNot published+5.1 pp vs world25.1%Not publishedNot published+5.0 pp vs world0.6%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world50.8%Not publishedNot published+10.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199626.3%Not publishedNot published+5.2 pp vs world25.8%Not publishedNot published+5.1 pp vs world0.5%Not publishedNot published+0.0 pp vs world52.1%Not publishedNot published+10.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199725.6%Not publishedNot published+3.6 pp vs world25.1%Not publishedNot published+3.6 pp vs world0.5%Not publishedNot published+0.0 pp vs world50.7%Not publishedNot published+7.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199824.3%Not publishedNot published+2.5 pp vs world24.8%Not publishedNot published+3.4 pp vs world-0.5%Not publishedNot published-0.9 pp vs world49.1%Not publishedNot published+5.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199924.2%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world25.3%Not publishedNot published+3.7 pp vs world-1.0%Not publishedNot published-1.3 pp vs world49.5%Not publishedNot published+6.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200025.6%Not publishedNot published+2.0 pp vs world26.8%Not publishedNot published+3.4 pp vs world-1.2%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world52.3%Not publishedNot published+5.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200125.4%Not publishedNot published+2.5 pp vs world27.2%Not publishedNot published+4.2 pp vs world-1.7%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world52.6%Not publishedNot published+6.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200224.4%Not publishedNot published+1.2 pp vs world26.8%Not publishedNot published+3.8 pp vs world-2.4%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world51.2%Not publishedNot published+5.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200324.0%Not publishedNot published+0.0 pp vs world26.1%Not publishedNot published+2.3 pp vs world-2.1%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world50.1%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200424.0%Not publishedNot published-1.8 pp vs world26.3%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world-2.3%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world50.3%Not publishedNot published-0.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200525.2%Not publishedNot published-1.8 pp vs world27.3%Not publishedNot published+0.7 pp vs world-2.1%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world52.5%Not publishedNot published-1.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200627.4%Not publishedNot published-1.3 pp vs world29.3%Not publishedNot published+1.2 pp vs world-1.9%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world56.7%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200725.4%Not publishedNot published-4.2 pp vs world27.3%Not publishedNot published-1.5 pp vs world-1.9%Not publishedNot published-2.7 pp vs world52.7%Not publishedNot published-5.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200827.4%Not publishedNot published-3.6 pp vs world29.1%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world-1.7%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world56.4%Not publishedNot published-4.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200926.7%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world27.9%Not publishedNot published+2.3 pp vs world-1.2%Not publishedNot published-1.9 pp vs world54.7%Not publishedNot published+2.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201028.7%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world30.3%Not publishedNot published+2.6 pp vs world-1.6%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world59.1%Not publishedNot published+2.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201131.3%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world32.1%Not publishedNot published+2.6 pp vs world-0.8%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world63.3%Not publishedNot published+3.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201230.5%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world31.5%Not publishedNot published+2.3 pp vs world-1.0%Not publishedNot published-2.0 pp vs world62.0%Not publishedNot published+2.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201330.2%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world31.5%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world-1.3%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world61.7%Not publishedNot published+2.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201428.5%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world30.3%Not publishedNot published+1.3 pp vs world-1.8%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world58.8%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201527.9%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world29.2%Not publishedNot published+1.7 pp vs world-1.4%Not publishedNot published-2.0 pp vs world57.1%Not publishedNot published+1.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201629.1%Not publishedNot published+1.9 pp vs world30.8%Not publishedNot published+4.4 pp vs world-1.7%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world59.8%Not publishedNot published+6.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201731.0%Not publishedNot published+2.9 pp vs world32.2%Not publishedNot published+4.9 pp vs world-1.2%Not publishedNot published-2.0 pp vs world63.2%Not publishedNot published+7.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201831.9%Not publishedNot published+2.8 pp vs world33.1%Not publishedNot published+4.8 pp vs world-1.2%Not publishedNot published-2.0 pp vs world64.9%Not publishedNot published+7.6 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201931.9%Not publishedNot published+3.8 pp vs world33.1%Not publishedNot published+5.6 pp vs world-1.2%Not publishedNot published-1.8 pp vs world65.0%Not publishedNot published+9.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland202029.9%Not publishedNot published+3.9 pp vs world29.2%Not publishedNot published+3.8 pp vs world0.7%Not publishedNot published+0.0 pp vs world59.2%Not publishedNot published+7.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland202129.3%Not publishedNot published+0.6 pp vs world29.2%Not publishedNot published+1.6 pp vs world0.0%Not publishedNot published-1.0 pp vs world58.5%Not publishedNot published+2.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland202234.1%Not publishedNot published+3.2 pp vs world35.1%Not publishedNot published+5.0 pp vs world-1.1%Not publishedNot published-1.9 pp vs world69.2%Not publishedNot published+8.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland202331.9%Not publishedNot published+2.9 pp vs world33.1%Not publishedNot published+4.7 pp vs world-1.2%Not publishedNot published-1.9 pp vs world65.0%Not publishedNot published+7.6 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland202431.0%Not publishedNot published+2.0 pp vs world31.9%Not publishedNot published+3.8 pp vs world-0.9%Not publishedNot published-1.8 pp vs world62.8%Not publishedNot published+5.7 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Trade openness is exports plus imports relative to GDP. Imports are positive in the source but subtracted in the expenditure identity.

Latest common comparison

Europe88.4%2024
Northern Europe93.8%2024
World57.1%2024

08 · Industry mix and structural change

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Six mutually exclusive activities show the production structure. Manufacturing remains nested inside its parent activity.

Full historical record

Structural change across six activities

Other activities is the largest current activity at 58.4%. Each activity shows change separately for 1970–1990, 1990–2010, and 2010–current.

AMA activity values measure gross value added, not sales, revenue, shipments, gross output, or physical production.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing0.7%
1970–1990-0.9 pp1990–2010-0.7 pp2010–2024+0.1 pp

World specialization: 0.17×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities13.1%
1970–1990-9.6 pp1990–2010-7.1 pp2010–2024-2.1 pp

World specialization: 0.62×

Construction5.9%
1970–1990-0.3 pp1990–2010-1.1 pp2010–2024+0.5 pp

World specialization: 1.02×

Trade, restaurants and hotels12.6%
1970–1990+0.1 pp1990–2010-0.4 pp2010–2024-1.1 pp

World specialization: 0.87×

Transport, storage and communication9.3%
1970–1990-0.7 pp1990–2010+1.0 pp2010–2024-0.8 pp

World specialization: 0.95×

Other activities58.4%
1970–1990+11.4 pp1990–2010+8.3 pp2010–2024+3.4 pp

World specialization: 1.31×

Industry composition and economic scale

The 100% area view isolates changes in production mix. The current-dollar area view combines those shares with nominal GDP so the total height also shows the expansion or contraction of the economy.

A one-hundred-percent stacked area chart showing the changing share of six industries.0%25%50%75%100%1970198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Agriculture, forestry and fishingMining, manufacturing and utilitiesConstructionTrade, restaurants and hotelsTransport, storage and communicationOther activitiesShare of total gross value added
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Formation1970–1990

35.3% → 46.7%

Percentage-point change: +11.4 pp
Integration1990–2010

46.7% → 55.0%

Percentage-point change: +8.3 pp
Current era2010–2024

55.0% → 58.4%

Percentage-point change: +3.4 pp
How to read specialization

World specialization compares an activity's share of this country's gross value added with that activity's share of world gross value added. A result of 1.00× means the shares match; above 1.00× means the activity is relatively more prominent locally, while below 1.00× means it is relatively less prominent. It describes economic structure, not productivity or competitiveness.

Current specialization against world

Agriculture, forestry and fishing0.17×
Mining, manufacturing and utilities0.62×
Construction1.02×
Trade, restaurants and hotels0.87×
Transport, storage and communication0.95×
Other activities1.31×
Industry mix, specialization and world comparison table55 annual rows

Annual shares for the six mutually exclusive broad industries, with world comparisons and ranks wherever comparable data exist. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Industry mix, specialization and world comparison table
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19702.2%Not publishedNot published-7.2 pp vs world31.8%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world6.8%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world13.9%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world9.9%Not publishedNot published+2.1 pp vs world35.3%Not publishedNot published+3.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19712.2%Not publishedNot published-6.8 pp vs world31.1%Not publishedNot published+0.6 pp vs world7.0%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world13.8%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world9.9%Not publishedNot published+2.1 pp vs world35.9%Not publishedNot published+3.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19722.2%Not publishedNot published-6.5 pp vs world30.3%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world7.1%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world13.7%Not publishedNot published-0.4 pp vs world10.0%Not publishedNot published+2.1 pp vs world36.6%Not publishedNot published+4.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19732.2%Not publishedNot published-7.0 pp vs world29.6%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world7.3%Not publishedNot published+0.6 pp vs world13.7%Not publishedNot published-0.3 pp vs world10.0%Not publishedNot published+2.3 pp vs world37.2%Not publishedNot published+5.6 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19742.1%Not publishedNot published-6.5 pp vs world28.9%Not publishedNot published-2.9 pp vs world7.5%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world13.6%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world10.1%Not publishedNot published+2.4 pp vs world37.8%Not publishedNot published+6.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19752.1%Not publishedNot published-6.2 pp vs world28.1%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world7.7%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world13.5%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world10.1%Not publishedNot published+2.5 pp vs world38.4%Not publishedNot published+5.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19762.0%Not publishedNot published-5.9 pp vs world28.6%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world7.5%Not publishedNot published+0.7 pp vs world13.3%Not publishedNot published-0.9 pp vs world9.8%Not publishedNot published+2.0 pp vs world38.8%Not publishedNot published+6.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19771.9%Not publishedNot published-5.8 pp vs world29.1%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world7.3%Not publishedNot published+0.5 pp vs world13.1%Not publishedNot published-1.1 pp vs world9.4%Not publishedNot published+1.5 pp vs world39.2%Not publishedNot published+6.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19781.8%Not publishedNot published-5.7 pp vs world29.5%Not publishedNot published-1.0 pp vs world7.0%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world13.0%Not publishedNot published-1.3 pp vs world9.0%Not publishedNot published+1.1 pp vs world39.6%Not publishedNot published+6.6 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19791.7%Not publishedNot published-5.6 pp vs world30.0%Not publishedNot published-0.9 pp vs world6.8%Not publishedNot published+0.0 pp vs world12.8%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world8.6%Not publishedNot published+0.8 pp vs world40.0%Not publishedNot published+6.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19801.6%Not publishedNot published-5.2 pp vs world30.4%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world6.6%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world12.7%Not publishedNot published-1.5 pp vs world8.3%Not publishedNot published+0.5 pp vs world40.4%Not publishedNot published+6.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19811.6%Not publishedNot published-5.2 pp vs world30.0%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world6.5%Not publishedNot published+0.0 pp vs world12.7%Not publishedNot published-1.6 pp vs world8.2%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world41.0%Not publishedNot published+6.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19821.5%Not publishedNot published-5.3 pp vs world29.6%Not publishedNot published-0.3 pp vs world6.4%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world12.8%Not publishedNot published-1.5 pp vs world8.1%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world41.7%Not publishedNot published+6.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19831.5%Not publishedNot published-5.5 pp vs world29.1%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world6.3%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world12.8%Not publishedNot published-1.5 pp vs world8.0%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world42.3%Not publishedNot published+6.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19841.4%Not publishedNot published-5.5 pp vs world28.7%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world6.2%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world12.9%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world7.9%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world42.9%Not publishedNot published+7.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19851.3%Not publishedNot published-5.1 pp vs world28.3%Not publishedNot published-0.4 pp vs world6.0%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world12.9%Not publishedNot published-1.8 pp vs world7.9%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world43.5%Not publishedNot published+6.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19861.4%Not publishedNot published-4.5 pp vs world27.3%Not publishedNot published-0.3 pp vs world6.4%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world13.1%Not publishedNot published-1.6 pp vs world8.3%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world43.5%Not publishedNot published+5.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19871.4%Not publishedNot published-4.1 pp vs world26.4%Not publishedNot published-1.0 pp vs world6.7%Not publishedNot published+0.7 pp vs world13.3%Not publishedNot published-1.3 pp vs world8.7%Not publishedNot published+0.6 pp vs world43.5%Not publishedNot published+5.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19881.4%Not publishedNot published-4.0 pp vs world25.4%Not publishedNot published-1.8 pp vs world7.1%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world13.5%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world9.1%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world43.5%Not publishedNot published+4.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19891.5%Not publishedNot published-3.9 pp vs world24.4%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world7.4%Not publishedNot published+1.2 pp vs world13.7%Not publishedNot published-0.9 pp vs world9.5%Not publishedNot published+1.5 pp vs world43.5%Not publishedNot published+4.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19901.4%Not publishedNot published-3.8 pp vs world22.3%Not publishedNot published-4.3 pp vs world6.5%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world14.0%Not publishedNot published-0.4 pp vs world9.1%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world46.7%Not publishedNot published+7.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19911.3%Not publishedNot published-3.4 pp vs world22.0%Not publishedNot published-4.0 pp vs world6.1%Not publishedNot published+0.0 pp vs world14.1%Not publishedNot published-0.8 pp vs world9.1%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world47.3%Not publishedNot published+7.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19921.3%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world21.8%Not publishedNot published-3.5 pp vs world5.7%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world14.0%Not publishedNot published-1.3 pp vs world9.1%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world48.0%Not publishedNot published+6.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19931.3%Not publishedNot published-2.8 pp vs world21.2%Not publishedNot published-3.5 pp vs world5.5%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world13.8%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world9.0%Not publishedNot published+0.6 pp vs world49.2%Not publishedNot published+7.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19941.4%Not publishedNot published-2.7 pp vs world21.7%Not publishedNot published-2.8 pp vs world5.4%Not publishedNot published-0.6 pp vs world13.9%Not publishedNot published-1.3 pp vs world9.1%Not publishedNot published+0.6 pp vs world48.6%Not publishedNot published+7.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19951.4%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world21.9%Not publishedNot published-2.7 pp vs world5.1%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world13.8%Not publishedNot published-1.3 pp vs world8.9%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world49.0%Not publishedNot published+6.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19961.2%Not publishedNot published-2.9 pp vs world21.9%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world5.1%Not publishedNot published-0.6 pp vs world14.0%Not publishedNot published-0.9 pp vs world9.0%Not publishedNot published+0.5 pp vs world48.7%Not publishedNot published+6.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19971.0%Not publishedNot published-2.9 pp vs world21.3%Not publishedNot published-2.7 pp vs world4.9%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world14.6%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world9.4%Not publishedNot published+0.8 pp vs world48.7%Not publishedNot published+6.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19981.0%Not publishedNot published-2.8 pp vs world20.4%Not publishedNot published-2.8 pp vs world5.2%Not publishedNot published-0.3 pp vs world14.8%Not publishedNot published-0.3 pp vs world10.0%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world48.5%Not publishedNot published+5.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland19991.0%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world19.6%Not publishedNot published-3.5 pp vs world5.6%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world14.8%Not publishedNot published-0.3 pp vs world10.2%Not publishedNot published+1.1 pp vs world48.9%Not publishedNot published+5.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20000.9%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world19.5%Not publishedNot published-4.0 pp vs world5.8%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world14.4%Not publishedNot published-0.6 pp vs world10.6%Not publishedNot published+1.5 pp vs world48.8%Not publishedNot published+5.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20010.8%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world18.3%Not publishedNot published-4.3 pp vs world5.9%Not publishedNot published+0.6 pp vs world14.8%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world10.5%Not publishedNot published+1.3 pp vs world49.6%Not publishedNot published+5.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20021.0%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world17.5%Not publishedNot published-4.6 pp vs world6.1%Not publishedNot published+0.8 pp vs world14.7%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world10.4%Not publishedNot published+1.1 pp vs world50.3%Not publishedNot published+5.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20030.9%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world17.0%Not publishedNot published-5.2 pp vs world6.2%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world14.4%Not publishedNot published-0.3 pp vs world10.6%Not publishedNot published+1.3 pp vs world50.8%Not publishedNot published+5.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20040.8%Not publishedNot published-2.7 pp vs world16.2%Not publishedNot published-6.3 pp vs world6.2%Not publishedNot published+0.8 pp vs world14.3%Not publishedNot published-0.4 pp vs world10.6%Not publishedNot published+1.1 pp vs world51.8%Not publishedNot published+7.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20050.6%Not publishedNot published-2.7 pp vs world16.0%Not publishedNot published-7.1 pp vs world6.5%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world14.0%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world10.3%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world52.6%Not publishedNot published+8.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20060.6%Not publishedNot published-2.7 pp vs world15.9%Not publishedNot published-7.6 pp vs world6.5%Not publishedNot published+0.8 pp vs world13.9%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world9.9%Not publishedNot published+0.7 pp vs world53.1%Not publishedNot published+9.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20070.6%Not publishedNot published-2.9 pp vs world15.3%Not publishedNot published-8.3 pp vs world6.6%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world14.0%Not publishedNot published-0.3 pp vs world10.2%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world53.3%Not publishedNot published+9.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20080.7%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world15.7%Not publishedNot published-8.4 pp vs world6.5%Not publishedNot published+0.8 pp vs world13.6%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world10.3%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world53.2%Not publishedNot published+10.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20090.7%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world15.0%Not publishedNot published-7.3 pp vs world5.5%Not publishedNot published-0.0 pp vs world13.5%Not publishedNot published-0.6 pp vs world10.1%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world55.1%Not publishedNot published+10.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20100.6%Not publishedNot published-3.4 pp vs world15.2%Not publishedNot published-8.5 pp vs world5.4%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world13.7%Not publishedNot published-0.4 pp vs world10.1%Not publishedNot published+1.1 pp vs world55.0%Not publishedNot published+11.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20110.8%Not publishedNot published-3.4 pp vs world15.0%Not publishedNot published-9.3 pp vs world5.5%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world13.2%Not publishedNot published-0.8 pp vs world10.5%Not publishedNot published+1.6 pp vs world55.0%Not publishedNot published+11.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20120.7%Not publishedNot published-3.6 pp vs world15.0%Not publishedNot published-9.1 pp vs world5.4%Not publishedNot published-0.0 pp vs world13.2%Not publishedNot published-0.9 pp vs world10.3%Not publishedNot published+1.4 pp vs world55.3%Not publishedNot published+12.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20130.7%Not publishedNot published-3.7 pp vs world15.2%Not publishedNot published-8.6 pp vs world5.6%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world13.0%Not publishedNot published-1.1 pp vs world10.2%Not publishedNot published+1.3 pp vs world55.2%Not publishedNot published+11.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20140.8%Not publishedNot published-3.6 pp vs world14.8%Not publishedNot published-8.6 pp vs world5.8%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world13.1%Not publishedNot published-1.0 pp vs world10.2%Not publishedNot published+1.2 pp vs world55.3%Not publishedNot published+11.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20150.7%Not publishedNot published-3.7 pp vs world14.2%Not publishedNot published-8.1 pp vs world6.1%Not publishedNot published+0.5 pp vs world13.2%Not publishedNot published-1.1 pp vs world10.2%Not publishedNot published+1.1 pp vs world55.6%Not publishedNot published+11.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20160.7%Not publishedNot published-3.7 pp vs world13.7%Not publishedNot published-8.0 pp vs world6.1%Not publishedNot published+0.5 pp vs world12.9%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world10.4%Not publishedNot published+1.2 pp vs world56.2%Not publishedNot published+11.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20170.7%Not publishedNot published-3.7 pp vs world13.7%Not publishedNot published-8.2 pp vs world6.2%Not publishedNot published+0.5 pp vs world13.1%Not publishedNot published-1.3 pp vs world10.2%Not publishedNot published+1.0 pp vs world56.0%Not publishedNot published+11.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20180.6%Not publishedNot published-3.5 pp vs world13.9%Not publishedNot published-8.6 pp vs world6.3%Not publishedNot published+0.5 pp vs world13.1%Not publishedNot published-1.0 pp vs world10.1%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world55.9%Not publishedNot published+11.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20190.6%Not publishedNot published-3.6 pp vs world13.7%Not publishedNot published-8.0 pp vs world6.2%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world13.3%Not publishedNot published-1.0 pp vs world10.3%Not publishedNot published+0.8 pp vs world55.8%Not publishedNot published+11.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20200.8%Not publishedNot published-3.8 pp vs world13.7%Not publishedNot published-7.3 pp vs world5.6%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world12.4%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world9.8%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world57.7%Not publishedNot published+12.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20210.8%Not publishedNot published-3.8 pp vs world13.1%Not publishedNot published-9.2 pp vs world5.8%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world13.0%Not publishedNot published-0.9 pp vs world9.6%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world57.7%Not publishedNot published+13.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20220.8%Not publishedNot published-3.8 pp vs world12.9%Not publishedNot published-9.9 pp vs world5.8%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world13.3%Not publishedNot published-1.0 pp vs world9.7%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world57.6%Not publishedNot published+14.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20230.7%Not publishedNot published-3.6 pp vs world13.5%Not publishedNot published-8.2 pp vs world5.9%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world12.7%Not publishedNot published-1.8 pp vs world9.5%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world57.6%Not publishedNot published+13.6 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20240.7%Not publishedNot published-3.6 pp vs world13.1%Not publishedNot published-8.1 pp vs world5.9%Not publishedNot published+0.1 pp vs world12.6%Not publishedNot published-1.8 pp vs world9.3%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world58.4%Not publishedNot published+13.9 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

09 · Manufacturing position

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Domestic share, its place inside the parent industry, real growth, specialization and world contribution are kept together.

Full historical record

Manufacturing in the economic structure

Manufacturing accounts for 8.9% of total gross value added in 2024. In 2024, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 6.8 percentage points below the world value.

Latest share
8.9%
World specialization
0.57×
Latest year
2024
Manufacturing share of total gross value added across the full AMA record, divided into three labeled analytical periods.1970–19901990–20102010–202431.125.62014.48.81970198019902000201020202024

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates28 January 2026 data snapshot.

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Formation1970–1990

26.6% → 17.3%

Percentage-point change: -9.3 pp
Integration1990–2010

17.3% → 10.5%

Percentage-point change: -6.8 pp
Current era2010–2024

10.5% → 8.9%

Percentage-point change: -1.6 pp
Share of total GVA8.9%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable
Share within parent activity67.6%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable
Real manufacturing growth0.6%2024 · Published series · World rank 133 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Share of world manufacturing1.8%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 10 of 210 · highest-to-lowest
Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table55 annual rows

Manufacturing's annual structural, growth and world-position measures. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

Showing 55 of 55 rows

Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197026.6%Not publishedNot published+0.7 pp vs world83.7%Not publishedNot published-0.4 pp vs worldNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published4.1%Not publishedNot published-95.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197125.9%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world83.2%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world-0.5%Not publishedNot published-3.6 pp vs world4.2%Not publishedNot published-95.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197225.1%Not publishedNot published-0.5 pp vs world82.6%Not publishedNot published-1.1 pp vs world1.8%Not publishedNot published-4.6 pp vs world4.1%Not publishedNot published-95.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197324.3%Not publishedNot published-1.3 pp vs world82.1%Not publishedNot published-1.0 pp vs world8.9%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world3.7%Not publishedNot published-96.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197423.5%Not publishedNot published-1.6 pp vs world81.5%Not publishedNot published+2.3 pp vs world-1.9%Not publishedNot published-3.2 pp vs world3.5%Not publishedNot published-96.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197522.8%Not publishedNot published-1.5 pp vs world80.9%Not publishedNot published+1.8 pp vs world-5.5%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world3.8%Not publishedNot published-96.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197622.5%Not publishedNot published-1.8 pp vs world78.6%Not publishedNot published-0.2 pp vs world3.0%Not publishedNot published-4.2 pp vs world3.3%Not publishedNot published-96.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197722.2%Not publishedNot published-1.9 pp vs world76.4%Not publishedNot published-2.0 pp vs world5.8%Not publishedNot published+1.9 pp vs world3.3%Not publishedNot published-96.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197821.9%Not publishedNot published-2.2 pp vs world74.3%Not publishedNot published-4.7 pp vs world2.4%Not publishedNot published-1.1 pp vs world3.4%Not publishedNot published-96.6 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland197921.6%Not publishedNot published-2.2 pp vs world72.2%Not publishedNot published-5.0 pp vs world3.0%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world3.9%Not publishedNot published-96.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198021.4%Not publishedNot published-1.6 pp vs world70.2%Not publishedNot published-3.4 pp vs world-3.6%Not publishedNot published-3.9 pp vs world4.5%Not publishedNot published-95.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198120.9%Not publishedNot published-1.6 pp vs world69.7%Not publishedNot published-3.7 pp vs world-6.2%Not publishedNot published-7.5 pp vs world4.2%Not publishedNot published-95.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198220.5%Not publishedNot published-1.6 pp vs world69.2%Not publishedNot published-4.9 pp vs world-0.1%Not publishedNot published+1.5 pp vs world4.0%Not publishedNot published-96.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198320.0%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world68.7%Not publishedNot published-5.3 pp vs world2.1%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world3.7%Not publishedNot published-96.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198419.6%Not publishedNot published-2.2 pp vs world68.1%Not publishedNot published-6.5 pp vs world3.7%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world3.2%Not publishedNot published-96.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198519.1%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world67.6%Not publishedNot published-8.0 pp vs world2.9%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world3.3%Not publishedNot published-96.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198619.2%Not publishedNot published-2.8 pp vs world70.1%Not publishedNot published-9.2 pp vs world1.3%Not publishedNot published-0.8 pp vs world3.5%Not publishedNot published-96.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198719.2%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world72.7%Not publishedNot published-6.6 pp vs world4.8%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world3.8%Not publishedNot published-96.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198819.2%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world75.6%Not publishedNot published-4.5 pp vs world7.3%Not publishedNot published+1.6 pp vs world4.1%Not publishedNot published-95.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland198919.2%Not publishedNot published-2.2 pp vs world78.8%Not publishedNot published-1.0 pp vs world4.0%Not publishedNot published+1.3 pp vs world4.0%Not publishedNot published-96.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199017.3%Not publishedNot published-3.5 pp vs world77.7%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world-0.2%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world4.0%Not publishedNot published-96.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199116.9%Not publishedNot published-3.5 pp vs world76.9%Not publishedNot published-1.8 pp vs world-4.9%Not publishedNot published-4.9 pp vs world3.9%Not publishedNot published-96.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199216.6%Not publishedNot published-3.2 pp vs world76.1%Not publishedNot published-2.2 pp vs world-0.1%Not publishedNot published+0.4 pp vs world3.9%Not publishedNot published-96.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199316.1%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world75.8%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world1.4%Not publishedNot published+2.1 pp vs world3.4%Not publishedNot published-96.6 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199416.7%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world77.1%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world4.9%Not publishedNot published+1.4 pp vs world3.6%Not publishedNot published-96.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199516.9%Not publishedNot published-2.2 pp vs world77.5%Not publishedNot published-0.6 pp vs world-7.4%Not publishedNot published-12.3 pp vs world3.6%Not publishedNot published-96.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199616.7%Not publishedNot published-1.9 pp vs world76.1%Not publishedNot published-0.4 pp vs world1.0%Not publishedNot published-1.6 pp vs world3.8%Not publishedNot published-96.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199716.6%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world77.6%Not publishedNot published+1.6 pp vs world4.5%Not publishedNot published-0.0 pp vs world4.2%Not publishedNot published-95.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199816.0%Not publishedNot published-1.7 pp vs world78.7%Not publishedNot published+1.9 pp vs world5.1%Not publishedNot published+3.7 pp vs world4.5%Not publishedNot published-95.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland199915.4%Not publishedNot published-2.1 pp vs world78.8%Not publishedNot published+2.9 pp vs world4.7%Not publishedNot published+1.4 pp vs world4.3%Not publishedNot published-95.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200014.8%Not publishedNot published-2.6 pp vs world75.9%Not publishedNot published+2.0 pp vs world5.1%Not publishedNot published-1.3 pp vs world4.0%Not publishedNot published-96.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200113.9%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world76.0%Not publishedNot published+3.4 pp vs world3.8%Not publishedNot published+4.6 pp vs world3.9%Not publishedNot published-96.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200213.4%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world76.7%Not publishedNot published+4.6 pp vs world3.7%Not publishedNot published+2.7 pp vs world4.1%Not publishedNot published-95.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200312.8%Not publishedNot published-3.0 pp vs world75.6%Not publishedNot published+4.1 pp vs world4.0%Not publishedNot published+0.6 pp vs world4.0%Not publishedNot published-96.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200412.1%Not publishedNot published-5.1 pp vs world74.7%Not publishedNot published-1.8 pp vs world2.0%Not publishedNot published-17.6 pp vs world3.7%Not publishedNot published-96.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200511.7%Not publishedNot published-5.3 pp vs world73.2%Not publishedNot published-0.8 pp vs world2.0%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world3.5%Not publishedNot published-96.5 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200611.3%Not publishedNot published-5.8 pp vs world70.6%Not publishedNot published-1.9 pp vs world8.0%Not publishedNot published+1.3 pp vs world3.3%Not publishedNot published-96.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200710.8%Not publishedNot published-6.3 pp vs world70.5%Not publishedNot published-2.0 pp vs world1.0%Not publishedNot published-5.0 pp vs world3.2%Not publishedNot published-96.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200810.6%Not publishedNot published-6.2 pp vs world67.6%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world1.9%Not publishedNot published+0.7 pp vs world2.8%Not publishedNot published-97.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland200910.2%Not publishedNot published-6.0 pp vs world67.8%Not publishedNot published-4.8 pp vs world-7.1%Not publishedNot published-0.7 pp vs world2.4%Not publishedNot published-97.6 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201010.5%Not publishedNot published-6.3 pp vs world69.0%Not publishedNot published-1.8 pp vs world-0.9%Not publishedNot published-10.0 pp vs world2.2%Not publishedNot published-97.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201110.4%Not publishedNot published-6.4 pp vs world69.5%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world-1.9%Not publishedNot published-6.3 pp vs world2.1%Not publishedNot published-97.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201210.5%Not publishedNot published-6.3 pp vs world69.7%Not publishedNot published+0.2 pp vs world2.9%Not publishedNot published+0.5 pp vs world2.1%Not publishedNot published-97.9 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201310.7%Not publishedNot published-5.9 pp vs world70.8%Not publishedNot published+0.9 pp vs world4.2%Not publishedNot published+1.1 pp vs world2.2%Not publishedNot published-97.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201410.6%Not publishedNot published-6.2 pp vs world71.7%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world3.0%Not publishedNot published-1.2 pp vs world2.3%Not publishedNot published-97.7 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201510.5%Not publishedNot published-6.5 pp vs world73.9%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world2.2%Not publishedNot published-1.4 pp vs world2.2%Not publishedNot published-97.8 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201610.2%Not publishedNot published-6.5 pp vs world74.6%Not publishedNot published-2.7 pp vs world-1.1%Not publishedNot published-3.6 pp vs world2.0%Not publishedNot published-98.0 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201710.1%Not publishedNot published-6.6 pp vs world73.8%Not publishedNot published-2.3 pp vs world1.7%Not publishedNot published-1.6 pp vs world1.9%Not publishedNot published-98.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201810.1%Not publishedNot published-6.8 pp vs world72.7%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world4.8%Not publishedNot published+0.8 pp vs world1.9%Not publishedNot published-98.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland201910.0%Not publishedNot published-6.4 pp vs world73.1%Not publishedNot published-2.5 pp vs world1.3%Not publishedNot published-0.1 pp vs world1.9%Not publishedNot published-98.1 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland202010.1%Not publishedNot published-6.2 pp vs world73.2%Not publishedNot published-4.4 pp vs world-0.8%Not publishedNot published+1.6 pp vs world1.8%Not publishedNot published-98.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20219.7%Not publishedNot published-7.1 pp vs world74.4%Not publishedNot published-1.0 pp vs world5.4%Not publishedNot published-3.6 pp vs world1.8%Not publishedNot published-98.2 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20228.8%Not publishedNot published-7.5 pp vs world68.6%Not publishedNot published-3.3 pp vs world-2.6%Not publishedNot published-4.6 pp vs world1.6%Not publishedNot published-98.4 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20239.1%Not publishedNot published-6.9 pp vs world67.0%Not publishedNot published-6.4 pp vs world1.8%Not publishedNot published+0.3 pp vs world1.7%Not publishedNot published-98.3 pp vs world
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland20248.9%Not publishedNot published-6.8 pp vs world67.6%Not publishedNot published-6.5 pp vs world0.6%Not publishedNot published-2.4 pp vs world1.8%Not publishedNot published-98.2 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Manufacturing is part of mining, manufacturing and utilities; it is not a seventh broad-industry slice. Share and real growth describe different dimensions.

Current manufacturing specialization

Europe0.61×
Northern Europe0.71×
World0.57×