Italy vs United Kingdom: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita

Italy
50,929 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
United Kingdom
50,806 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2023
Italy rank
29th
United Kingdom rank
30th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Italy
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 50,929 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 50,806 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in United Kingdom, a difference of 123 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Italy ranks 29th and United Kingdom ranks 30th of 181 countries.

United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 10,432 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 16,312 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 5,880 international-$ in 2021 prices per person United Kingdom
1970s 17,839 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 20,583 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 2,744 international-$ in 2021 prices per person United Kingdom
1980s 25,145 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 25,952 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 806.82 international-$ in 2021 prices per person United Kingdom
1990s 34,143 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 35,003 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 860.12 international-$ in 2021 prices per person United Kingdom
2000s 41,040 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 46,939 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 5,898 international-$ in 2021 prices per person United Kingdom
2010s 43,270 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 46,854 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 3,584 international-$ in 2021 prices per person United Kingdom
2020s 48,262 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 49,868 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 1,606 international-$ in 2021 prices per person United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Italy or United Kingdom?
Italy, at 50,929 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 50,806 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Italy and United Kingdom?
123 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom?
64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
How do Italy and United Kingdom rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Italy ranks 29th and United Kingdom ranks 30th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 10,076 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.