Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities for GDP in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities for GDP was 0.6771 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.6771 National currency per US dollar
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
46th
of 53 countries
All-time high
0.7258 National currency per US dollar
in 1999
All-time low
0.2284 National currency per US dollar
in 1960
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in United Kingdom, 1960–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
In 2025, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in United Kingdom stood at 0.6771 National currency per US dollar.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in United Kingdom peaked at 0.7258 National currency per US dollar in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.2284 National currency per US dollar, in 1960.
That places United Kingdom 46th out of 53 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Annual Purchasing Power: Purchasing Power Parities for GDP in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.2284 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1961 | 0.2339 National currency per US dollar | +2.4% |
| 1962 | 0.2371 National currency per US dollar | +1.4% |
| 1963 | 0.2383 National currency per US dollar | +0.5% |
| 1964 | 0.2436 National currency per US dollar | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 0.2484 National currency per US dollar | +1.9% |
| 1966 | 0.2503 National currency per US dollar | +0.8% |
| 1967 | 0.2504 National currency per US dollar | +0.0% |
| 1968 | 0.2488 National currency per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 1969 | 0.2495 National currency per US dollar | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 0.2681 National currency per US dollar | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 0.2796 National currency per US dollar | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 0.2892 National currency per US dollar | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2951 National currency per US dollar | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.309 National currency per US dollar | +4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.3528 National currency per US dollar | +14.2% |
| 1976 | 0.3853 National currency per US dollar | +9.2% |
| 1977 | 0.4129 National currency per US dollar | +7.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4333 National currency per US dollar | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 0.4608 National currency per US dollar | +6.4% |
| 1980 | 0.5067 National currency per US dollar | +10.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5192 National currency per US dollar | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5248 National currency per US dollar | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 0.5339 National currency per US dollar | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 0.5392 National currency per US dollar | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.5543 National currency per US dollar | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 0.5623 National currency per US dollar | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.5831 National currency per US dollar | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6018 National currency per US dollar | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.6268 National currency per US dollar | +4.2% |
| 1990 | 0.6516 National currency per US dollar | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 0.672 National currency per US dollar | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.6729 National currency per US dollar | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.6687 National currency per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.6569 National currency per US dollar | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.7129 National currency per US dollar | +8.5% |
| 1996 | 0.7128 National currency per US dollar | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7086 National currency per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.7207 National currency per US dollar | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 0.7258 National currency per US dollar | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.7044 National currency per US dollar | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6946 National currency per US dollar | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6899 National currency per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.6959 National currency per US dollar | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6879 National currency per US dollar | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.7076 National currency per US dollar | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6966 National currency per US dollar | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7091 National currency per US dollar | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7017 National currency per US dollar | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7097 National currency per US dollar | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.7024 National currency per US dollar | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7061 National currency per US dollar | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7016 National currency per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6952 National currency per US dollar | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.6984 National currency per US dollar | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6926 National currency per US dollar | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6886 National currency per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6846 National currency per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6877 National currency per US dollar | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6697 National currency per US dollar | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.6534 National currency per US dollar | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6689 National currency per US dollar | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6332 National currency per US dollar | -5.3% |
| 2023 | 0.6607 National currency per US dollar | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6642 National currency per US dollar | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.6771 National currency per US dollar | +2.0% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.6771 National currency per US dollar is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 National currency per US dollar, 68% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.6771 National currency per US dollar is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8607 National currency per US dollar, 79% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2429 National currency per US dollar | 0.2284 National currency per US dollar | 0.2504 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.3486 National currency per US dollar | 0.2681 National currency per US dollar | 0.4608 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5552 National currency per US dollar | 0.5067 National currency per US dollar | 0.6268 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6903 National currency per US dollar | 0.6516 National currency per US dollar | 0.7258 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.6997 National currency per US dollar | 0.6879 National currency per US dollar | 0.7097 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6927 National currency per US dollar | 0.6697 National currency per US dollar | 0.7061 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6596 National currency per US dollar | 0.6332 National currency per US dollar | 0.6771 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 43 Belgium 0.7199 National currency per US dollar compare
- 44 Germany 0.71 National currency per US dollar compare
- 45 France 0.6776 National currency per US dollar compare
- 47 Italy 0.6103 National currency per US dollar compare
- 48 Malta 0.5945 National currency per US dollar compare
- 49 Cyprus 0.5798 National currency per US dollar compare
More economy & growth data for United Kingdom
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 21.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.14 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.42 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0099 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 571.28 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0072 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 417.14 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in United Kingdom?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in United Kingdom was 0.6771 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7258 National currency per US dollar in 1999.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2284 National currency per US dollar in 1960.
- How does United Kingdom rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- United Kingdom ranks 46th out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org