Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -41.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is -41.2%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at -34.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, -47.5%, in 2020.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 146th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -34.0% | — |
| 2001 | -34.3% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | -35.7% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | -36.8% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | -37.3% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | -37.7% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | -38.0% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | -38.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | -41.0% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | -43.5% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | -43.9% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | -42.5% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | -43.1% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | -40.0% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | -39.1% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | -38.2% | -2.4% |
| 2016 | -37.0% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | -36.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | -37.2% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | -36.4% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | -47.5% | +30.6% |
| 2021 | -42.9% | -9.6% |
| 2022 | -40.7% | -5.3% |
| 2023 | -41.2% | +1.4% |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's -41.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is -34.2%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's -41.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -34.9%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -30.6% | -36.4% | -47.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -37.6% | -43.5% | -34.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | -39.4% | -43.9% | -36.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -43.1% | -47.5% | -40.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 143 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) -40.0% compare
- 144 Lesotho -40.2% compare
- 145 San Marino -40.5% compare
- 146 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -41.2% compare
- 148 Luxembourg -42.2% compare
- 149 Hungary -42.4% compare
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 86.93 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0217 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,251 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
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- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 691.49 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was -41.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was -34.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was -47.5% in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 146th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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