Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material was 0.1923 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 0.1923, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.3382 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1923, in 2022.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 202nd out of 224 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3353 | — |
| 2001 | 0.3382 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3203 | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 0.305 | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3078 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2938 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.2877 | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2833 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.259 | -8.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2452 | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 0.2278 | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2249 | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2191 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.212 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.2123 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2017 | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1948 | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2005 | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.1981 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1996 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.196 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1958 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1923 | -1.8% |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 0.1923 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4679, 41% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's 0.1923 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6615, 29% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2976 | 0.2452 | 0.3382 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2091 | 0.1948 | 0.2278 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1947 | 0.1923 | 0.196 | 3 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 199 Cook Islands 0.2162 compare
- 200 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.2103 compare
- 201 Luxembourg 0.1969 compare
- 203 Anguilla 0.1633 compare
- 204 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 0.1598 compare
- 205 Namibia 0.131 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 76.63 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 691.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0191 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,103 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 22.77 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.1923 in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3382 in 2001.
- What is the lowest domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1923 in 2022.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 202nd out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is domestic material consumption per unit of gdp, by type of raw material rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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 Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material (kilograms per constant 2020 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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