External finance, Overall in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: External finance, Overall was 1 in 2014. β² Rising
External finance, Overall in United Kingdom, 1973β2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 1 for external finance, overall in 2014. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, external finance, overall in United Kingdom peaked at 1 in 1979 and was at its lowest, 0.5, in 1973.
United Kingdom ranks 1st of 90 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6071 | 0.5 | 1 | 7 |
| 1980s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for United Kingdom
- 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)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.9825 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 1.02 (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.7432 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 1.35 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.8406 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 48,422 units per person (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external finance, overall in United Kingdom?
- External finance, overall in United Kingdom was 1 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest external finance, overall recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 1 in 1979.
- What is the lowest external finance, overall recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 in 1973.
- How does United Kingdom rank for external finance, overall?
- United Kingdom ranks 1st out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
- Is external finance, overall rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of External finance, Overall. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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