GDP growth in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: GDP growth was 1.4% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in United Kingdom, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 1.4% for gdp growth in 2025.
The figure is up 28.5% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in United Kingdom peaked at 8.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -10.0%, in 2020.
United Kingdom ranks 162nd of 213 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP growth in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 2.7% | — |
| 1962 | 1.1% | -59.3% |
| 1963 | 4.9% | +342.3% |
| 1964 | 5.6% | +15.1% |
| 1965 | 2.1% | -61.9% |
| 1966 | 1.6% | -26.4% |
| 1967 | 2.8% | +77.1% |
| 1968 | 5.5% | +97.2% |
| 1969 | 1.9% | -64.6% |
| 1970 | 2.7% | +39.7% |
| 1971 | 2.0% | -26.0% |
| 1972 | 3.6% | +80.9% |
| 1973 | 7.3% | +101.7% |
| 1974 | -1.7% | -123.0% |
| 1975 | -0.7% | -59.7% |
| 1976 | 2.8% | -514.4% |
| 1977 | 2.4% | -15.7% |
| 1978 | 3.4% | +44.0% |
| 1979 | 2.7% | -19.3% |
| 1980 | -2.2% | -179.3% |
| 1981 | -1.3% | -39.3% |
| 1982 | 2.1% | -258.2% |
| 1983 | 3.6% | +73.2% |
| 1984 | 2.7% | -26.3% |
| 1985 | 3.6% | +34.8% |
| 1986 | 4.0% | +11.5% |
| 1987 | 4.6% | +13.7% |
| 1988 | 5.0% | +10.3% |
| 1989 | 2.3% | -54.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8% | -65.8% |
| 1991 | -1.3% | -265.9% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | -200.2% |
| 1993 | 3.5% | +169.6% |
| 1994 | 5.0% | +41.9% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | -28.7% |
| 1996 | 2.6% | -26.0% |
| 1997 | 4.9% | +86.6% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | -33.5% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | -9.3% |
| 2000 | 4.5% | +53.7% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -47.2% |
| 2002 | 1.7% | -28.5% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | +88.3% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | -27.7% |
| 2005 | 2.8% | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -21.5% |
| 2007 | 2.9% | +33.8% |
| 2008 | -0.0% | -101.7% |
| 2009 | -4.6% | +9184.1% |
| 2010 | 2.3% | -149.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -62.3% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +79.5% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +12.4% |
| 2014 | 3.2% | +83.9% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | -32.3% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 3.0% | +37.0% |
| 2018 | 1.6% | -48.7% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -19.0% |
| 2020 | -10.0% | -899.8% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | -185.0% |
| 2022 | 5.1% | -39.7% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | -94.7% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | +297.7% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | +28.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.1% | 1.1% | 5.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.5% | -1.7% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | -2.2% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.6% | -1.3% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | -4.6% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 0.9% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | -10.0% | 8.5% | 6 |
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- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 5.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6852 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 39,472 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7556 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 43,524 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 0.5615 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in United Kingdom?
- Gdp growth in United Kingdom was 1.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 8.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was -10.0% in 2020.
- How does United Kingdom rank for gdp growth?
- United Kingdom ranks 162nd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.