GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita was 43,747 current LCU per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in United Kingdom, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in United Kingdom is 43,747 current LCU per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 47.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 43,747 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10,755 current LCU per person, in 1990.
United Kingdom ranks 145th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10,755 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 11,284 current LCU per person | +4.9% |
| 1992 | 11,674 current LCU per person | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 12,262 current LCU per person | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 12,878 current LCU per person | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 14,735 current LCU per person | +14.4% |
| 1996 | 15,707 current LCU per person | +6.6% |
| 1997 | 16,437 current LCU per person | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 17,146 current LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 17,837 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 18,759 current LCU per person | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 19,461 current LCU per person | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 20,122 current LCU per person | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 21,166 current LCU per person | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 22,124 current LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 23,232 current LCU per person | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 24,292 current LCU per person | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 25,304 current LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 25,923 current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 25,040 current LCU per person | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 25,744 current LCU per person | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 26,398 current LCU per person | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 27,024 current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 27,894 current LCU per person | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 29,017 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 29,622 current LCU per person | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 30,558 current LCU per person | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 31,793 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 32,760 current LCU per person | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 33,814 current LCU per person | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 31,836 current LCU per person | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 34,678 current LCU per person | +8.9% |
| 2022 | 38,159 current LCU per person | +10.0% |
| 2023 | 40,162 current LCU per person | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 41,735 current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 43,747 current LCU per person | +4.8% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 43,747 current LCU per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 70,749 current LCU per person, 62% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 43,747 current LCU per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60,450 current LCU per person, 72% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14,071 current LCU per person | 10,755 current LCU per person | 17,837 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 22,542 current LCU per person | 18,759 current LCU per person | 25,923 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,462 current LCU per person | 25,744 current LCU per person | 33,814 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 38,386 current LCU per person | 31,836 current LCU per person | 43,747 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 142 Andorra 48,046 current LCU per person compare
- 143 Morocco 44,372 current LCU per person compare
- 144 United States Virgin Islands 44,321 current LCU per person compare
- 146 France 43,351 current LCU per person compare
- 147 Malta 42,396 current LCU per person compare
- 148 Brunei 42,150 current LCU per person compare
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in United Kingdom?
- Gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita in United Kingdom was 43,747 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 43,747 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,755 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does United Kingdom rank for gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita?
- United Kingdom ranks 145th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp: linked series (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of GDP: linked series (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GDP: linked series (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GDP: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
GDP: linked series (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.