Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate (Bolt) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate (Bolt) was 4.1 % change on previous year in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
4.1 % change on previous year
Change on year
down 46.0%
World rank
72nd
of 166 countries
All-time high
10.01 % change on previous year
in 1940
All-time low
-11.95 % change on previous year
in 1919
Years of data
202
1821–2022
Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate in United Kingdom, 1821–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 4.1 % change on previous year for gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 46.0% on the previous year and up 183.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate in United Kingdom peaked at 10.01 % change on previous year in 1940 and was at its lowest, -11.95 % change on previous year, in 1919.
That places United Kingdom 72nd out of 166 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate (Bolt) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1821 | 1.53 % change on previous year | — |
| 1822 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -0.8% |
| 1823 | 2.65 % change on previous year | +74.5% |
| 1824 | 5.32 % change on previous year | +100.9% |
| 1825 | 2.14 % change on previous year | -59.8% |
| 1826 | -5.33 % change on previous year | -349.2% |
| 1827 | 7.64 % change on previous year | -243.3% |
| 1828 | 0.1252 % change on previous year | -98.4% |
| 1829 | 0.6917 % change on previous year | +452.2% |
| 1830 | 4.37 % change on previous year | +531.8% |
| 1831 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -75.4% |
| 1832 | 2.94 % change on previous year | +173.1% |
| 1833 | 0.6614 % change on previous year | -77.5% |
| 1834 | 2.15 % change on previous year | +225.6% |
| 1835 | 7.19 % change on previous year | +233.7% |
| 1836 | 3.02 % change on previous year | -58.0% |
| 1837 | -1.07 % change on previous year | -135.3% |
| 1838 | 3.76 % change on previous year | -451.9% |
| 1839 | -1.1 % change on previous year | -129.2% |
| 1840 | 4.55 % change on previous year | -514.7% |
| 1841 | -2.15 % change on previous year | -147.1% |
| 1842 | -1.22 % change on previous year | -43.2% |
| 1843 | 4.62 % change on previous year | -478.5% |
| 1844 | 8.54 % change on previous year | +84.9% |
| 1845 | 4.29 % change on previous year | -49.7% |
| 1846 | -0.3902 % change on previous year | -109.1% |
| 1847 | -2.84 % change on previous year | +627.6% |
| 1848 | 1.41 % change on previous year | -149.5% |
| 1849 | 0.468 % change on previous year | -66.7% |
| 1850 | -2.92 % change on previous year | -724.2% |
| 1851 | 2.45 % change on previous year | -183.9% |
| 1852 | 3.83 % change on previous year | +56.3% |
| 1853 | 2.98 % change on previous year | -22.1% |
| 1854 | 4.45 % change on previous year | +49.1% |
| 1855 | -2.4 % change on previous year | -153.8% |
| 1856 | 6.65 % change on previous year | -377.8% |
| 1857 | 0.8641 % change on previous year | -87.0% |
| 1858 | -1.98 % change on previous year | -328.6% |
| 1859 | 3.98 % change on previous year | -301.4% |
| 1860 | 1.9 % change on previous year | -52.3% |
| 1861 | -0.3982 % change on previous year | -121.0% |
| 1862 | -4.29 % change on previous year | +976.6% |
| 1863 | 9.26 % change on previous year | -316.1% |
| 1864 | 2.47 % change on previous year | -73.3% |
| 1865 | 2.32 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 1866 | 2.98 % change on previous year | +28.2% |
| 1867 | 0.3486 % change on previous year | -88.3% |
| 1868 | 4.84 % change on previous year | +1287.4% |
| 1869 | 0.8968 % change on previous year | -81.5% |
| 1870 | 4.35 % change on previous year | +385.1% |
| 1871 | 0.3535 % change on previous year | -91.9% |
| 1872 | 0.1105 % change on previous year | -68.7% |
| 1873 | 2.23 % change on previous year | +1916.0% |
| 1874 | 1.56 % change on previous year | -30.0% |
| 1875 | 2.35 % change on previous year | +50.4% |
| 1876 | 0.8956 % change on previous year | -61.8% |
| 1877 | 0.877 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 1878 | 0.3092 % change on previous year | -64.7% |
| 1879 | -0.5028 % change on previous year | -262.6% |
| 1880 | 4.61 % change on previous year | -1017.0% |
| 1881 | 3.41 % change on previous year | -26.1% |
| 1882 | 2.79 % change on previous year | -18.1% |
| 1883 | 0.613 % change on previous year | -78.0% |
| 1884 | 0.0648 % change on previous year | -89.4% |
| 1885 | -0.6116 % change on previous year | -1043.1% |
| 1886 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -337.4% |
| 1887 | 3.86 % change on previous year | +165.5% |
| 1888 | 4.37 % change on previous year | +13.4% |
| 1889 | 5.26 % change on previous year | +20.3% |
| 1890 | 0.3712 % change on previous year | -92.9% |
| 1891 | -0.0974 % change on previous year | -126.2% |
| 1892 | -2.51 % change on previous year | +2479.7% |
| 1893 | -0.0984 % change on previous year | -96.1% |
| 1894 | 6.64 % change on previous year | -6845.3% |
| 1895 | 3.07 % change on previous year | -53.8% |
| 1896 | 4.07 % change on previous year | +32.6% |
| 1897 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -69.7% |
| 1898 | 4.77 % change on previous year | +287.2% |
| 1899 | 4.05 % change on previous year | -15.0% |
| 1900 | -0.8263 % change on previous year | -120.4% |
| 1901 | -0.1059 % change on previous year | -87.2% |
| 1902 | 2.45 % change on previous year | -2414.5% |
| 1903 | -1.18 % change on previous year | -148.1% |
| 1904 | 0.4999 % change on previous year | -142.4% |
| 1905 | 2.87 % change on previous year | +474.3% |
| 1906 | 3.26 % change on previous year | +13.5% |
| 1907 | 1.81 % change on previous year | -44.4% |
| 1908 | -4.18 % change on previous year | -330.3% |
| 1909 | 2.2 % change on previous year | -152.6% |
| 1910 | 3.04 % change on previous year | +38.4% |
| 1911 | 2.82 % change on previous year | -7.2% |
| 1912 | 1.37 % change on previous year | -51.5% |
| 1913 | 3.75 % change on previous year | +174.1% |
| 1914 | -0.119 % change on previous year | -103.2% |
| 1915 | 6.92 % change on previous year | -5915.6% |
| 1916 | 1.11 % change on previous year | -84.0% |
| 1917 | -0.2112 % change on previous year | -119.1% |
| 1918 | -0.4872 % change on previous year | +130.7% |
| 1919 | -11.95 % change on previous year | +2353.6% |
| 1920 | -7.16 % change on previous year | -40.1% |
| 1921 | -8.89 % change on previous year | +24.1% |
| 1922 | 9.56 % change on previous year | -207.5% |
| 1923 | 3.17 % change on previous year | -66.8% |
| 1924 | 4.13 % change on previous year | +30.2% |
| 1925 | 4.86 % change on previous year | +17.8% |
| 1926 | -3.67 % change on previous year | -175.5% |
| 1927 | 8.05 % change on previous year | -319.4% |
| 1928 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -85.0% |
| 1929 | 2.94 % change on previous year | +142.9% |
| 1930 | -0.7086 % change on previous year | -124.1% |
| 1931 | -5.14 % change on previous year | +625.5% |
| 1932 | 0.763 % change on previous year | -114.8% |
| 1933 | 2.91 % change on previous year | +281.1% |
| 1934 | 6.61 % change on previous year | +127.4% |
| 1935 | 3.86 % change on previous year | -41.6% |
| 1936 | 4.54 % change on previous year | +17.6% |
| 1937 | 3.48 % change on previous year | -23.4% |
| 1938 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -65.1% |
| 1939 | 0.9857 % change on previous year | -18.8% |
| 1940 | 10.01 % change on previous year | +915.8% |
| 1941 | 9.11 % change on previous year | -9.0% |
| 1942 | 2.49 % change on previous year | -72.7% |
| 1943 | 2.19 % change on previous year | -11.7% |
| 1944 | -3.94 % change on previous year | -279.4% |
| 1945 | -4.39 % change on previous year | +11.4% |
| 1946 | -4.34 % change on previous year | -1.0% |
| 1947 | -1.48 % change on previous year | -65.9% |
| 1948 | 3.17 % change on previous year | -313.7% |
| 1949 | 3.73 % change on previous year | +17.7% |
| 1950 | -0.6102 % change on previous year | -116.4% |
| 1951 | 2.98 % change on previous year | -588.8% |
| 1952 | -0.1722 % change on previous year | -105.8% |
| 1953 | 3.93 % change on previous year | -2380.9% |
| 1954 | 4.08 % change on previous year | +3.8% |
| 1955 | 3.63 % change on previous year | -11.0% |
| 1956 | 1.25 % change on previous year | -65.5% |
| 1957 | 1.59 % change on previous year | +27.3% |
| 1958 | -0.205 % change on previous year | -112.9% |
| 1959 | 4.04 % change on previous year | -2072.3% |
| 1960 | 5.76 % change on previous year | +42.5% |
| 1961 | 3.3 % change on previous year | -42.6% |
| 1962 | 1.01 % change on previous year | -69.4% |
| 1963 | 3.84 % change on previous year | +280.0% |
| 1964 | 5.29 % change on previous year | +37.8% |
| 1965 | 2.61 % change on previous year | -50.8% |
| 1966 | 1.91 % change on previous year | -26.7% |
| 1967 | 2.24 % change on previous year | +17.5% |
| 1968 | 4.07 % change on previous year | +81.4% |
| 1969 | 1.82 % change on previous year | -55.2% |
| 1970 | 2.35 % change on previous year | +28.9% |
| 1971 | 2.12 % change on previous year | -9.6% |
| 1972 | 3.54 % change on previous year | +66.8% |
| 1973 | 6.73 % change on previous year | +90.0% |
| 1974 | -1.36 % change on previous year | -120.2% |
| 1975 | -0.1167 % change on previous year | -91.4% |
| 1976 | 2.24 % change on previous year | -2024.0% |
| 1977 | 2.17 % change on previous year | -3.2% |
| 1978 | 3.56 % change on previous year | +64.1% |
| 1979 | 2.75 % change on previous year | -22.8% |
| 1980 | -1.64 % change on previous year | -159.6% |
| 1981 | -1.3 % change on previous year | -20.7% |
| 1982 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -219.2% |
| 1983 | 3.55 % change on previous year | +128.6% |
| 1984 | 2.5 % change on previous year | -29.5% |
| 1985 | 3.54 % change on previous year | +41.5% |
| 1986 | 4.39 % change on previous year | +24.3% |
| 1987 | 4.76 % change on previous year | +8.3% |
| 1988 | 4.99 % change on previous year | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 2.18 % change on previous year | -56.2% |
| 1990 | 0.39 % change on previous year | -82.1% |
| 1991 | -1.17 % change on previous year | -399.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2466 % change on previous year | -121.1% |
| 1993 | 2.4 % change on previous year | +872.0% |
| 1994 | 3.79 % change on previous year | +58.0% |
| 1995 | 2.43 % change on previous year | -35.9% |
| 1996 | 2.44 % change on previous year | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 3.03 % change on previous year | +24.3% |
| 1998 | 3.08 % change on previous year | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 3.21 % change on previous year | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 3.63 % change on previous year | +13.1% |
| 2001 | 2.63 % change on previous year | -27.6% |
| 2002 | 2.31 % change on previous year | -12.3% |
| 2003 | 3.36 % change on previous year | +45.7% |
| 2004 | 2.38 % change on previous year | -29.0% |
| 2005 | 2.96 % change on previous year | +24.2% |
| 2006 | 2.35 % change on previous year | -20.5% |
| 2007 | 2.49 % change on previous year | +5.6% |
| 2008 | -0.6879 % change on previous year | -127.7% |
| 2009 | -4.46 % change on previous year | +549.0% |
| 2010 | 1.83 % change on previous year | -141.1% |
| 2011 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -20.1% |
| 2012 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.82 % change on previous year | +25.6% |
| 2014 | 3.2 % change on previous year | +75.8% |
| 2015 | 2.39 % change on previous year | -25.2% |
| 2016 | 2.16 % change on previous year | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 2.44 % change on previous year | +12.9% |
| 2018 | 1.71 % change on previous year | -30.2% |
| 2019 | 1.6 % change on previous year | -5.9% |
| 2020 | -11.03 % change on previous year | -787.5% |
| 2021 | 7.6 % change on previous year | -168.9% |
| 2022 | 4.1 % change on previous year | -46.0% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 4.1 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.67 % change on previous year, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 4.1 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.71 % change on previous year, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate (Bolt) in United Kingdom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | +6845.3% | -0.0984 % change on previous year | 6.64 % change on previous year |
| 1915 | +5915.6% | -0.119 % change on previous year | 6.92 % change on previous year |
| 1892 | -2479.7% | -0.0974 % change on previous year | -2.51 % change on previous year |
| 1902 | +2414.5% | -0.1059 % change on previous year | 2.45 % change on previous year |
| 1953 | +2380.9% | -0.1722 % change on previous year | 3.93 % change on previous year |
| 1919 | -2353.6% | -0.4872 % change on previous year | -11.95 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 1.81 % change on previous year | -5.33 % change on previous year | 7.64 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 1830s | 2.3 % change on previous year | -1.1 % change on previous year | 7.19 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1840s | 1.73 % change on previous year | -2.84 % change on previous year | 8.54 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1850s | 1.79 % change on previous year | -2.92 % change on previous year | 6.65 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1860s | 2.03 % change on previous year | -4.29 % change on previous year | 9.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1870s | 1.25 % change on previous year | -0.5028 % change on previous year | 4.35 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1880s | 2.58 % change on previous year | -0.6116 % change on previous year | 5.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1890s | 2.15 % change on previous year | -2.51 % change on previous year | 6.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.6805 % change on previous year | -4.18 % change on previous year | 3.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.6233 % change on previous year | -11.95 % change on previous year | 6.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1920s | 1.42 % change on previous year | -8.89 % change on previous year | 9.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1930s | 1.85 % change on previous year | -5.14 % change on previous year | 6.61 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1940s | 1.66 % change on previous year | -4.39 % change on previous year | 10.01 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1950s | 2.05 % change on previous year | -0.6102 % change on previous year | 4.08 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1960s | 3.19 % change on previous year | 1.01 % change on previous year | 5.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.4 % change on previous year | -1.36 % change on previous year | 6.73 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.45 % change on previous year | -1.64 % change on previous year | 4.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.98 % change on previous year | -1.17 % change on previous year | 3.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.7 % change on previous year | -4.46 % change on previous year | 3.63 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.01 % change on previous year | 1.45 % change on previous year | 3.2 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2227 % change on previous year | -11.03 % change on previous year | 7.6 % change on previous year | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate in United Kingdom?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate in United Kingdom was 4.1 % change on previous year in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 10.01 % change on previous year in 1940.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was -11.95 % change on previous year in 1919.
- How does United Kingdom rank for gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate?
- United Kingdom ranks 72nd out of 166 countries with data for 2022.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 183.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross domestic product (GDP). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP) Bolt and van Zanden – Maddison Project Database 2023 – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Gross domestic product (GDP). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.