Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square was 0.0128 units per square kilometre in 2019. ▲ Rising
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in United Kingdom, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.0128 units per square kilometre for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in United Kingdom peaked at 0.0128 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0033 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
United Kingdom ranks 19th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 59 years of available data.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 1963 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1964 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1966 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 0.004 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0042 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1969 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1970 | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 1973 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 1976 | 0.005 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0053 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0057 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0063 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 0.007 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0073 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0076 units per square kilometre | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.008 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0084 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0087 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.009 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0096 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0098 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 0.0101 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0106 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0107 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0111 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.0115 units per square kilometre | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0118 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.0121 units per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0123 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0125 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0126 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0128 units per square kilometre | +1.3% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.0128 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0041 units per square kilometre, 3.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.0128 units per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0017 units per square kilometre, 7.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | 0.0044 units per square kilometre | 0.0055 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | 0.0072 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | 0.009 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0104 units per square kilometre | 0.0093 units per square kilometre | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0119 units per square kilometre | 0.0109 units per square kilometre | 0.0128 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 16 Mauritius 0.0151 units per square kilometre compare
- 17 Japan 0.0144 units per square kilometre compare
- 18 Kuwait 0.013 units per square kilometre compare
- 20 Germany 0.0128 units per square kilometre compare
- 21 Puerto Rico 0.0124 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Lebanon 0.0098 units per square kilometre 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0099 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 571.28 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -3.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0072 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 417.14 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in United Kingdom?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in United Kingdom was 0.0128 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0128 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0033 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does United Kingdom rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
- United Kingdom ranks 19th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.