Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … Current square was 0.0092 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in United Kingdom, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in United Kingdom stood at 0.0092 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 43.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in United Kingdom peaked at 0.0092 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
United Kingdom ranks 97th of 192 countries on this measure, 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), Current prices … Current square in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +6.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1966 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1971 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1972 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0003 units per square kilometre | +15.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +13.3% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +24.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +19.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +16.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +16.5% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +18.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +17.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +11.6% |
| 1982 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | +10.0% |
| 1984 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 1986 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0021 units per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 0.003 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0033 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0039 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0041 units per square kilometre | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0049 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0052 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0054 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0058 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0061 units per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.0064 units per square kilometre | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0069 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0074 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0079 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0082 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0086 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0089 units per square kilometre | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | +3.4% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0.0092 units per square kilometre is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0096 units per square kilometre, 96% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0.0092 units per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0061 units per square kilometre, 1.5× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0002 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 units per square kilometre | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0035 units per square kilometre | 0.0028 units per square kilometre | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | 0.0045 units per square kilometre | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0078 units per square kilometre | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 94 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0096 units per square kilometre compare
- 95 Nauru 0.0096 units per square kilometre compare
- 96 Saint Lucia 0.0094 units per square kilometre compare
- 98 Gambia 0.0091 units per square kilometre compare
- 99 Algeria 0.0086 units per square kilometre compare
- 100 Vanuatu 0.0085 units per square kilometre compare
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- 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), current prices, domestic currency, per in United Kingdom?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in United Kingdom was 0.0092 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0092 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does United Kingdom rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- United Kingdom ranks 97th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.0%. 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), Current prices, Domestic currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency 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), Current prices, Domestic currency 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.