Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP was 0.6852 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP in United Kingdom, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.6852 current LCU per US$ of GDP for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.9% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp in United Kingdom peaked at 0.7301 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3735 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 1972.
That places United Kingdom 200th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3818 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.3788 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1972 | 0.3735 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.3842 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4121 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 0.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.8% |
| 1976 | 0.5402 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +22.8% |
| 1977 | 0.552 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4978 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4444 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -10.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4017 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1981 | 0.4623 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 1982 | 0.5271 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +14.0% |
| 1983 | 0.607 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +15.1% |
| 1984 | 0.6888 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +13.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7121 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 0.6191 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 1987 | 0.5497 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -11.2% |
| 1988 | 0.5022 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 1989 | 0.5429 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 0.4987 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1991 | 0.4993 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.5046 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5925 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +17.4% |
| 1994 | 0.5839 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.5749 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5825 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.5525 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 1998 | 0.5444 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.5549 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5932 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 2001 | 0.6252 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.6006 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5516 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4914 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2005 | 0.4956 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4898 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.4925 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5848 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +18.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5833 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.5575 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5661 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5712 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5423 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5841 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6605 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6934 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6695 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.7006 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 0.7043 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.6531 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7301 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.706 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2025 | 0.6852 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4405 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3735 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.552 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.5613 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4017 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7121 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5488 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4987 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5925 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5375 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.45 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6252 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6128 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5423 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7006 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7014 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6531 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.7301 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 197 Croatia 0.732 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 198 Kosovo 0.6949 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 199 Montenegro 0.6903 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 201 Jordan 0.6369 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 202 Oman 0.3866 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 203 Bahrain 0.3601 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
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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 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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per capita 32,346 constant LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp in United Kingdom?
- Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp in United Kingdom was 0.6852 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7301 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3735 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 1972.
- How does United Kingdom rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- United Kingdom ranks 200th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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 value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.