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GDP growth in United Kingdom

Is that economy growing or stalling?

United Kingdom's gdp growth is 1.39 % — #93 of 127 countries on the atlas (higher is better). Period 2025.

1.39%

Checked 8 Sept 2026Period 2025

Source: World Bank open data (GDP growth, GDP/capita, unemployment, government debt)

GDP growth in United Kingdom over time

8.54 %-0.75 %-10.05 %8.54 % · 2021-10.05 % · 20202000: 4.52 %2001: 2.39 %2002: 1.71 %2003: 3.22 %2004: 2.33 %2005: 2.79 %2006: 2.19 %2007: 2.93 %2008: -0.05 %2009: -4.59 %2010: 2.26 %2011: 0.85 %2012: 1.53 %2013: 1.72 %2014: 3.16 %2015: 2.14 %2016: 2.21 %2017: 3.02 %2018: 1.55 %2019: 1.26 %2020: -10.05 %2021: 8.54 %2022: 5.15 %2023: 0.27 %2024: 1.08 %2025: 1.39 %2000201220251.39 %
26 official observations, 2000 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#93 of 127
higher is better
Ranked behind
27 %
34 of 127 countries
Latest move
▲ 0.31 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
7.15 pp
peak 8.54 % in 2021
Full series
▼ 3.14 pp
since 2000

In Europe: #23 of 39vs median 2.90 %: −1.51 pp (worse)

Among 127 countries

4 of 127 countries between -2.71 % and -2.14 %2 of 127 countries between -2.14 % and -1.56 %1 of 127 countries between -1.56 % and -0.99 %3 of 127 countries between -0.99 % and -0.41 %12 of 127 countries between 0.16 % and 0.74 %11 of 127 countries between 0.74 % and 1.31 %12 of 127 countries between 1.31 % and 1.89 %9 of 127 countries between 1.89 % and 2.47 %14 of 127 countries between 2.47 % and 3.04 %13 of 127 countries between 3.04 % and 3.62 %11 of 127 countries between 3.62 % and 4.19 %10 of 127 countries between 4.19 % and 4.77 %6 of 127 countries between 4.77 % and 5.34 %3 of 127 countries between 5.34 % and 5.92 %1 of 127 countries between 5.92 % and 6.49 %2 of 127 countries between 6.49 % and 7.07 %3 of 127 countries between 7.07 % and 7.64 %2 of 127 countries between 7.64 % and 8.22 %2 of 127 countries between 8.22 % and 8.79 %2 of 127 countries between 9.37 % and 9.95 %4 of 127 countries between 10.52 % and 11.10 %median 2.90 %United Kingdom: ahead of 27 % of the 127 countries with a published gdp growthUnited Kingdom 1.39 %-2.71 %11.10 %
Half of all 127 countries sit between 1.30 % and 4.37 %. United Kingdom is ahead of 27 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGDP growthvs United Kingdom
91 Sweden1.54 %+0.15 pp
92 Azerbaijan1.45 %+0.06 pp
93 United Kingdom1.39 %—
94 Australia1.35 %−0.04 pp
95 Switzerland1.30 %−0.09 pp

Annual real GDP growth (World Bank).

How to read this figure

Annual growth of real GDP (World Bank) — the size of the economy adjusted for inflation. Population growth matters: a country can grow 2 % while its GDP per person stands still.

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