United Kingdom

United KingdomGDP growth

UK desk: United Kingdom first; euro area, United States, Canada, Australia, Korea, Taiwan and New Zealand alongside.

1.39%

+0.31 pp

As of 2025 | annual %

Mean
2.26%
Median
2.39%
Min
-10.05% 2020
Max
8.54% 2021
YearValue
20251.39%
20241.08%
20230.27%
20225.15%
20218.54%
2020-10.05%
20191.26%
20181.55%
20173.02%
20162.21%
20152.14%
20143.16%
20131.72%
20121.53%
20110.85%
20102.26%
2009-4.59%
2008-0.05%
20072.93%
20062.19%
20052.79%
20042.33%
20033.22%
20021.71%
#CountryGDP growthChangeYear
4Ireland12.34%+9.74 pp2025141United States2.16%−0.63 pp2025157Canada1.74%−0.30 pp2025164Euro area1.41%+0.47 pp2025165United Kingdom1.39%+0.31 pp2025166Australia1.35%−0.02 pp2025182France0.84%−0.35 pp2025193New Zealand0.46%+1.33 pp2025196Germany0.24%+0.74 pp2025

What real GDP growth is

Annual percentage change in real GDP (NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG). This is a growth rate, not a level. Latest: 1.39% in 2025.

A small rich economy and a large poor one can print the same growth rate. Read it next to the level pages. From 1961 to 2025 (65 years): mean 2.26%, median 2.39%; low -10.05% (2020), high 8.54% (2021).

Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).