United Kingdom — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for United Kingdom, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for United Kingdom was 1.39% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 8.54% in 2021. The lowest was -10.05% in 2020 (about -7.2× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -1.03% per year.
United Kingdom ranks 162 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 76%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 2.03%, so United Kingdom sits below it. It peaked in 2021 and has fallen 84% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved down 35%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 35 of 57 economies; Switzerland (1.30%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 9184% in 2009. That is 8% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1964.
World ranking. Slipped: 75th of 107 in 1961 → 92nd of 119 in 1970 → 124th of 152 in 1980 → 119th of 176 in 1990 → 86th of 199 in 2000 → 140th of 209 in 2010 → 173rd of 209 in 2020 → 148th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.39% | +0.3 pp |
| 2024 | 1.08% | +0.8 pp |
| 2023 | 0.27% | -4.9 pp |
| 2022 | 5.15% | -3.4 pp |
| 2021 | 8.54% | +18.6 pp |
| 2020 | -10.05% | -11.3 pp |
| 2019 | 1.26% | -0.3 pp |
| 2018 | 1.55% | -1.5 pp |
| 2017 | 3.02% | +0.8 pp |
| 2016 | 2.21% | +0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 2.14% | -1.0 pp |
| 2014 | 3.16% | +1.4 pp |
| 2013 | 1.72% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 1.53% | +0.7 pp |
| 2011 | 0.85% | -1.4 pp |
| 2010 | 2.26% | +6.8 pp |
| 2009 | -4.59% | -4.5 pp |
| 2008 | -0.05% | -3.0 pp |
| 2007 | 2.93% | +0.7 pp |
| 2006 | 2.19% | -0.6 pp |
| 2005 | 2.79% | +0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 2.33% | -0.9 pp |
| 2003 | 3.22% | +1.5 pp |
| 2002 | 1.71% | -0.7 pp |
| 2001 | 2.39% | -2.1 pp |
| 2000 | 4.52% | +1.6 pp |
| 1999 | 2.94% | -0.3 pp |
| 1998 | 3.25% | -1.6 pp |
| 1997 | 4.88% | +2.3 pp |
| 1996 | 2.61% | -0.9 pp |
| 1995 | 3.53% | -1.4 pp |
| 1994 | 4.95% | +1.5 pp |
| 1993 | 3.49% | +2.2 pp |
| 1992 | 1.29% | +2.6 pp |
| 1991 | -1.29% | -2.1 pp |
| 1990 | 0.78% | -1.5 pp |
| 1989 | 2.28% | -2.8 pp |
| 1988 | 5.03% | +0.5 pp |
| 1987 | 4.56% | +0.5 pp |
| 1986 | 4.01% | +0.4 pp |
| 1985 | 3.6% | +0.9 pp |
| 1984 | 2.67% | -1.0 pp |
| 1983 | 3.62% | +1.5 pp |
| 1982 | 2.09% | +3.4 pp |
| 1981 | -1.32% | +0.9 pp |
| 1980 | -2.18% | -4.9 pp |
| 1979 | 2.75% | -0.7 pp |
| 1978 | 3.4% | +1.0 pp |
| 1977 | 2.36% | -0.4 pp |
| 1976 | 2.8% | +3.5 pp |
| 1975 | -0.68% | +1.0 pp |
| 1974 | -1.68% | -9.0 pp |
| 1973 | 7.31% | +3.7 pp |
| 1972 | 3.63% | +1.6 pp |
| 1971 | 2% | -0.7 pp |
| 1970 | 2.71% | +0.8 pp |
| 1969 | 1.94% | -3.5 pp |
| 1968 | 5.47% | +2.7 pp |
| 1967 | 2.78% | +1.2 pp |
| 1966 | 1.57% | -0.6 pp |
| 1965 | 2.13% | -3.5 pp |
| 1964 | 5.59% | +0.7 pp |
| 1963 | 4.86% | +3.8 pp |
| 1962 | 1.1% | -1.6 pp |
| 1961 | 2.7% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was United Kingdom’s GDP growth in 1962?
1.1% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is United Kingdom’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -48.6% in total — about 1.0% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 1.39%; 2024: 1.08%; 2023: 0.27%; 2022: 5.15%; 2021: 8.54%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.