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United Kingdom

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Over time

6 charts

GDP per capita

€/inh. · 1995-2019

United Kingdom EU average

10k 20k 30k 40k 50k 1995 United Kingdom: 17,680 EU average: 14,910 1996 United Kingdom: 19,170 EU average: 15,600 1997 United Kingdom: 23,580 EU average: 16,010 1998 United Kingdom: 25,210 EU average: 16,670 1999 United Kingdom: 26,900 EU average: 17,420 2000 United Kingdom: 30,540 EU average: 18,420 2001 United Kingdom: 30,970 EU average: 19,270 2002 United Kingdom: 31,810 EU average: 19,930 2003 United Kingdom: 30,440 EU average: 20,400 2004 United Kingdom: 32,380 EU average: 21,250 2005 United Kingdom: 33,720 EU average: 22,110 2006 United Kingdom: 35,470 EU average: 23,320 2007 United Kingdom: 36,840 EU average: 24,680 2008 United Kingdom: 32,280 EU average: 25,390 2009 United Kingdom: 27,920 EU average: 24,230 2010 United Kingdom: 29,830 EU average: 25,090 2011 United Kingdom: 30,230 EU average: 25,880 2012 United Kingdom: 33,140 EU average: 25,980 2013 United Kingdom: 32,700 EU average: 26,260 2014 United Kingdom: 35,780 EU average: 26,860 2015 United Kingdom: 40,620 EU average: 27,810 2016 United Kingdom: 37,080 EU average: 28,510 2017 United Kingdom: 35,730 EU average: 29,680 2018 United Kingdom: 36,440 EU average: 30,680 2019 United Kingdom: 37,830 EU average: 31,740 1995 2003 2007 2011 2019

Real GDP growth

% · 1975-2019

United Kingdom EU average

-5 -3 0 3 5 8 1975 United Kingdom: -1.5 EU average: 0 1976 United Kingdom: 2.9 EU average: 0 1977 United Kingdom: 2.5 EU average: 0 1978 United Kingdom: 4.2 EU average: 0 1979 United Kingdom: 3.7 EU average: 0 1980 United Kingdom: -2 EU average: 0 1981 United Kingdom: -0.8 EU average: 0 1982 United Kingdom: 2 EU average: 0 1983 United Kingdom: 4.2 EU average: 0 1984 United Kingdom: 2.3 EU average: 0 1985 United Kingdom: 4.1 EU average: 0 1986 United Kingdom: 3.2 EU average: 0 1987 United Kingdom: 5.4 EU average: 0 1988 United Kingdom: 5.7 EU average: 0 1989 United Kingdom: 2.6 EU average: 0 1990 United Kingdom: 0.7 EU average: 0 1991 United Kingdom: -1.1 EU average: 0 1992 United Kingdom: 0.4 EU average: 0 1993 United Kingdom: 2.5 EU average: 0 1994 United Kingdom: 3.8 EU average: 0 1995 United Kingdom: 2.3 EU average: 0 1996 United Kingdom: 2.5 EU average: 1.8 1997 United Kingdom: 5 EU average: 2.7 1998 United Kingdom: 3.7 EU average: 3 1999 United Kingdom: 3.3 EU average: 3 2000 United Kingdom: 3.5 EU average: 3.9 2001 United Kingdom: 2.7 EU average: 2.1 2002 United Kingdom: 2.2 EU average: 1 2003 United Kingdom: 3.3 EU average: 0.9 2004 United Kingdom: 2.3 EU average: 2.5 2005 United Kingdom: 3 EU average: 1.9 2006 United Kingdom: 2.7 EU average: 3.5 2007 United Kingdom: 2.4 EU average: 3.1 2008 United Kingdom: -0.3 EU average: 0.6 2009 United Kingdom: -4.1 EU average: -4.3 2010 United Kingdom: 2.1 EU average: 2.1 2011 United Kingdom: 1.3 EU average: 1.9 2012 United Kingdom: 1.4 EU average: -0.8 2013 United Kingdom: 2.2 EU average: 0 2014 United Kingdom: 2.9 EU average: 1.6 2015 United Kingdom: 2.4 EU average: 2.4 2016 United Kingdom: 1.7 EU average: 1.9 2017 United Kingdom: 1.7 EU average: 2.8 2018 United Kingdom: 1.3 EU average: 2.1 2019 United Kingdom: 1.4 EU average: 1.9 1975 1989 1996 2003 2019

HICP inflation rate

% · 1996-2019

United Kingdom EU average

0 1 2 3 4 5 1996 United Kingdom: 2.5 EU average: 0 1997 United Kingdom: 1.8 EU average: 0 1998 United Kingdom: 1.6 EU average: 0 1999 United Kingdom: 1.3 EU average: 0 2000 United Kingdom: 0.8 EU average: 0 2001 United Kingdom: 1.2 EU average: 3.6 2002 United Kingdom: 1.3 EU average: 2.7 2003 United Kingdom: 1.4 EU average: 2.3 2004 United Kingdom: 1.3 EU average: 2.5 2005 United Kingdom: 2.1 EU average: 2.3 2006 United Kingdom: 2.3 EU average: 2.3 2007 United Kingdom: 2.3 EU average: 2.4 2008 United Kingdom: 3.6 EU average: 3.7 2009 United Kingdom: 2.2 EU average: 0.8 2010 United Kingdom: 3.3 EU average: 1.8 2011 United Kingdom: 4.5 EU average: 2.9 2012 United Kingdom: 2.8 EU average: 2.6 2013 United Kingdom: 2.6 EU average: 1.3 2014 United Kingdom: 1.5 EU average: 0.4 2015 United Kingdom: 0 EU average: 0.1 2016 United Kingdom: 0.7 EU average: 0.2 2017 United Kingdom: 2.7 EU average: 1.6 2018 United Kingdom: 2.5 EU average: 1.8 2019 United Kingdom: 1.8 EU average: 1.4 1996 2004 2008 2012 2019

Annual change in house prices

% · 2006-2019

United Kingdom EU average

-10 -5 0 5 10 2006 United Kingdom: 7.8 EU average: 9.9 2007 United Kingdom: 9.9 EU average: 8.5 2008 United Kingdom: -4.4 EU average: 1.3 2009 United Kingdom: -8.9 EU average: -3.7 2010 United Kingdom: 5.8 EU average: 0.5 2011 United Kingdom: -1.5 EU average: 0.6 2012 United Kingdom: 0.4 EU average: -2.1 2013 United Kingdom: 2.6 EU average: -1.7 2014 United Kingdom: 8 EU average: 0.7 2015 United Kingdom: 5.9 EU average: 2.3 2016 United Kingdom: 7 EU average: 4.3 2017 United Kingdom: 4.6 EU average: 4.8 2018 United Kingdom: 3.3 EU average: 5 2019 United Kingdom: 1 EU average: 4.9 2006 2010 2012 2014 2016 2019

R&D expenditure

% of GDP · 1981-2019

United Kingdom EU average

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 1981 United Kingdom: 2.24 EU average: 0 1983 United Kingdom: 2.06 EU average: 0 1985 United Kingdom: 2.09 EU average: 0 1986 United Kingdom: 2.1 EU average: 0 1987 United Kingdom: 2.02 EU average: 0 1988 United Kingdom: 1.96 EU average: 0 1989 United Kingdom: 1.95 EU average: 0 1990 United Kingdom: 1.95 EU average: 0 1991 United Kingdom: 1.87 EU average: 0 1992 United Kingdom: 1.84 EU average: 0 1993 United Kingdom: 1.86 EU average: 0 1994 United Kingdom: 1.84 EU average: 0 1995 United Kingdom: 1.65 EU average: 1.73 1996 United Kingdom: 1.58 EU average: 1.72 1997 United Kingdom: 1.54 EU average: 1.72 1998 United Kingdom: 1.55 EU average: 1.73 1999 United Kingdom: 1.63 EU average: 1.78 2000 United Kingdom: 1.62 EU average: 1.81 2001 United Kingdom: 1.61 EU average: 1.82 2002 United Kingdom: 1.62 EU average: 1.83 2003 United Kingdom: 1.58 EU average: 1.82 2004 United Kingdom: 1.54 EU average: 1.79 2005 United Kingdom: 1.56 EU average: 1.78 2006 United Kingdom: 1.58 EU average: 1.8 2007 United Kingdom: 1.62 EU average: 1.79 2008 United Kingdom: 1.61 EU average: 1.87 2009 United Kingdom: 1.67 EU average: 1.96 2010 United Kingdom: 1.64 EU average: 1.96 2011 United Kingdom: 1.65 EU average: 2 2012 United Kingdom: 1.58 EU average: 2.06 2013 United Kingdom: 1.62 EU average: 2.08 2014 United Kingdom: 1.64 EU average: 2.09 2015 United Kingdom: 1.65 EU average: 2.1 2016 United Kingdom: 1.66 EU average: 2.1 2017 United Kingdom: 1.68 EU average: 2.14 2018 United Kingdom: 1.73 EU average: 2.17 2019 United Kingdom: 1.76 EU average: 2.21 1981 1995 2001 2007 2019

Electricity price for households

€/kWh · 2007S2-2020S1

United Kingdom EU average

0.13 0.15 0.18 0.20 0.23 2007S2 United Kingdom: 0.15 EU average: 0.15 2008S1 United Kingdom: 0.15 EU average: 0.16 2008S2 United Kingdom: 0.16 EU average: 0.17 2009S1 United Kingdom: 0.15 EU average: 0.17 2009S2 United Kingdom: 0.14 EU average: 0.17 2010S1 United Kingdom: 0.14 EU average: 0.17 2010S2 United Kingdom: 0.14 EU average: 0.18 2011S1 United Kingdom: 0.14 EU average: 0.19 2011S2 United Kingdom: 0.16 EU average: 0.19 2012S1 United Kingdom: 0.17 EU average: 0.19 2012S2 United Kingdom: 0.18 EU average: 0.2 2013S1 United Kingdom: 0.17 EU average: 0.2 2013S2 United Kingdom: 0.18 EU average: 0.21 2014S1 United Kingdom: 0.19 EU average: 0.21 2014S2 United Kingdom: 0.2 EU average: 0.21 2015S1 United Kingdom: 0.21 EU average: 0.21 2015S2 United Kingdom: 0.22 EU average: 0.21 2016S1 United Kingdom: 0.2 EU average: 0.21 2016S2 United Kingdom: 0.18 EU average: 0.21 2017S1 United Kingdom: 0.18 EU average: 0.21 2017S2 United Kingdom: 0.19 EU average: 0.21 2018S1 United Kingdom: 0.19 EU average: 0.21 2018S2 United Kingdom: 0.2 EU average: 0.22 2019S1 United Kingdom: 0.21 EU average: 0.22 2019S2 United Kingdom: 0.22 EU average: 0.22 2020S1 United Kingdom: 0.22 EU average: 0.21 2007S2 2011S2 2013S2 2015S2 2020S1

Economy

8 indicators
GDP per capita
37,830 €/inh.
+1,390 vs 2018
EU average 31,740 €/inh.
2019 · country ranking
GDP growth
1.4 %
+0.1 vs 2018
EU average 1.9 %
2019 · country ranking
Inflation
1.8 %
−0.7 vs 2018
EU average 1.4 %
2019 · country ranking
House prices
1.0 %
−2.3 vs 2018
EU average 4.9 %
2019 · country ranking
R&D
1.76 % of GDP
+0.03 vs 2018
EU average 2.21 % of GDP
2019 · country ranking
Electricity price
0.2203 €/kWh
−0.0007 vs 2019S2
EU average 0.2139 €/kWh
2020S1 · country ranking
Gas price
0.0476 €/kWh
−0.0028 vs 2019S2
EU average 0.0646 €/kWh
2020S1 · country ranking
Price level
129.1
+6.2 vs 2023
EU average 100.0
2024 · country ranking

Labour

3 indicators
Minimum wage
1,583 €
−16 vs 2020S1
2020S2 · country ranking
Gender pay gap
19.8 %
−1.0 vs 2017
EU average 14.4 %
2018 · country ranking
Working hours
37.5 h
+0.1 vs 2018
EU average 37.5 h
2019 · country ranking

Population

7 indicators
Healthy life expectancy
61.2 years
−1.5 vs 2017
EU average 64.0 years
2018 · country ranking
Doctors
294 per 100k
+10 vs 2018
2019 · country ranking
Infant mortality
3.9 ‰
0 vs 2017
EU average 3.4 ‰
2018 · country ranking
Obesity
19.8 %
EU average 14.9 %
2014 · country ranking
Population
69.6 mn
2026 · country ranking
Life expectancy
80.6 years
0 vs 2017
EU average 80.1 years
2018 · country ranking
Fertility
1.68
−0.06 vs 2017
EU average 1.54
2018 · country ranking

Environment

2 indicators
Energy imports
34.8 %
−0.7 vs 2018
EU average 60.5 %
2019 · country ranking
Organic farming
2.6 %
0 vs 2018
EU average 8.5 %
2019 · country ranking

Society

15 indicators
Health spending
10.2 %
+0.3 vs 2018
EU average 9.8 %
2019 · country ranking
Tertiary educated
44.7 %
+1.5 vs 2018
EU average 31.7 %
2019 · country ranking
Adult learning
14.8 %
+0.2 vs 2018
EU average 10.8 %
2019 · country ranking
Poverty risk
22.8 %
+1.0 vs 2017
EU average 21.7 %
2018 · country ranking
Income inequality
34.0
+1.4 vs 2017
EU average 30.0
2018 · country ranking
Internet use
97.3 %
+1.8 vs 2019
EU average 87.6 %
2020 · country ranking
Road deaths
3 per mn
0 vs 2017
EU average 5 per mn
2018 · country ranking
Housing overcrowding
4.8 %
+1.4 vs 2017
EU average 17.1 %
2018 · country ranking
Passenger cars
474 per 1,000
+2 vs 2023
EU average 577 per 1,000
2024 · country ranking
Early leavers
10.9 %
+0.2 vs 2018
EU average 10.1 %
2019 · country ranking
Unable to keep warm
5.4 %
−0.5 vs 2017
EU average 7.6 %
2018 · country ranking
Housing overburden
15.1 %
+2.7 vs 2017
EU average 9.6 %
2018 · country ranking
Home ownership
65.2 %
+0.2 vs 2017
EU average 69.9 %
2018 · country ranking
Travel by car
86.9 %
+0.2 vs 2018
EU average 82.7 %
2019 · country ranking
Life satisfaction
7.6 /10
+0.3 vs 2013
EU average 7.3 /10
2018 · country ranking

Where the data comes from

© European Union, source: Eurostat - datasets, licence and methods.

Ranks are among EU member states. Where less is better (unemployment, debt), the lowest value ranks first.