World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 205 economies tracked
37.59B (2025)
#n/a of 205 economies
2.1%
25.26×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1970 - 2025. United Kingdom climbed from #2 to #15 (overtook Cyprus). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for United Kingdom ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
Privatisation and deregulation reshape the British economy.
Pound forced out of the ERM after a failed defence of the exchange rate.
Northern Rock, RBS and Lloyds require state support.
Vote to leave the EU starts a long period of trade uncertainty.
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