World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 214 economies tracked
4.00T (2025)
#n/a of 214 economies
3.4%
54.65×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. United Kingdom climbed from #3 to #5 (overtook France). 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.
GDP Growth (Real), GDP per Capita (Real), Government Debt (MPO), General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)
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