World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 171 economies tracked
32.4 (2021)
#n/a of 171 economies
0.9×
1.21×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1963 - 2025. United Kingdom climbed from #2 to #55 (overtook Luxembourg). 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 per Capita (Real), Learning-Adjusted Years of School, Human Capital Index (HCI+), Order and Security
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