World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 158 economies tracked
-6.86 (2024)
#n/a of 158 economies
3.8%
-8.79×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. United Kingdom climbed from #13 to #84 (overtook Timor-Leste). 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.
Primary Balance (% of GDP), Gross Operating Balance (% of GDP), Current Account Balance
No community estimates yet for Government Net Lending and Borrowing (% of GDP) — be the first.