World Bank WDI (revenue excl. grants) · updated 2026-10-15 · 162 economies tracked
34.83 (2024)
#n/a of 162 economies
1.3%
1.11×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. United Kingdom climbed from #6 to #25 (overtook Serbia). 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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