World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 201 economies tracked
5.36B (2025)
#n/a of 201 economies
0.6%
3.92×
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1970 - 2025. United Kingdom climbed from #15 to #37 (overtook Ecuador). 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, Net Migration Rate and Remittance Inflows
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