World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 216 economies tracked
100 (2024)
#n/a of 216 economies
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1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2024. United Kingdom climbed from #70 to #115 (overtook Tuvalu). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for United Kingdom ↓Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
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), Poverty No Electricity (% of population), Monetary Poverty (% of population deprived), Poverty Low Educational Attainment (% of population)
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