| Source | World Bank : Nominal (current), Nominal (constant), PPP (current), PPP (constant) |
| International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook (October - 2025) | |
| Date | 08 Jan 2026 |
According to the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2025), the United Kingdom's nominal GDP in 2025 is projected to be around $3,959 billion, $273 billion more than the $3,686 billion in 2024. The United Kingdom is the 6th largest economy globally. The United Kingdom contributes 3.38% of the entire world's GDP. The United Kingdom's share of the world economy was maximum in 2004 (5.49%) and minimum in 2022 (3.11%).
The United Kingdom economy crossed the $1 trillion mark in 1990 and the $2 trillion mark in 2003 in nominal terms. After crossing the $3 trillion mark in 2007 and 2014, the next years it fell below the $3 trillion mark both times. After crossing the $3 trillion mark 3rd times in 2021, the figure remains above the $3 trillion mark. Estimates by the World Bank are available since 1960, when the country's GDP was 73 billion USD.
The United Kingdom attained the highest rank of 3rd from 1960 to 1965 and remained among the top 6 all the time. The GDP of the United Kingdom has been overtaken by Japan (1966), China (2006), and India (2022).
The United Kingdom is in 2nd position among European countries, behind Germany. The United Kingdom shares around 13.4% of the total of Europe's GDP (nominal).
Based on PPP, the United Kingdom's GDP in 2025 is forecast at 4,455 billion international dollars, the 10th highest in the world, and it has remained among the top ten all the time. The United Kingdom contributes 2.13% of the entire world's GDP (PPP). The gross domestic product (GDP) of the United Kingdom at purchasing power parity (PPP) is 1.125 times the GDP at nominal, the 6th lowest ratio in Europe.
The United Kingdom has the 4th largest economy among European countries by GDP (PPP). The United Kingdom shares almost 10.2 percent of the total of Europe's GDP (PPP).
| Year | GDP (billions of $/Int. $) | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominal | PPP | |
| 2024 | 3,644.636 | 4,292.790 |
| 2025 | 3,958.780 | 4,454.716 |
| 2026 | 4,225.639 | 4,592.101 |
| 2027 | 4,441.871 | 4,741.034 |
| 2028 | 4,673.359 | 4,887.344 |
| 2029 | 4,928.634 | 5,044.159 |
| 2030 | 5,199.779 | 5,212.910 |
| Year | GDP Nominal (billions of $) | GDP PPP (billions Int. $) | Share (%) to World | Rank/Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Constant (2015) | Current | Constant (2021) | Nominal | PPP | Nominal | PPP | |
| 1960 | 73.23 | 802.96 | - | - | 5.36 | - | 3/111 | - |
| 1961 | 77.74 | 824.65 | - | - | 5.38 | - | 3/113 | - |
| 1962 | 81.25 | 833.71 | - | - | 5.26 | - | 3/115 | - |
| 1963 | 86.56 | 874.22 | - | - | 5.18 | - | 3/115 | - |
| 1964 | 94.41 | 923.13 | - | - | 5.16 | - | 3/115 | - |
| 1965 | 101.82 | 942.80 | - | - | 5.10 | - | 3/121 | - |
| 1966 | 108.57 | 957.58 | - | - | 5.02 | - | 5/122 | - |
| 1967 | 113.12 | 984.16 | - | - | 4.93 | - | 5/125 | - |
| 1968 | 107.76 | 1,038.02 | - | - | 4.35 | - | 5/126 | - |
| 1969 | 116.46 | 1,058.15 | - | - | 4.25 | - | 5/126 | - |
| 1970 | 130.67 | 1,086.81 | - | - | 4.35 | - | 5/146 | - |
| 1971 | 148.11 | 1,108.59 | - | - | 4.46 | - | 5/147 | - |
| 1972 | 169.97 | 1,148.79 | - | - | 4.43 | - | 5/147 | - |
| 1973 | 192.54 | 1,232.81 | - | - | 4.11 | - | 5/147 | - |
| 1974 | 206.13 | 1,212.10 | - | - | 3.80 | - | 5/147 | - |
| 1975 | 241.76 | 1,203.90 | - | - | 4.01 | - | 5/150 | - |
| 1976 | 232.61 | 1,237.67 | - | - | 3.55 | - | 5/150 | - |
| 1977 | 263.07 | 1,266.92 | - | - | 3.55 | - | 5/153 | - |
| 1978 | 335.88 | 1,310.03 | - | - | 3.83 | - | 5/152 | - |
| 1979 | 438.99 | 1,346.02 | - | - | 4.32 | - | 5/153 | - |
| 1980 | 564.95 | 1,316.69 | 528.58 | - | 4.93 | 4.00 | 5/170 | 6/144 |
| 1981 | 540.77 | 1,299.26 | 574.61 | - | 4.57 | 3.88 | 5/170 | 6/145 |
| 1982 | 515.05 | 1,326.45 | 622.11 | - | 4.39 | 3.94 | 5/171 | 6/145 |
| 1983 | 489.62 | 1,374.53 | 673.40 | - | 4.09 | 4.00 | 5/171 | 6/145 |
| 1984 | 461.49 | 1,411.24 | 713.20 | - | 3.71 | 3.91 | 5/172 | 6/145 |
| 1985 | 489.29 | 1,462.04 | 765.82 | - | 3.76 | 3.93 | 5/173 | 6/146 |
| 1986 | 601.45 | 1,520.70 | 805.52 | - | 3.92 | 3.93 | 6/173 | 6/147 |
| 1987 | 745.16 | 1,590.08 | 870.22 | - | 4.26 | 3.99 | 6/178 | 6/148 |
| 1988 | 910.12 | 1,670.09 | 949.35 | - | 4.66 | 4.02 | 5/179 | 6/148 |
| 1989 | 926.88 | 1,708.19 | 1,010.28 | - | 4.54 | 3.98 | 6/179 | 6/148 |
| 1990 | 1,093.17 | 1,721.50 | 976.33 | 1,888.78 | 4.77 | 3.29 | 6/194 | 10/186 |
| 1991 | 1,142.80 | 1,699.25 | 998.21 | 1,864.37 | 4.78 | 3.20 | 6/194 | 10/189 |
| 1992 | 1,179.66 | 1,721.26 | 1,025.05 | 1,888.51 | 4.62 | 3.14 | 6/196 | 9/190 |
| 1993 | 1,061.39 | 1,781.34 | 1,075.48 | 1,954.42 | 4.09 | 3.16 | 6/197 | 9/190 |
| 1994 | 1,140.49 | 1,869.57 | 1,140.69 | 2,051.24 | 4.08 | 3.18 | 5/198 | 9/191 |
| 1995 | 1,349.09 | 1,935.63 | 1,194.09 | 2,123.71 | 4.32 | 3.15 | 5/200 | 9/192 |
| 1996 | 1,425.29 | 1,986.25 | 1,276.09 | 2,179.25 | 4.46 | 3.18 | 5/200 | 8/192 |
| 1997 | 1,569.32 | 2,083.18 | 1,345.09 | 2,285.59 | 4.92 | 3.17 | 4/202 | 8/194 |
| 1998 | 1,660.82 | 2,150.80 | 1,385.43 | 2,359.79 | 5.23 | 3.16 | 4/203 | 9/194 |
| 1999 | 1,693.46 | 2,214.13 | 1,437.34 | 2,429.27 | 5.17 | 3.12 | 4/203 | 9/194 |
| 2000 | 1,671.60 | 2,314.31 | 1,562.41 | 2,539.18 | 4.93 | 3.15 | 4/206 | 8/198 |
| 2001 | 1,656.17 | 2,369.64 | 1,650.36 | 2,599.90 | 4.92 | 3.18 | 4/207 | 7/198 |
| 2002 | 1,790.54 | 2,410.14 | 1,727.03 | 2,644.33 | 5.12 | 3.17 | 4/211 | 7/199 |
| 2003 | 2,061.23 | 2,487.71 | 1,808.37 | 2,729.44 | 5.25 | 3.14 | 4/211 | 6/199 |
| 2004 | 2,429.77 | 2,545.58 | 1,922.94 | 2,792.92 | 5.49 | 3.09 | 4/211 | 6/199 |
| 2005 | 2,551.36 | 2,616.61 | 1,976.70 | 2,870.87 | 5.33 | 2.95 | 4/211 | 7/199 |
| 2006 | 2,719.56 | 2,673.91 | 2,113.50 | 2,933.73 | 5.24 | 2.87 | 5/212 | 8/200 |
| 2007 | 3,104.70 | 2,752.28 | 2,178.38 | 3,019.72 | 5.30 | 2.74 | 5/212 | 9/201 |
| 2008 | 2,945.25 | 2,750.92 | 2,271.09 | 3,018.23 | 4.58 | 2.69 | 5/212 | 8/203 |
| 2009 | 2,429.36 | 2,624.73 | 2,181.12 | 2,879.77 | 3.98 | 2.56 | 6/214 | 9/204 |
| 2010 | 2,496.74 | 2,684.06 | 2,290.20 | 2,944.87 | 3.74 | 2.53 | 6/214 | 9/204 |
| 2011 | 2,675.59 | 2,706.91 | 2,354.77 | 2,969.94 | 3.60 | 2.44 | 6/215 | 9/204 |
| 2012 | 2,719.72 | 2,748.28 | 2,442.46 | 3,015.33 | 3.58 | 2.40 | 5/213 | 9/203 |
| 2013 | 2,796.91 | 2,795.51 | 2,562.20 | 3,067.15 | 3.58 | 2.40 | 6/213 | 9/203 |
| 2014 | 3,085.36 | 2,883.85 | 2,666.66 | 3,164.07 | 3.85 | 2.40 | 5/214 | 9/203 |
| 2015 | 2,945.58 | 2,945.58 | 2,767.98 | 3,231.80 | 3.90 | 2.43 | 5/213 | 8/203 |
| 2016 | 2,706.81 | 3,010.57 | 2,892.30 | 3,303.11 | 3.52 | 2.44 | 5/213 | 8/203 |
| 2017 | 2,699.12 | 3,101.59 | 3,041.89 | 3,402.97 | 3.30 | 2.43 | 5/213 | 7/204 |
| 2018 | 2,897.03 | 3,149.71 | 3,129.65 | 3,455.76 | 3.33 | 2.35 | 5/213 | 8/204 |
| 2019 | 2,875.71 | 3,189.28 | 3,335.88 | 3,499.17 | 3.25 | 2.36 | 5/214 | 8/204 |
| 2020 | 2,724.00 | 2,868.82 | 3,219.07 | 3,147.58 | 3.17 | 2.29 | 5/213 | 10/204 |
| 2021 | 3,194.56 | 3,113.91 | 3,416.48 | 3,416.48 | 3.26 | 2.17 | 5/213 | 10/204 |
| 2022 | 3,181.24 | 3,274.27 | 3,957.84 | 3,592.42 | 3.11 | 2.26 | 6/212 | 9/204 |
| 2023 | 3,420.80 | 3,283.16 | 3,966.75 | 3,602.18 | 3.20 | 2.12 | 6/212 | 10/204 |
| 2024 | 3,686.03 | 3,320.14 | 4,196.51 | 3,642.75 | 3.32 | 2.11 | 6/212 | 10/204 |