Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD - ISSN 2075-2288 - © OECD 2023
| | Country statistical profile: United Kingdom 2023 | |||||||||
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| | | Unit | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| | Production and income | |||||||||
| | GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 42 602 | 44 231 | 46 117 | 47 219 | 49 318 | 45 872 | 49 682 | 53 942 |
| | Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 41 675 | 43 196 | 45 621 | 46 576 | 49 297 | 44 842 | 49 606 | .. |
| | Household disposable income per capita | Annual growth % | 5.4 | -0.1 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1.6 | -1.7 | 0.8 | -2.0 |
| | Economic growth | |||||||||
| | Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | -11.0 | 7.6 | 4.1 |
| | Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 4.2 | 0.6 | -0.7 | -0.8 | -0.7 | 10.2 | 6.9 | .. |
| | Gross fixed capital formation | Annual growth % | 6.5 | 4.9 | 3.5 | -0.2 | 1.9 | -10.5 | 6.1 | 8.6 |
| | Economic structure: share of real value added | |||||||||
| | Agriculture, forestry, fishing | % | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| | Industry including energy | % | 14.1 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.2 | 13.4 | 13.9 |
| | Construction | % | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.0 |
| | Trade, repairs, transport, accomm., food services | % | 17.2 | 17.0 | 17.1 | 17.2 | 17.4 | 15.6 | 16.1 | 17.0 |
| | Information, communication | % | 6.2 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.5 | 6.7 |
| | Finance and insurance | % | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.3 |
| | Real estate | % | 13.5 | 13.8 | 13.3 | 13.5 | 13.2 | 13.7 | 12.5 | 11.3 |
| | Professional, scientific, support services | % | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.5 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 13.5 |
| | Public admin., defence, education, health, social work | % | 18.4 | 18.3 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 18.6 | 20.2 | 20.3 | 19.4 |
| | Other services (ISIC Rev.4 R - U) | % | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| | Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| | Government deficit | % of GDP | -4.6 | -3.3 | -2.5 | -2.3 | -2.5 | -13.1 | -8.0 | -4.7 |
| | General government debt | % of GDP | 112.6 | 119.6 | 119.4 | 116.0 | 118.8 | 151.2 | 142.6 | 103.6 |
| | General government revenues | % of GDP | 37.7 | 38.1 | 38.6 | 38.6 | 38.4 | 39.1 | 40.6 | 42.0 |
| | General government expenditures | % of GDP | 42.3 | 41.4 | 41.1 | 40.8 | 40.8 | 52.4 | 48.4 | .. |
| | Expenditure | |||||||||
| | Government/compulsory expenditure on health | % of GDP | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 9.3 |
| | Voluntary expenditure on health | % of GDP | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| | Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 21.3 | 20.6 | 20.2 | 19.7 | 19.5 | 22.5 | 22.1 | .. |
| | Private social expenditure | % of GDP | 6.1 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 5.8 | .. | .. |
| | Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.1 | .. | .. |
| | Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.7 | .. | 2.9 | 3.1 | .. | .. |
| | Official Development Assistance - grant equivalent | % of GNI | .. | .. | .. | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.50 | 0.51 |
| | Official Development Assistance - flows basis | % of GNI | 0.70 | 0.70 | 0.70 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Taxes | |||||||||
| | Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 31.6 | 32.2 | 32.5 | 32.4 | 32.2 | 32.1 | 33.5 | .. |
| | Tax on personal income | % of GDP | 8.7 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.2 | 9.9 | .. |
| | Tax on corporate profits | % of GDP | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.6 | .. |
| | Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 10.8 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 10.0 | 10.3 | .. |
| | Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 30.8 | 30.9 | 31.0 | 31.0 | 30.9 | 30.4 | 30.8 | 31.5 |
| | Trade | |||||||||
| | Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 29.3 | 30.6 | 32.1 | 32.8 | 32.9 | 28.9 | 30.1 | 36.2 |
| | Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 27.6 | 28.7 | 30.7 | 31.2 | 31.3 | 29.2 | 28.8 | 32.7 |
| | Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | -180.9 | -178.7 | -179.9 | -189.1 | -188.5 | -166.1 | -230.5 | -324.9 |
| | Imports of goods | Bln USD | 602.6 | 573.9 | 604.4 | 643.1 | 622.7 | 543.5 | 658.4 | 784.6 |
| | Exports of goods | Bln USD | 421.6 | 395.2 | 424.3 | 454.3 | 434.2 | 376.5 | 428.1 | 457.7 |
| | Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | 144.8 | 136.2 | 142.8 | 147.2 | 143.0 | 180.9 | 194.2 | 177.4 |
| | Imports of services | Bln USD | 238.8 | 235.3 | 246.0 | 284.3 | 286.0 | 216.1 | 260.7 | 317.1 |
| | Exports of services | Bln USD | 383.6 | 371.5 | 388.8 | 431.4 | 429.0 | 397.1 | 454.9 | 494.5 |
| | Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | -5.1 | -5.5 | -3.6 | -4.1 | -2.8 | -3.2 | -1.5 | -3.7 |
| | Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| | Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 1 605 446 | 1 567 989 | 1 849 781 | 1 844 710 | 2 167 368 | 2 221 715 | 2 376 838 | 2 203 215 |
| | Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 1 530 652 | 1 460 578 | 1 881 501 | 1 996 726 | 2 152 787 | 2 656 494 | 2 689 894 | 2 698 687 |
| | Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 39 189 | 258 570 | 96 401 | 87 818 | 53 908 | 58 260 | -71 180 | 14 095 |
| | Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | -66 827 | -37 587 | 142 443 | 82 943 | 11 715 | -78 170 | 84 926 | 129 618 |
| | Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| | Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 7.9 |
| | Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 5.3 |
| | Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | -2.6 | -2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 10.9 |
| | Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | -7.7 | -2.5 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 2.1 | -6.6 | 9.1 | 47.3 |
| | Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | -3.0 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 1.4 | -1.0 | 5.2 | 16.2 |
| | Long-term interest rates | % | 1.90 | 1.31 | 1.24 | 1.46 | 0.94 | 0.37 | 0.79 | 2.45 |
| | Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| | Purchasing power parities | GBP per USD | 0.69 | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.69 | 0.68 | 0.68 |
| | Exchange rates | GBP per USD | 0.65 | 0.74 | 0.78 | 0.75 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.73 | 0.81 |
| | Indices of price levels | OECD=100 | 120 | 108 | 102 | 105 | 102 | 104 | 107 | 105 |
| | Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| | Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 180.7 | 178.1 | 175.6 | 173.6 | 167.1 | 153.3 | 158.7 | 153.7 |
| | TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.05 |
| | Renewable energy | Ktoe | 13 684.1 | 14 185.9 | 15 866.8 | 17 900.0 | 19 507.3 | 20 978.6 | 20 720.9 | .. |
| | Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 53.81 | 44.62 | 54.69 | 72.65 | 65.58 | 44.62 | 71.20 | 104.66 |
| | Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| | Households with access to computers | % | 89.9 | .. | 91.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Households with access to internet | % | 91.3 | 93.5 | 94.0 | 94.9 | 95.8 | 97.3 | .. | .. |
| | Environment | |||||||||
| | Water abstactions | Mln m3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | National fish landings in domestic ports | '000 tonnes | 416 | 446 | 435 | 429 | 390 | 379 | .. | .. |
| | National fish landings in foreign ports | '000 tonnes | 293 | 255 | 294 | 271 | 230 | 246 | .. | .. |
| | Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 223 | 205 | 228 | 190 | 234 | 217 | .. | |
| | Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | 31 475 | 31 710 | 30 912 | 30 786 | 30 678 | 31 002 | 31 237 | .. |
| | Municipal waste total per capita | Kg | 483 | 483 | 468 | 463 | 459 | 462 | 464 | .. |
| | CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 394 | 375 | 360 | 354 | 339 | 303 | 333 | .. |
| | Education | |||||||||
| | Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | 44 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 51 |
| | Expenditure per student: primary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | 11 712 | 11 351 | 11 562 | 11 608 | 12 087 | 12 513 | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: secondary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | 10 644 | 11 123 | 11 550 | 12 687 | 13 205 | 13 695 | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | 26 506 | 26 189 | 28 043 | 29 730 | 30 063 | 29 534 | .. | .. |
| | Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | 8.7 | 8.4 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 8.6 | 9.2 | 8.5 | 7.4 |
| | Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | 15.6 | 15.0 | 12.9 | 14.2 | 13.6 | 14.2 | 13.6 | 12.5 |
| | Employment | |||||||||
| | Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 54.1 | 54.8 | 54.5 | 54.8 | 54.8 | 52.6 | 52.4 | 54.3 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 82.4 | 83.0 | 83.8 | 84.3 | 84.8 | 84.5 | 84.4 | 84.6 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 62.2 | 63.4 | 64.1 | 65.3 | 66.3 | 65.6 | 64.8 | 64.8 |
| | Incidence of part-time employment | % | 24.0 | 24.0 | 23.8 | 23.6 | 23.4 | 22.5 | 21.7 | 21.9 |
| | Self-employment rate: total employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Self-employment rate: male employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Self-employment rate: female employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment | |||||||||
| | Unemployment rate: total labour force | % | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 |
| | Unemployment rate: male labour force | % | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.9 |
| | Unemployment rate: female labour force | % | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.6 |
| | Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 30.7 | 26.5 | 25.5 | 25.1 | 24.1 | 20.1 | 28.5 | 24.4 |
| | Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| | Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 10.5 | -2.7 | 4.0 |
| | Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 1 525 | 1 541 | 1 536 | 1 536 | 1 537 | 1 364 | 1 498 | 1 532 |
| | Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | Mln USD | 62 973 | 65 503 | 67 445 | 79 863 | 79 965 | 78 242 | 83 707 | .. |
| | Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 9.1 | 9.2 | 9.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Population | |||||||||
| | Total population | '000 persons | 65 110 | 65 648 | 66 040 | 66 436 | 66 797 | 67 081 | 67 026 | 67 299 |
| | Total fertitity rates | Children | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | .. |
| | Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 17.7 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 17.9 | 17.2 | 17.1 |
| | Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 17.8 | 18.0 | 18.2 | 18.3 | 18.5 | 18.6 | 18.7 | 18.9 |
| | International migration | |||||||||
| | Foreign-born population | % of population | 12.9 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 13.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Foreign population | % of population | 8.6 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of native-born men | % of labour force | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.1 | .. | 3.6 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born men | % of labour force | 5.7 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.7 | .. | 4.4 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of native-born women | % of labour force | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 | .. | 2.9 | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born women | % of labour force | 7.3 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 0.0 | 4.5 | .. |
| | Health | |||||||||
| | Life expectancy at birth | Years | .. | .. | ||||||
| | Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 79.2 | 79.4 | 79.5 | 79.5 | 79.4 | 79.0 | .. | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 82.8 | 83.0 | 83.1 | 83.1 | 83.1 | 82.9 | .. | .. |
| | Infant mortality | Per '000 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | .. |
| | Overweight or obese, % of population aged 15 and over | Measured | 62.9 | 61.4 | 64.3 | 63.3 | 64.2 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Suicide Rates | Per 100 000 persons | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.4 | .. | .. |
| | Transport | |||||||||
| | Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | 797 445 | 809 674 | 824 851 | 837 688 | 852 744 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Road Fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | .. |
| Last updated: 6 October 2023; disclaimer: http://oe.cd/disclaimer | ||||||||||
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| Source: OECD Data (data.oecd.org). | ||||||||||