United Kingdom (2024)
11.1
% of GDP
+0.1pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.1pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
25
years of data

Data

Year% of GDPYoY Change
202411.1+0.1pp
202311-0.1pp
202211.1-1pp
202112.1-0pp
202012.1+2.1pp
201910+0.2pp
20189.8+0.1pp
20179.7-0.2pp
20169.9-0.1pp
20159.9-0pp
201410-0pp
201310+0.1pp
20129.9+0.1pp
20119.8+0pp
20109.8-0.1pp
20099.8+0.8pp
20089+0.3pp
20078.8+0.2pp
20068.5+0.2pp
20058.4n/a

About this Dataset

United Kingdom recorded 11.1 % of GDP in 2024. The most recent year-on-year change was +0.1pp. The historical series (2000–2024) shows a peak of 12.1 in 2020 and a trough of 7.1 in 2000.

Data sourced from World Bank Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology ensuring cross-country comparability.

The chart above shows the full historical trend; the table below lists annual values with year-on-year changes.

Frequently Asked Questions

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The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. Updated annual.
The series peaked at 12.1 % of GDP in 2020 and reached its lowest recorded value of 7.1 in 2000. The latest reading of 11.1 in 2024 represents a year-on-year change of +0.1pp.