United Kingdom (2024)
17.1
% of GDP
-0.5pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.5pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
35
years of data

Data

Year% of GDPYoY Change
202417.1-0.6pp
202317.7+0.9pp
202216.8-0.1pp
202117-0.5pp
202017.5-0.4pp
201917.9-0.1pp
201818+0.2pp
201717.8+0.2pp
201617.7-0.5pp
201518.1-0.2pp
201418.4-0.2pp
201318.6+0.3pp
201218.3-0pp
201118.3-0.3pp
201018.6-0.2pp
200918.7-1.3pp
200820.1+0.4pp
200719.7-0.5pp
200620.2-0.1pp
200520.3n/a

About this Dataset

United Kingdom recorded 17.1 % of GDP in 2024. The most recent year-on-year change was -0.5pp. The historical series (1990–2024) shows a peak of 27.6 in 1990 and a trough of 16.8 in 2022.

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

This indicator tracks united kingdom industry value added (% of gdp) in United Kingdom, published by World Bank. Data covers 1990–2024 at annual frequency using harmonised methodology.
The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. Data is updated annual.
The series peaked at 27.6 % of GDP in 1990 and reached its lowest recorded value of 16.8 in 2022. The latest reading of 17.1 in 2024 represents a year-on-year change of -0.5pp.