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UK GDP growth: latest figures and trend

Is the economy growing?

Yes. In 2025, real GDP in the UK grew 1.39%. That is faster than 1.08% in 2024.

The latest gdp growth for UK is 1.39% (2025), according to World Bank. The table below lists every value we have collected, newest first.

Latest value1.39% Reference period: 2025

Previous (2024): 1.08% · +0.31 percentage points

World Bank · Sources · Last checked with the source

UK: GDP growthUK: 2016 2.21%, 2017 3.02%, 2018 1.55%, 2019 1.26%, 2020 -10.05%, 2021 8.54%, 2022 5.15%, 2023 0.27%, 2024 1.08%, 2025 1.39% UK: GDP growth % · 2016–2025 -10.05%-0.76%8.54%UK 2016: 2.21%UK 2017: 3.02%UK 2018: 1.55%UK 2019: 1.26%UK 2020: -10.05%UK 2021: 8.54%UK 2022: 5.15%UK 2023: 0.27%UK 2024: 1.08%UK 2025: 1.39%1.39%201620212025 Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) https://vernumo.com/en-gb/data/gdp-growth
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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Official series
GDP growth (annual %)
Unit
%
Frequency
Annual
Sources
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) — license
All collected values, newest first
PeriodValueSources
20251.39%World Bank
20241.08%World Bank
20230.27%World Bank
20225.15%World Bank
20218.54%World Bank
2020-10.05%World Bank
20191.26%World Bank
20181.55%World Bank
20173.02%World Bank
20162.21%World Bank

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