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United Kingdom

Current conditions, official developments, and the latest available indicators.

Capital
London
Currency
GBP
Time
GMT · BST
Population69.5M2025, annual · World Bank Open Data
Economic outputUS$ 4T2025, annual · World Bank Open Data
Inflation3.9%2025, annual · World Bank Open Data
Unemployment4.9%Apr 2026 · Office for National Statistics

Today in United Kingdom

Current national brief.

Recent releases from official national authorities.

POLICY

Bank Rate held at 3.75%

The Monetary Policy Committee voted 6–3 to maintain Bank Rate after its meeting ending 29 July.

Bank of England

Current month

United Kingdom at a glance.

Latest available figures. Updated Aug 25, 2026.

GDP growth1.4%2025, annual
Inflation3.9%2025, annual
Unemployment4.9%Apr 2026
Industry value added16.5%2025, annual
Trade62.5%2025, annual

Current context

Latest verified direction.

Public figures with clear sources and dates. Values shown with their original official cadence.

GDP growth%
2015: 2.142025: 1.388
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2015–2025 · Charts by TradingView
Unemployment%
2015: 5.5522025: 4.746
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2015–2025 · Charts by TradingView

Source authority

Official institutions, direct from source.

Bank of EnglandMonetary policy and financial-system authorityOffice for National StatisticsNational statistics and public indicators

Provenance

Official sources and observation dates.

Office for National StatisticsOfficial national statisticsBank of EnglandOfficial monetary authorityWorld Bank Open DataOfficial statistics