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United Kingdom

Structural context across the economy, people, infrastructure, trade, and markets.

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

Macro structure

United Kingdom: the broader picture.

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

Long-range series

Structure over time.

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
Populationpeople
2015: 65,087,0002025: 69,487,000
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2015–2025 · Charts by TradingView

People & services

Health and education baseline.

Life expectancy81.4 years2024, annual
Secondary enrollment112.1%2023, annual

Infrastructure & trade

Connectivity and external activity.

Internet use95.5%2024, annual
Electricity access100%2024, annual
Trade62.5%2025, annual

Policy, markets & public authority

Official institutions, direct from source.

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

Macro to local conditions

Read relationships without claiming causation.

OBSERVED

National figures for output, prices, employment, trade, connectivity, health and education are shown together, each with its own time period.

How to use this information

The combined record supports comparison of national conditions with industry and household context; it does not by itself prove that one series caused another.

Business infrastructure

How business records work here.

Official sources and observed conditions.

Electronic invoicingNo mandatory B2B e-invoicing; MTD for VAT digital records
AuthorityHMRC
FormatNo single mandate
UBL relationshipPEPPOL BIS available but not mandated

Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs · As of 2024 · Last checked 2026-08-23

Provenance

Official sources and observation dates.

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