Selection of Key Indicators for the UK Economy in 2015
Population, Competitiveness, Living Standards
Population
Life Expectancy
Human Development Index
Ease of Doing Business Index
Global Competitiveness Index
Corruption Perceptions Index
Gini coefficient
Real GDP per head (PPP)
UK Real GDP per head (PPP) as % of world average
Data for 2015
64.9 million
81.5 years
Ranked 14th
Ranked 6th
Ranked 10th
Ranked 10th
0.38 (max = 1)
$41,787
Latest
475%
Economic Structure
Agriculture (% of GDP)
Industry (Manufacturing + Construction) (% of GDP)
Services (% of GDP)
Exports as a share of GDP
Imports as a share of GDP
Investment as a share of GDP
Inward foreign direct investment as % of GDP
UK GDP as a share of world total
Unemployment and Inflation
Unemployment rate (% of the labour force)
Employment rate (%)
CPI inflation (annual % change)
Components of GDP (AD=C+I+G+X-M)
Real GDP
Consumer spending
Investment
Government consumption
Exports of goods and services
Imports of goods and services
Manufacturing output
Service sector output
Selection of key economic policy indicators
Budget balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance (% of GDP)
Trade balance in goods and services (£billion)
Gross Government debt (% of GDP)
Bank of England policy interest rate (per cent)
Interest rate (yield) on 10 year government bonds
Research & development spending (% of GDP)
Output gap (% of potential GDP
House prices (average % change in prices)
International currency reserves
Openness to trade (X +M as a % of GDP)
% of UK exports going to the EU
% of UK imports coming from the EU
1%
20
79
27%
29%
16%
2.6%
3.8% (5th largest economy)
5.2%
74.1%
0.1%
All % change YOY
2.2
2.9%
4.2%
1.7%
5.2%
6.0%
All % change YOY
-0.2%
2.5%
5.1%
0.3%
0.4%
-4.4
-5.4
-127bn
91% (net debt = 82%)
0.5%
1.8%
1.7%
-1.2%
7.6%
$119bn
65%
44%
53%
Figures are for 2015 unless stated, Sources used: IMF, WTO, UK Treasury, OECD