Economy of the UK - AshokBhat/investing GitHub Wiki
About
- Among the top 10 economies of the world.
- 18 of the Fortune 500 companies are in the UK.
Key sectors
- 80% of GDP is services
- Financial services industry - Most important
- London is the second-largest financial center in the world
- Aerospace industry - #2 in the world
- Pharmaceutical industry - #10 in the world
Metrics
| Metric |
Value |
Comments |
| Population |
66,647,112 |
2019 |
| GDP(nominal) |
$2.744 trillion (6th) |
2019 |
| GDP(PPP) |
$3.131 trillion (9th) |
2019 |
| GDP growth |
1.4% |
2019 |
| GDP-per-capita (nominal) |
$41,030 (21st) |
2019 |
| GDP-per-capita (PPP) |
$46,827 (27th) |
2019 |
| Exports |
$795 billion (4th) |
2019 |
| Imports |
$876 billion (5th) |
2018 |
UK GDP
Base interest rate
Inflation
UK debt as % of GDP
Who owns UK debt?
BoE Balance sheet
See also
- [GBP]] ](/AshokBhat/investing/wiki/[[Bank-of-England)