United Kingdom (UK) GDP - Gross Domestic Product 2008

GDP United Kingdom 2008

GDP in United Kingdom falls 0.3

Gross Domestic Product of United Kingdom fell -0.3% in 2008 compared to last year. This rate is 27 -tenths of one percent less than the previous year, when changed 2.4%.

The GDP figure in 2008 was €1,995,855$2,929,594 million, leaving United Kingdom placed 5th in the ranking of GDP of the 196 countries that we publish. The absolute value of GDP in United Kingdom dropped €263,380$161,091 million with respect to 2007.

The GDP per capita of United Kingdom in 2008 was €32,280$48,039, €4,560$2,637 less than in 2007, when it was €36,840$50,676. To view the evolution of the GDP per capita, it is interesting to look back a few years and compare these data with those of 1998 when the GDP per capita in United Kingdom was €25,210$28,278.

If we order the countries according to their GDP per capita, United Kingdom is well positioned in terms of the standard of living of its population, coming 19th out of the 196 countries whose GDP we publish.

Here we show you the progression of the GDP in United Kingdom. You can see GDP in other countries in GDP and see all the economic information about United Kingdom in United Kingdom's economy.

Quarterly GDP at market prices 2008

Date	Quarterly GDP	Quarterly GDP	Quat. GDP Growth (%)	Quat. GDP Annual Growth (%)
2008Q4	€467,742M	$616,484M	-2.1%	-3.6%
2008Q3	€499,582M	$751,872M	-1.6%	-1.1%
2008Q2	€503,134M	$785,996M	-0.6%	1.3%
2008Q1	€529,324M	$792,716M	0.5%	2.4%
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Quaterly GDP Per Capita 2008

Date	Qu. GDP Per Capita	Qu. GDP P.C. Qu. Growth	Qu. GDP P.C. An. Growth	Qu. GDP Per Capita $	Qu. GDP P.C. An. Growth	Qu. GDP P.C. Qu. Growth
2008Q4	7,000K	-5.4%	-16.7%	$9,937	-24.3%	-18.6%
2008Q3	7,400K	-1.3%	-14.9%	$12,211	-5.2%	-4.3%
2008Q2	7,500K	-6.3%	-12.8%	$12,766	2.4%	-0.9%
2008Q1	8,000K	-4.8%	-5.9%	$12,875	6.3%	-1.9%
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Evolution: Annual GDP United Kingdom

Date	Annual GDP	Annual GDP	GDP Growth (%)
2008	€1,995,855M	$2,929,594M	-0.3%
2007	€2,259,235M	$3,090,685M	2.4%
2006	€2,157,334M	$2,708,508M	2.7%
2005	€2,037,201M	$2,543,188M	3.0%
2004	€1,941,265M	$2,421,614M	2.3%
2003	€1,815,327M	$2,054,515M	3.3%
2002	€1,888,700M	$1,785,667M	2.2%
2001	€1,830,568M	$1,649,934M	2.7%
2000	€1,798,090M	$1,665,457M	3.5%
1999	€1,578,395M	$1,686,179M	3.3%
1998	€1,474,280M	$1,653,549M	3.7%
1997	€1,374,765M	$1,559,896M	5.0%
1996	€1,114,850M	$1,422,969M	2.5%
1995	€1,025,810M	$1,346,687M	2.3%
1994	€960,428M	$1,244,009M	3.8%
1993	€907,363M	$1,157,501M	2.5%
1992	€911,232M	$1,292,094M	0.4%
1991	€924,332M	$1,250,282M	-1.1%
1990	€862,468M	$1,195,372M	0.7%
1989	€841,396M	$1,008,433M	2.6%
1988	€770,090M	$990,234M	5.7%
1987	€647,154M	$813,147M	5.4%
1986	€611,000M	$654,684M	3.2%
1985	€647,307M	$536,592M	4.1%
1984	€587,417M	$504,226M	2.3%
1983	€550,248M	$532,115M	4.2%
1982	€526,031M	$558,348M	2.0%
1981	€486,495M	$587,273M	-0.8%
1980	€406,184M	$603,601M	-2.0%
1979	€320,738M	$438,994M	3.7%
1978	€263,836M	$335,883M	4.2%
1977	€230,711M	$263,066M	2.5%
1976	€208,260M	$232,615M	2.9%
1975	€195,122M	$241,757M	-1.5%
1974	€165,701M	$206,131M	-1.1%
1973	€148,325M	$192,538M	7.4%
1972	€143,899M	$169,965M	3.9%
1971	€134,522M	$148,114M	2.3%
1970		$130,672M	2.6%
1969		$116,465M	2.4%
1968		$107,760M	4.6%
1967		$113,117M	2.8%
1966		$108,573M	2.3%
1965		$101,825M	2.6%
1964		$94,408M	5.9%
1963		$86,562M	4.7%
1962		$81,248M	1.5%
1961		$77,742M	2.8%
1960		$73,234M	5.8%
1959		$68,474M	4.7%
1958		$65,386M	0.7%
1957		$61,960M	2.0%
1956			1.3%
1955			3.9%
1954			4.5%
1953			4.1%
1952			0.3%
1951			3.1%
1950			1.8%

Evolution: GDP per capita United Kingdom

Date	GDP per capita	GDP per capita	GDP P.C. Annual Growth	GDP P.C. Annual Growth
2008	€32,280	$48,039	-12.4%	-5.2%
2007	€36,840	$50,676	3.9%	13.3%
2006	€35,470	$44,732	5.2%	6.1%
2005	€33,720	$42,171	4.1%	4.3%
2004	€32,380	$40,415	6.4%	17.1%
2003	€30,440	$34,525	-4.3%	14.7%
2002	€31,810	$30,100	2.7%	8.2%
2001	€30,970	$27,817	1.4%	-1.6%
2000	€30,540	$28,280	13.5%	-1.6%
1999	€26,900	$28,733	6.7%	1.6%
1998	€25,210	$28,278	6.9%	5.7%
1997	€23,580	$26,750	23.0%	9.3%
1996	€19,170	$24,465	8.4%	5.4%
1995	€17,680	$23,209	12.6%	8.0%
1994	€15,700	$21,500	6.1%	7.2%
1993	€14,800	$20,056	0%	-10.6%
1992	€14,800	$22,438	-1.3%	3.1%
1991	€15,000	$21,767	7.1%	4.2%
1990	€14,000	$20,884	2.2%	18.2%
1989	€13,700	$17,668	7.9%	1.6%
1988	€12,700	$17,398	18.7%	21.5%
1987	€10,700	$14,315	4.9%	23.9%
1986	€10,200	$11,550	-6.4%	21.7%
1985	€10,900	$9,488	10.1%	6.2%
1984	€9,900	$8,939	6.5%	-5.4%
1983	€9,300	$9,449	4.5%	-4.7%
1982	€8,900	$9,919	8.5%	-4.8%
1981	€8,200	$10,420	18.8%	-2.8%
1980	€6,900	$10,715	25.5%	37.4%
1979	€5,500	$7,800	22.2%	30.5%
1978	€4,500	$5,976	12.5%	27.6%
1977	€4,000	$4,682	11.1%	13.1%
1976	€3,600	$4,139	5.9%	-3.8%
1975	€3,400	$4,300	17.2%	17.3%
1974	€2,900	$3,666	11.5%	7.1%
1973	€2,600	$3,424	0%	13.1%
1972	€2,600	$3,026	8.3%	14.5%
1971	€2,400	$2,644		12.9%
1970		$2,343		11.7%
1969		$2,097		7.7%
1968		$1,947		-5.2%
1967		$2,053		3.7%
1966		$1,981		6.0%
1965		$1,868		7.3%
1964		$1,742		8.3%
1963		$1,609		6.0%
1962		$1,519		3.5%
1961		$1,467		5.4%
1960		$1,392		6.1%
1959		$1,312

Evolution: GDP growth rate at constant prices United Kingdom

Evolution: GDP per capita United Kingdom

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