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The economy of the United Kingdom is a highly developed social market economy. [ 25 ] [ 26 ] [ 27 ] It is the sixth-largest national economy in the world measured by nominal gross domestic product (GDP), tenth-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP), and twentieth by nominal GDP per capita , constituting 3.1% of nominal world GDP . [ 28 ]
The sector added gross value of £151,785 million to the UK economy in 2011. [137] As of 2016, high-street retail spending accounted for about 33% of consumer spending and 20% of GDP. Because 75% of goods bought in the United Kingdom are made overseas, the sector only accounts for 5.7% of gross value added to the British economy. [138]
The UK has rarely been self-sufficient in terms of food supply. In 2023, the country was 54–60% self-sufficient in food. [4] [5] In 2022, the country produced enough sheep and milk to be self-sufficient, and almost enough poultry, eggs and cereals, but other foods, such as rice, tomatoes and exotic fruits, had to be imported. [6]
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Thereafter the United Kingdom's relative economic performance improved substantially to the extent that, just before the Great Recession, British income per capita exceeded, albeit marginally, that of France and Germany; furthermore, there was a significant reduction in the gap in income per capita terms between the UK and USA. [7]
Borrowing between March and December 2024 stands at £129.9bn, which is £8.9bn more than for the same period a year earlier. The total amount the government owes is called the national debt.
Japan–United Kingdom Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement; United Kingdom and the International Monetary Fund; United Kingdom National Accounts – The Blue Book; United Kingdom Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activities; United Kingdom–Crown Dependencies Customs Union; United Kingdom–Vietnam Free Trade Agreement
The annual United Kingdom National Accounts (The Blue Book) records and describes economic activity in the United Kingdom and as such is used by government, banks, academics and industries to formulate the economic and social policies and monitor the economic progress of the United Kingdom. It also allows international comparisons to be made.