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United Kingdom

GBR · Europe & Central Asia · High income

52.9MERI readiness
29Global rank
3.7TGDP (2024)
69.2MPopulation (2024)

Key macro indicators

IndicatorYearValueSource
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · current USD		20243,686,033,044,482.1WDI
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · percent		20241.1WDI
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · percent		20243.3WDI
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH · percent		20281.6IMF_WEO
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL · people		202469,226,000WDI

GDP time series

2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024

MERI breakdown

  • Percentile 73.8
  • Coverage 83%
  • Imputed 1
  • Missing 2
PillarScore
Corruption
Components		71
Digital Infra
Components		45.6
FDIRRI
Components		1.7
Fin Access
Components		36.5
Human Cap
Components		94.4
IP Protect
Components		88.3
Labor
Components		59.8
LPI
Components		79.5
Security Rol
Components		88.3
Trade Open
Components		85.5
Data Confidence Score73
Market Infrastructure
Pillars		61.8
Regulatory Institutional
Pillars		30.6
Talent Operating
Pillars		78.4

Governance signals

Control of Corruption

CC.EST · 2024 · WGI

1.5
Corruption Perceptions Index

TI.CPI.SCORE · 2025 · TI_CPI

70
Government Effectiveness

GE.EST · 2024 · WGI

1.2
Political Stability

PV.EST · 2024 · WGI

0.3
Regulatory Quality

RQ.EST · 2024 · WGI

1.5
Rule of Law

RL.EST · 2024 · WGI

1.3
Voice and Accountability

VA.EST · 2024 · WGI

1.3

Source attribution

Sources represented in this country profile.

8 sources

IMF_WEO

International Monetary Fund · 6 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development · 3 indicators

OECD Terms and Conditions

SourceLicense

IMF_FAS

International Monetary Fund · 2 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

SOVEREIGN_RATINGS

Manual bridge · 2 indicators

Manual Source Terms

Full indicator table

Latest value per indicator with source and license hints.

99 rows
IndicatorCategoryYearValueSourceLicense
Domestic credit to private sector
FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS		finance2024112.7WDICC BY 4.0
General government net lending/borrowing
GGXCNL_NGDP		fiscal2028-2.6IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Control of Corruption
CC.EST		governance20241.5WGICC BY 4.0
Corruption Perceptions Index
TI.CPI.SCORE		governance202570TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Government Effectiveness
GE.EST		governance20241.2WGICC BY 4.0
Political Stability
PV.EST		governance20240.3WGICC BY 4.0
Regulatory Quality
RQ.EST		governance20241.5WGICC BY 4.0
Rule of Law
RL.EST		governance20241.3WGICC BY 4.0
Voice and Accountability
VA.EST		governance20241.3WGICC BY 4.0
Access to electricity (%)
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS		infra2023100WDICC BY 4.0
Fixed broadband subscriptions
IT.NET.BBND.P2		infra202442.2WDICC BY 4.0
Liner shipping connectivity index
IS.SHP.GCNW.XQ		infra202190WDICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance Index
LP.LPI.OVRL.XQ		infra20223.7WDICC BY 4.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions
IT.CEL.SETS.P2		infra2024121.6WDICC BY 4.0
Aviation connectivity - number of partner countries
LPI2.AVIA_CONN		logistics2024159LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, IQR
LPI2.AVIA_IQR_DAYS		logistics20245.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, mean
LPI2.AVIA_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20240.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, median
LPI2.AVIA_MED_DAYS		logistics20240.4LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2B_IQR		logistics20242.3LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2B_MEAN		logistics20242.2LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2B_MEDIAN		logistics20241LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2C_IQR		logistics20241.4LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2C_MEAN		logistics20241.9LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2C_MEDIAN		logistics20241LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, IQR
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_IQR_DAYS		logistics20246.3LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, mean
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20249.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Container export dwell time, median
LPI2.EXP_DWELL_MED_DAYS		logistics20248.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, IQR
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_IQR_DAYS		logistics20243.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, mean
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20244.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Container import dwell time, median
LPI2.IMP_DWELL_MED_DAYS		logistics20243LPI2Modified BSD3
Export supply chain initiation, mean
LPI2.SC_START_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20241.6LPI2Modified BSD3
Export supply chain initiation, median
LPI2.SC_START_MED_DAYS		logistics20240.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Import supply chain termination, mean
LPI2.SC_END_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20242.2LPI2Modified BSD3
Import supply chain termination, median
LPI2.SC_END_MED_DAYS		logistics20241LPI2Modified BSD3
Lead time to import, mean
LPI2.LEAD_TIME_MEAN_DAYS		logistics202431.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Lead time to import, median
LPI2.LEAD_TIME_MED_DAYS		logistics202435.7LPI2Modified BSD3
Maritime connectivity - number of partner countries
LPI2.MAR_CONN		logistics202493LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of alliances, mean
LPI2.ALLIANCE		logistics20243LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of services, mean
LPI2.MAR_SERV		logistics2024121LPI2Modified BSD3
Number of transshipments, mean
LPI2.NUM_TRS_MEAN		logistics20240.4LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2B - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2B_CONN		logistics2024175.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2C - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2C_CONN		logistics2024175.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Time spent in transshipment, mean
LPI2.TRS_TIME_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20242.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, IQR
LPI2.TRN_IQR_DAYS		logistics20240.7LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, mean
LPI2.TRN_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20241LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, median
LPI2.TRN_MED_DAYS		logistics20240.8LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted mean
LPI2.TRN_TEUW_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20241.7LPI2Modified BSD3
Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted median
LPI2.TRN_TEUW_MED_DAYS		logistics20241.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Central government debt (% of GDP)
GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS		macro2024131.1WDICC BY 4.0
Current account balance
BCA_NGDPD		macro2028-2.9IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Current account balance (% of GDP)
BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS		macro2024-3WDICC BY 4.0
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD		macro20243,686,033,044,482.1WDICC BY 4.0
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG		macro20241.1WDICC BY 4.0
GDP per capita (current USD)
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD		macro202453,246.4WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG		macro20243.3WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation rate
PCPIPCH		macro20282IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Military expenditure (% of GDP)
MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS		macro20242.3WDICC BY 4.0
Official exchange rate
PA.NUS.FCRF		macro20240.8WDICC BY 4.0
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH		macro20281.6IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Total reserves (months of imports)
FI.RES.TOTL.MO		macro20241.2WDICC BY 4.0
Unemployment (% of labor force)
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS		macro20254.7WDICC BY 4.0
Demographic and Urbanization Momentum
DEMOGRAPHICS		meri_opportunity202465.6WDICC BY 4.0
GDP Growth Trajectory
GDP_GROWTH		meri_opportunity20283.6IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Import Demand
IMPORT_DEMAND		meri_opportunity202452WDICC BY 4.0
ATMs per 100,000 adults
FAS.ATMS_PER_100K		meri_readiness202477.7IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Basic Digital Infrastructure
DIGITAL_INFRA		meri_readiness202445.6WDICC BY 4.0
B-READY Business Entry score
B_READY.BUSINESS_ENTRY		meri_readiness202591.3B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY Dispute Resolution score
B_READY.DISPUTE_RESOLUTION		meri_readiness202566B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY International Trade score
B_READY.TRADE		meri_readiness202572.7B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY Labor score
B_READY.LABOR		meri_readiness202573.4B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults
FAS.BRANCHES_PER_100K		meri_readiness201325.2IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Contract Enforcement Reliability
CONTRACT_ENF		meri_readiness202566B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Corruption Risk
CORRUPTION		meri_readiness202570TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Financial System Accessibility
FIN_ACCESS		meri_readiness202436.5WDICC BY 4.0
Foreign Ownership Restrictions
FDIRRI		meri_readiness202498.3OECDOECD Terms and Conditions
General Business Entry Friction
BIZ_ENTRY		meri_readiness202591.3B_READYWorld Bank Terms
HDI Education sub-index
HDI.EDUCATION_INDEX		meri_readiness20230.9UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Hiring and Workforce Availability
LABOR		meri_readiness202566.6WDICC BY 4.0
Human Capital Quality
HUMAN_CAP		meri_readiness202594.4UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Intellectual Property Protection
IP_PROTECT		meri_readiness202488.3WGICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance
LPI		meri_readiness202579.5LPI2Modified BSD3
OECD Services Trade Restrictiveness Index
OECD.STRI		meri_readiness20250.1OECDOECD Terms and Conditions
Personal Security and Rule of Law
SECURITY_ROL		meri_readiness202488.3WGICC BY 4.0
Trade Openness
TRADE_OPEN		meri_readiness202579.1OECDOECD Terms and Conditions
Inflation Stability
INFL_STAB		meri_risk2028100IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Sovereign credit rating score
RATING.SOV_CREDIT_SCORE		meri_risk202688.3SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Sovereign Credit Risk
SOV_CREDIT		meri_risk202688.3SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Age dependency ratio
SP.POP.DPND		social202457.9WDICC BY 4.0
Labor force participation rate
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS		social202561.4WDICC BY 4.0
Life expectancy at birth
SP.DYN.LE00.IN		social202481.4WDICC BY 4.0
Population growth (annual %)
SP.POP.GROW		social20241.1WDICC BY 4.0
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL		social202469,226,000WDICC BY 4.0
Urban population (% of total)
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS		social202483.2WDICC BY 4.0
FDI net inflows (% of GDP)
BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS		trade2024-0.4WDICC BY 4.0
High-technology exports (% of manufactured)
TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS		trade202429.2WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise exports (current USD)
TX.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade2024512,633,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise imports (current USD)
TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade2024815,955,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean
TM.TAX.MRCH.SM.AR.ZS		trade20221.1WDICC BY 4.0
Trade (% of GDP)
NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS		trade202462.8WDICC BY 4.0
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