United Kingdom (GB) is covered on EconEarth with economy, market, and country data, including a public EE Score when the country is eligible for the ranking.
A services first economy whose City, law firms, universities and creative industries still travel well abroad. Growth has been modest since the pandemic and public services feel stretched after years of tight budgets. High household costs and thin foreign currency buffers sit beside genuine strengths in finance, life sciences and language.
EE Score: 88.5. EE Score rank: #8 of 165. EE Economy: 89.8. EE Risk: 89.5. EE Growth: 85.3. EE Impact: 88.9. EE Scale: 84.1. EE Score vintage: 2026-10-02. Region: Europe. Population: 69M (rank #22). GDP: $4.26 trillion. GDP per capita: $61,056 (2026, IMF). GDP growth: +1.2%. Inflation: +4%. Policy rate: 5.25%. Currency: GBP. Equity market cap: $3.80 trillion.