Economy

GDP per person grew 9% in the 18 years since 2008. In the 18 years before, it grew 43%

Real GDP per head of population over the previous four quarters, UK, quarterly, 1955 to 2026. £, 2024 prices.

That is 0.5% a year since 2008, against 2.0% a year from 1990 to 2008. Each figure is for the year to June

Latest figures

Notes

• GDP per person is the value of everything produced in the UK divided by the population. It is adjusted for inflation, so it shows how output per person has changed, not prices.
• The ONS publishes it for each quarter. Each point here adds up the four quarters to that date, so it reads as a year's worth.
• GDP per person is an average across everyone, including children and retired people. It is not household income: some output goes to businesses, the government and overseas owners.

Sources

• Office for National Statistics, Quarterly national accounts (IHXW)

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