United Kingdom GDP Growth Rate

Last Release

Jun 30, 2025

Actual

0.3

Units In

0.7

Frequency

Quarterly

Next Release

Dec 22, 2025

Time to Release

2 Months 17 Days 1 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
17.6 Sep 2020	-19.4 Jun 2020	0.57 %	1955-2025	Office for National Statistics

The services sector is the most important and account for 79 percent of United Kingdom's GDP. The biggest segments within services are: government, education and health (19 percent of total GDP); real estate (12 percent); professional, scientific and technical activities and administrative and support services (12 percent); wholesale and retail trade (11 percent); and financial and insurance (8 percent). Industry accounts for 21 percent of the GDP and the largest segments within this sector are: manufacturing (10 percent of total GDP) and construction (6 percent). The Agriculture sector accounts for only 1 percent of GDP. Composition of the GDP on the expenditure side: household consumption (65 percent), government expenditure (20 percent) and gross fixed capital formation (17 percent). Exports of goods and services account for 28 percent of GDP while imports account for 30 percent, subtracting 2 percent from GDP.

Latest Updates

The British economy expanded 0.3% on quarter in Q2 2025, in line with the preliminary estimate and following a 0.7% growth in Q1. Growth was driven by services (0.4% vs 0.7% in Q1), mostly computer programming, consultancy and related activities (4.5%) and construction (1%) while the production sector fell by a faster-than-expected 0.8% (vs 0.6% in Q1), mostly electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (-7.2%). On the expenditure side, household spending edged up 0.1% (vs 0.3%), driven by miscellaneous goods and services, transport, and restaurants and hotels. Government spending went up 1.3% (vs -0.2%) and gross fixed capital formation rose 0.5%, revised up from a first estimate fall of 1.1% and following a 1.9% gain in Q1. However, business investment shrank 1.1%, revised up from a fall of 4%, and compared to a 4% rise in Q1. Also, exports decreased (-0.2% vs 1.7%) and imports stalled (vs 1.2%). Year-on-year, the GDP expanded 1.4%, higher than 1.2% in the first estimate.