Central bank

Bank of England

Bank for International Settlements

International Reserves
US$ 142.094 billion (Source: IMF; Data updated: 2014)

International Reserves: IMF

Gross Domestic Product - GDP

US$ 2.828 trillion (2014 estimate)

IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2014

GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)

2.497 trillion of International dollars (2014 estimate)

IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2014

Real GDP growth

2003
2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2.8%

3%

3.2%

2.8%

3.4%

-0.8%

-5.2%

1.7%

2011

2012

2013

2014*

1.1%

0.3%

1.8%

2.9%

*Estimate

IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2014

GDP per capita - current prices

US$ 48,830 (2014 estimate)

IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2014

GDP per capita - PPP

$38,711 International Dollars (2014 estimate)

IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2014

GDP (PPP) - share of world total

1980
1990
3.91%
3.84%

2000
3.53%

2010
2.93%

2014*
2.74%

*Estimate

IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2014

Source
GDP - composition by sector

agriculture: 0.7%

industry: 20.5%

services: 78.9% (2013 estimate)

CIA - World Fact Book

Gross domestic expenditure on R&D; (% of GDP)

1.8% (2011)

OECD/Gross Domestic Expenditure on R&D

Inflation
2011
4.5%

2012
2.8%

2013
2.6%

2014*
1.9%

*Estimate

IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2014

Unemployment rate
2011
8.1%

2012
8.0%

2013
7.6%

*Estimate

IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2014

2014*
6.9%

Household saving rates

3.9% (Gross saving; 2014 forecast)

OECD/Household Savings Rates

Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)

2010
2011
2012
2013
78.5%
84.3%
88.6%
90.1%

2014*
91.5%

*Estimate

IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2014

Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)

2010
2011
2012
2013
-10.0%
-7.8%
-8.0%
-5.8%
*Estimate

IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2014

Government bond ratings

Standard & Poor's: AAA
Moody's rating: Aa1
Moody's outlook: STA
(Foreign Currency Government Bond Ratings; Data last updated Sept 2014)

Moody's

Standard & Poor's

Market value of publicly traded shares

2010*
US$3.107 trillion
*2010 Estimate

**2012 Estimate

World Bank - World Development Indicators (WDI)

Largest companies in The United Kingdom

2014*
-5.3%

HSBC Holdings, BP, Vodafone, Prudential, Rio Tinto, GlaxoSmithKline, Standard Chartered,
Aviva, Barclays, National Grid, British American Tobacco, AstraZeneca, Legal & General
Group, BG Group, SABMiller, BT Group, Diageo, Rolls-Royce Holdings, Imperial Tobacco
Group, Centrica, Old Mutual, Reckitt Benckiser Group, SSE, Standard Life, WPP, Lloyds
Banking Group, Royal Bank of Scotland, Aon, Associated British Foods, Tesco, Anglo
American, Compass Group, J Sainsbury, Kingfisher, Delphi Automotive, Liberty Global, British
Sky Broadcasting, BAE Systems, Marks & Spencer, Resolution, International Airlines, Ensco,
Pearson, Reed Elsevier, Land Securities Group, Phoenix Group Holdings, GKN, Investec, RSA
Insurance Group, Johnson Matthey, Antofagasta, Schroders, Wm Morrison Supermarkets, Next,
United Utilities, London Stock Exchange, Vedanta Resources, EasyJet, Direct Line Insurance,
Mondi, Petrofac, Severn Trent, Evraz Group, British Land, Smith & Nephew, Bunzl, Travis
Perkins, ITV, Whitbread, Willis Group Holdings, Intu Properties plc, Smiths Group, Songbird
Estates plc, Capita, Hammerson plc, Weir Group, Aberdeen Asset Management, Subsea 7,
Burberry Group, G4S, Thomas Cook Group, ARM Holdings, Polyus Gold International, Balfour
Beatty, Tullow Oil, Inchcape, ICAP, Babcock International Group, Dixons Retail,
InterContinental Hotels, Admiral Group plc

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