UK quarterly GDP growth
The broadest measure of whether the UK economy is growing or shrinking.
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Source: ONS · As of 6 November 2026
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| Date | UK quarterly GDP growth (%) |
|---|---|
| Q2 1955 | 0.1 |
| Q3 1955 | 1.8 |
| Q4 1955 | -0.6 |
| Q1 1956 | 1.2 |
| Q2 1956 | -0.1 |
| Q3 1956 | -0.1 |
| Q4 1956 | 0.7 |
| Q1 1957 | 1.8 |
| Q2 1957 | 0 |
| Q3 1957 | -0.6 |
| Q4 1957 | 0.4 |
| Q1 1958 | 2.2 |
| Q2 1958 | -2.5 |
| Q3 1958 | 2.2 |
| Q4 1958 | 0.3 |
| Q1 1959 | 0.6 |
| Q2 1959 | 1.6 |
| Q3 1959 | 2.1 |
| Q4 1959 | 2.5 |
| Q1 1960 | 2.5 |
| Q2 1960 | -0.7 |
| Q3 1960 | 1.5 |
| Q4 1960 | 0.5 |
| Q1 1961 | 1.7 |
| Q2 1961 | 0.4 |
| Q3 1961 | -0.5 |
| Q4 1961 | -0.2 |
| Q1 1962 | 0.5 |
| Q2 1962 | 0.9 |
| Q3 1962 | 0.6 |
| Q4 1962 | -0.4 |
| Q1 1963 | 0.5 |
| Q2 1963 | 4.3 |
| Q3 1963 | 0.5 |
| Q4 1963 | 2.2 |
| Q1 1964 | 0.7 |
| Q2 1964 | 1.9 |
| Q3 1964 | 0.3 |
| Q4 1964 | 1.6 |
| Q1 1965 | -0.3 |
| Q2 1965 | 0.1 |
| Q3 1965 | 0.8 |
| Q4 1965 | 0.6 |
| Q1 1966 | 0.2 |
| Q2 1966 | 0.6 |
| Q3 1966 | 0.3 |
| Q4 1966 | -0.4 |
| Q1 1967 | 1.3 |
| Q2 1967 | 1.4 |
| Q3 1967 | 0.4 |
| Q4 1967 | 0.5 |
| Q1 1968 | 3.7 |
| Q2 1968 | -0.4 |
| Q3 1968 | 1.9 |
| Q4 1968 | 0.4 |
| Q1 1969 | -0.2 |
| Q2 1969 | 0.7 |
| Q3 1969 | 0.5 |
| Q4 1969 | 0.5 |
| Q1 1970 | -0.6 |
| Q2 1970 | 2.4 |
| Q3 1970 | 1 |
| Q4 1970 | 0.9 |
| Q1 1971 | -0.5 |
| Q2 1971 | 1.8 |
| Q3 1971 | 1.7 |
| Q4 1971 | 0.4 |
| Q1 1972 | 0.2 |
| Q2 1972 | 2.7 |
| Q3 1972 | 0.3 |
| Q4 1972 | 1.6 |
| Q1 1973 | 4.9 |
| Q2 1973 | 0.2 |
| Q3 1973 | -1 |
| Q4 1973 | -0.4 |
| Q1 1974 | -2.8 |
| Q2 1974 | 1.4 |
| Q3 1974 | 0.6 |
| Q4 1974 | -1.5 |
| Q1 1975 | 0 |
| Q2 1975 | -1.6 |
| Q3 1975 | -0.3 |
| Q4 1975 | 1.1 |
| Q1 1976 | 1.7 |
| Q2 1976 | -0.1 |
| Q3 1976 | 1.2 |
| Q4 1976 | 2.1 |
| Q1 1977 | 0.1 |
| Q2 1977 | -0.7 |
| Q3 1977 | 0.7 |
| Q4 1977 | 1.7 |
| Q1 1978 | 0.9 |
| Q2 1978 | 1.2 |
| Q3 1978 | 1.4 |
| Q4 1978 | 0.9 |
| Q1 1979 | -0.3 |
| Q2 1979 | 4.3 |
| Q3 1979 | -2.2 |
| Q4 1979 | 1 |
| Q1 1980 | -1 |
| Q2 1980 | -2 |
| Q3 1980 | -0.1 |
| Q4 1980 | -1 |
| Q1 1981 | -0.1 |
| Q2 1981 | 0.3 |
| Q3 1981 | 1.2 |
| Q4 1981 | 0.1 |
| Q1 1982 | 0.2 |
| Q2 1982 | 1 |
| Q3 1982 | 0.2 |
| Q4 1982 | 0.7 |
| Q1 1983 | 2 |
| Q2 1983 | 0.7 |
| Q3 1983 | 1.2 |
| Q4 1983 | 0.8 |
| Q1 1984 | 0.9 |
| Q2 1984 | -1 |
| Q3 1984 | 0.7 |
| Q4 1984 | 1.8 |
| Q1 1985 | 1 |
| Q2 1985 | 2.1 |
| Q3 1985 | 0 |
| Q4 1985 | 0.1 |
| Q1 1986 | 1 |
| Q2 1986 | 0.9 |
| Q3 1986 | 0.6 |
| Q4 1986 | 1.9 |
| Q1 1987 | 0.7 |
| Q2 1987 | 1.5 |
| Q3 1987 | 2.5 |
| Q4 1987 | 1.2 |
| Q1 1988 | 1.6 |
| Q2 1988 | 0.5 |
| Q3 1988 | 1.3 |
| Q4 1988 | 0.8 |
| Q1 1989 | 0.5 |
| Q2 1989 | 0.6 |
| Q3 1989 | 0.2 |
| Q4 1989 | 0 |
| Q1 1990 | 0.5 |
| Q2 1990 | 0.7 |
| Q3 1990 | -1.1 |
| Q4 1990 | -0.5 |
| Q1 1991 | -0.5 |
| Q2 1991 | -0.1 |
| Q3 1991 | -0.2 |
| Q4 1991 | 0.1 |
| Q1 1992 | 0 |
| Q2 1992 | -0.2 |
| Q3 1992 | 0.5 |
| Q4 1992 | 0.8 |
| Q1 1993 | 0.5 |
| Q2 1993 | 0.4 |
| Q3 1993 | 0.9 |
| Q4 1993 | 0.7 |
| Q1 1994 | 1 |
| Q2 1994 | 0.9 |
| Q3 1994 | 1 |
| Q4 1994 | 0.4 |
| Q1 1995 | 0.5 |
| Q2 1995 | 0.2 |
| Q3 1995 | 1.1 |
| Q4 1995 | 0.3 |
| Q1 1996 | 0.7 |
| Q2 1996 | 0.3 |
| Q3 1996 | 0.9 |
| Q4 1996 | 1.4 |
| Q1 1997 | 1.6 |
| Q2 1997 | 1.1 |
| Q3 1997 | 0.9 |
| Q4 1997 | 1.6 |
| Q1 1998 | 0.7 |
| Q2 1998 | 0.6 |
| Q3 1998 | 0.2 |
| Q4 1998 | 0.7 |
| Q1 1999 | 0.7 |
| Q2 1999 | 0.4 |
| Q3 1999 | 1.7 |
| Q4 1999 | 1.6 |
| Q1 2000 | 1.3 |
| Q2 2000 | 0.8 |
| Q3 2000 | 0.6 |
| Q4 2000 | 0.6 |
| Q1 2001 | 0.8 |
| Q2 2001 | 0.4 |
| Q3 2001 | 0.5 |
| Q4 2001 | 0.3 |
| Q1 2002 | 0.3 |
| Q2 2002 | 0.5 |
| Q3 2002 | 0.6 |
| Q4 2002 | 0.7 |
| Q1 2003 | 0.8 |
| Q2 2003 | 0.9 |
| Q3 2003 | 1 |
| Q4 2003 | 0.8 |
| Q1 2004 | 0.4 |
| Q2 2004 | 0.5 |
| Q3 2004 | 0.4 |
| Q4 2004 | 0.5 |
| Q1 2005 | 0.8 |
| Q2 2005 | 0.8 |
| Q3 2005 | 0.9 |
| Q4 2005 | 1 |
| Q1 2006 | 0.4 |
| Q2 2006 | 0.3 |
| Q3 2006 | 0.2 |
| Q4 2006 | 0.4 |
| Q1 2007 | 1.1 |
| Q2 2007 | 0.9 |
| Q3 2007 | 0.9 |
| Q4 2007 | 0.8 |
| Q1 2008 | 0.4 |
| Q2 2008 | -0.5 |
| Q3 2008 | -1.5 |
| Q4 2008 | -2.1 |
| Q1 2009 | -2 |
| Q2 2009 | -0.3 |
| Q3 2009 | 0.1 |
| Q4 2009 | 0.3 |
| Q1 2010 | 0.9 |
| Q2 2010 | 1.2 |
| Q3 2010 | 0.6 |
| Q4 2010 | 0.1 |
| Q1 2011 | 0.2 |
| Q2 2011 | 0.1 |
| Q3 2011 | 0.2 |
| Q4 2011 | 0.1 |
| Q1 2012 | 1.1 |
| Q2 2012 | -0.1 |
| Q3 2012 | 1 |
| Q4 2012 | -0.1 |
| Q1 2013 | 0.4 |
| Q2 2013 | 0.7 |
| Q3 2013 | 0.8 |
| Q4 2013 | 0.7 |
| Q1 2014 | 0.8 |
| Q2 2014 | 0.9 |
| Q3 2014 | 0.8 |
| Q4 2014 | 0.7 |
| Q1 2015 | 0.3 |
| Q2 2015 | 0.5 |
| Q3 2015 | 0.4 |
| Q4 2015 | 0.6 |
| Q1 2016 | 0.5 |
| Q2 2016 | 0.7 |
| Q3 2016 | 0.4 |
| Q4 2016 | 0.6 |
| Q1 2017 | 1.1 |
| Q2 2017 | 1 |
| Q3 2017 | 0.7 |
| Q4 2017 | 0.8 |
| Q1 2018 | 0.1 |
| Q2 2018 | 0.2 |
| Q3 2018 | 0.3 |
| Q4 2018 | 0.1 |
| Q1 2019 | 0.5 |
| Q2 2019 | 0.2 |
| Q3 2019 | 0.6 |
| Q4 2019 | 0.2 |
| Q1 2020 | -2.8 |
| Q2 2020 | -19.9 |
| Q3 2020 | 16.9 |
| Q4 2020 | 1.4 |
| Q1 2021 | -1.1 |
| Q2 2021 | 7 |
| Q3 2021 | 1.7 |
| Q4 2021 | 1.4 |
| Q1 2022 | 0.9 |
| Q2 2022 | 0.6 |
| Q3 2022 | 0.1 |
| Q4 2022 | 0.3 |
| Q1 2023 | 0.1 |
| Q2 2023 | 0 |
| Q3 2023 | -0.2 |
| Q4 2023 | -0.3 |
| Q1 2024 | 0.7 |
| Q2 2024 | 0.6 |
| Q3 2024 | 0.2 |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 0.6 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6 |
| Q2 2026 | 0.5 |
UK quarterly GDP growth
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Source: ONS · As of 6 November 2026
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| Date | UK quarterly GDP growth (%) |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 0.6 |
| Q3 2024 | 0.2 |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 0.6 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6 |
| Q2 2026 | 0.5 |
UK quarterly GDP growth
%
Source: ONS · As of 6 November 2026
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| Date | UK quarterly GDP growth (%) |
|---|---|
| Q2 2016 | 0.7 |
| Q3 2016 | 0.4 |
| Q4 2016 | 0.6 |
| Q1 2017 | 1.1 |
| Q2 2017 | 1 |
| Q3 2017 | 0.7 |
| Q4 2017 | 0.8 |
| Q1 2018 | 0.1 |
| Q2 2018 | 0.2 |
| Q3 2018 | 0.3 |
| Q4 2018 | 0.1 |
| Q1 2019 | 0.5 |
| Q2 2019 | 0.2 |
| Q3 2019 | 0.6 |
| Q4 2019 | 0.2 |
| Q1 2020 | -2.8 |
| Q2 2020 | -19.9 |
| Q3 2020 | 16.9 |
| Q4 2020 | 1.4 |
| Q1 2021 | -1.1 |
| Q2 2021 | 7 |
| Q3 2021 | 1.7 |
| Q4 2021 | 1.4 |
| Q1 2022 | 0.9 |
| Q2 2022 | 0.6 |
| Q3 2022 | 0.1 |
| Q4 2022 | 0.3 |
| Q1 2023 | 0.1 |
| Q2 2023 | 0 |
| Q3 2023 | -0.2 |
| Q4 2023 | -0.3 |
| Q1 2024 | 0.7 |
| Q2 2024 | 0.6 |
| Q3 2024 | 0.2 |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4 |
| Q1 2025 | 0.6 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0.2 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6 |
| Q2 2026 | 0.5 |
Recent observations
| Date | % |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 0.5 |
| Q1 2026 | 0.6 |
| Q4 2025 | 0 |
| Q3 2025 | 0.2 |
| Q2 2025 | 0 |
| Q1 2025 | 0.6 |
| Q4 2024 | 0.4 |
| Q3 2024 | 0.2 |
| Q2 2024 | 0.6 |
| Q1 2024 | 0.7 |
| Q4 2023 | -0.3 |
| Q3 2023 | -0.2 |
| Q2 2023 | 0 |
| Q1 2023 | 0.1 |
| Q4 2022 | 0.3 |
| Q3 2022 | 0.1 |
| Q2 2022 | 0.6 |
| Q1 2022 | 0.9 |
| Q4 2021 | 1.4 |
| Q3 2021 | 1.7 |
| Q2 2021 | 7 |
| Q1 2021 | -1.1 |
| Q4 2020 | 1.4 |
| Q3 2020 | 16.9 |
Source: ONS · Attribution and methods