Country profile
United Kingdom
FX, inflation, GDP, purchasing-power signals, population, and policy-rate context for United Kingdom. Data is sourced from public official datasets and normalized into a country dashboard.
Currency
GBP
Symbol £
Inflation
3.4%
OECD · Mar 2026
+0.2 pp vs previous period
Policy rate
3.75%
Central bank policy interest rate · BIS · Apr 2026
-0.25 pp last changed Dec 2025
Population
69.2M
World Bank · Dec 2024
+1.07% vs previous period
Exchange rates
GBP against major currencies
1 GBP in USD
0.746269
Frankfurter · 20 May 2026
-0.11% vs previous period
1 GBP in EUR
0.86709
Frankfurter · 20 May 2026
-0.19% vs previous period
Time series
Inflation and policy-rate history
UK ONS signals
Cost-of-living and activity indicators
UK-specific indicators from the Office for National Statistics, including CPIH, rents, retail sales, GDP, card spending, and labour demand.
Macro indicators
Latest available country signals
GDP per capita PPP
current international dollars
62,009
+3.5% vs previous period
Dec 2024
World Bank
GDP per capita
current US dollars
53,246
+6.61% vs previous period
Dec 2024
World Bank
Population
people
69.2M
+1.07% vs previous period
Dec 2024
World Bank
PPP factor
local currency unit per international dollar
0.67
+0.85% vs previous period
Dec 2025
World Bank
OECD CPI
annual percent
3.4%
+0.2 pp vs previous period
Mar 2026
OECD
Policy rate
percent per year
3.75%
-0.25 pp last changed Dec 2025
Apr 2026
Bank for International Settlements
Sources
FX rates are from Frankfurter. Macro data is sourced from World Bank, OECD, IMF, and Bank for International Settlements datasets where available. BIS statistics are cited as source data and do not imply BIS endorsement or investment advice.