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(Source:2018 CIA World Factbook, mostly relating to 2017.
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United Kingdom

  • Population = 65.1million
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Tokelau', 'Pop. of Tokelau (2016) (1,285)'] ['Montenegro', 'Pop. of Montenegro (614,000)'] ['Lebanon', 'Pop. of Lebanon (6.1million)'] ['Sri Lanka', 'Pop. of Sri Lanka (22.58million)'] ['China', 'Pop. of China (1.385billion)'] Ranks at percentile 90
  • Land Area = 243,600 km^2
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Monaco', 'Land Area of Monaco (2 km^2)'] ['Puerto Rico', 'Land Area of Puerto Rico (9,100 km^2)'] ['Jordan', 'Land Area of Jordan (89,300 km^2)'] ['Papua New Guinea', 'Land Area of Papua New Guinea (463,000 km^2)'] ['Russia', 'Land Area of Russia (17.1 km^2)'] Ranks at percentile 64
    • Population density = 267
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Greenland', 'Pop. density (0)'] ['Venezuela', 'Pop. density (35)'] ['Cambodia', 'Pop. density (91)'] ['Dominican Republic', 'Pop. density (212)'] ['Macau', 'Pop. density (21500)'] US at percentile 24 RU at percentile 7 CN at percentile 68 Ranks at percentile 81
  • GDP in United Kingdom = 2.827 trillion USD
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Tokelau', 'GDP in Tokelau (1.5 million USD)'] ['Monaco', 'GDP in Monaco (6.79 billion USD)'] ['Senegal', 'GDP in Senegal (48.1 billion USD)'] ['Israel', 'GDP in Israel (295.3 billion USD)'] ['China', 'GDP in China (20.35 trillion USD)'] Ranks at percentile 96
    • GDP per capita = $43400
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Central African Republic', 'GDP per capita ($541)'] ['Tonga', 'GDP per capita ($5200)'] ['Serbia', 'GDP per capita ($14270)'] ['Guam', 'GDP per capita ($33000)'] ['Monaco', 'GDP per capita ($221000)'] US at percentile 92 RU at percentile 71 CN at percentile 53 Ranks at percentile 83

Where GDP comes from

  • Agricultural production in United Kingdom = 20 billion USD
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['San Marino', 'Agricultural production in San Marino (0 m USD)'] ['Andorra', 'Agricultural production in Andorra (390 million USD)'] ['Costa Rica', 'Agricultural production in Costa Rica (4.69 billion USD)'] ['Venezuela', 'Agricultural production in Venezuela (18.3 billion USD)'] ['China', 'Agricultural production in China (1.83 trillion USD)'] Ranks at percentile 77
    • agr.prod/capita = $307
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['San Marino', 'agr.prod/capita ($0)'] ['Kiribati', 'agr.prod/capita ($471)'] ['Italy', 'agr.prod/capita ($803)'] ['Kenya', 'agr.prod/capita ($1165)'] ['Falkland Islands', 'agr.prod/capita ($36100)'] US at percentile 28 RU at percentile 82 CN at percentile 81 Ranks at percentile 13
    • agr.prod/GDP = 1 %
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['San Marino', 'agr.prod/GDP (0 %)'] ['Netherlands', 'agr.prod/GDP (2 %)'] ['Jamaica', 'agr.prod/GDP (7 %)'] ['India', 'agr.prod/GDP (17 %)'] ['Falkland Islands', 'agr.prod/GDP (69 %)'] US at percentile 12 RU at percentile 40 CN at percentile 56 Ranks at percentile 8
  • Industrial production in United Kingdom = 580 billion USD
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Gibraltar', 'Industrial production in Gibraltar (0 m USD)'] ['Fiji', 'Industrial production in Fiji (1.5 billion USD)'] ['Afghanistan', 'Industrial production in Afghanistan (13.97 billion USD)'] ['Ukraine', 'Industrial production in Ukraine (104.8 billion USD)'] ['China', 'Industrial production in China (9.36 trillion USD)'] Ranks at percentile 94
    • ind.prod/capita = $8910
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Gibraltar', 'ind.prod/capita ($0)'] ['Kyrgyzstan', 'ind.prod/capita ($1207)'] ['Costa Rica', 'ind.prod/capita ($3520)'] ['Turkmenistan', 'ind.prod/capita ($8590)'] ['Qatar', 'ind.prod/capita ($72700)'] US at percentile 84 RU at percentile 78 CN at percentile 69 Ranks at percentile 77
    • ind.prod/GDP = 21 %
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Gibraltar', 'ind.prod/GDP (0 %)'] ['Kosovo', 'ind.prod/GDP (19 %)'] ['New Caledonia', 'ind.prod/GDP (26 %)'] ['Philippines', 'ind.prod/GDP (35 %)'] ['Libya', 'ind.prod/GDP (81 %)'] US at percentile 28 RU at percentile 70 CN at percentile 91 Ranks at percentile 30
  • Services production in United Kingdom = 2.28 trillion USD
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Niue', 'Services production in Niue (4.95 million USD)'] ['Bermuda', 'Services production in Bermuda (4.88 billion USD)'] ['Syria', 'Services production in Syria (30.57 billion USD)'] ['Venezuela', 'Services production in Venezuela (213.8 billion USD)'] ['United States', 'Services production in United States (15.49 trillion USD)'] Ranks at percentile 96
    • serv.prod/capita = $35000
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Central African Republic', 'serv.prod/capita ($242)'] ['Niue', 'serv.prod/capita ($3059)'] ['Cuba', 'serv.prod/capita ($8780)'] ['Slovenia', 'serv.prod/capita ($22060)'] ['Monaco', 'serv.prod/capita ($214800)'] US at percentile 94 RU at percentile 68 CN at percentile 49 Ranks at percentile 87
    • serv.prod/GDP = 81 %
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Montserrat', 'serv.prod/GDP (24 %)'] ['Saudi Arabia', 'serv.prod/GDP (54 %)'] ['Chile', 'serv.prod/GDP (65 %)'] ['Italy', 'serv.prod/GDP (75 %)'] ['Cook Islands', 'serv.prod/GDP (109 %)'] US at percentile 88 RU at percentile 43 CN at percentile 34 Ranks at percentile 84

Where GDP goes

  • Household Consumption in United Kingdom = 1.9 trillion USD
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Tuvalu', 'Household Consumption in Tuvalu (27.76 million USD)'] ['Togo', 'Household Consumption in Togo (10.5 billion USD)'] ['Panama', 'Household Consumption in Panama (45.3 billion USD)'] ['Singapore', 'Household Consumption in Singapore (182.9 billion USD)'] ['United States', 'Household Consumption in United States (13.24 trillion USD)'] Ranks at percentile 96
    • HC/capita = $29180
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Burundi', 'HC/capita ($560)'] ['Myanmar', 'HC/capita ($3520)'] ['Palau', 'HC/capita ($8460)'] ['Cyprus', 'HC/capita ($17320)'] ['Kuwait', 'HC/capita ($44700)'] US at percentile 98 RU at percentile 68 CN at percentile 40 Ranks at percentile 94
    • HC/GDP = 67 %
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Brunei', 'HC/GDP (24 %)'] ['Kazakhstan', 'HC/GDP (55 %)'] ['India', 'HC/GDP (67 %)'] ['Moldova', 'HC/GDP (79 %)'] ['Nauru', 'HC/GDP (112 %)'] US at percentile 62 RU at percentile 20 CN at percentile 10 Ranks at percentile 51
  • Government Consumption in United Kingdom = 550 billion USD
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Montserrat', 'Government Consumption in Montserrat (23.38 million USD)'] ['Guam', 'Government Consumption in Guam (3.17 billion USD)'] ['Panama', 'Government Consumption in Panama (10.04 billion USD)'] ['Singapore', 'Government Consumption in Singapore (58.6 billion USD)'] ['China', 'Government Consumption in China (3.38 trillion USD)'] Ranks at percentile 95
    • GC/capita = $8450
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Central African Republic', 'GC/capita ($45)'] ['Papua New Guinea', 'GC/capita ($891)'] ['Bosnia and Herzegovina', 'GC/capita ($2221)'] ['Trinidad and Tobago', 'GC/capita ($6260)'] ['Qatar', 'GC/capita ($33000)'] US at percentile 90 RU at percentile 70 CN at percentile 52 Ranks at percentile 85
    • GC/GDP = 19 %
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Chad', 'GC/GDP (4 %)'] ['Mongolia', 'GC/GDP (14 %)'] ['United States', 'GC/GDP (18 %)'] ['Germany', 'GC/GDP (21 %)'] ['Guam', 'GC/GDP (57 %)'] US at percentile 50 RU at percentile 49 CN at percentile 43 Ranks at percentile 55
  • Investment = $510billion
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Montserrat', 'Investment ($7.88million)'] ['Trinidad and Tobago', 'Investment ($3.77billion)'] ['Costa Rica', 'Investment ($15.42billion)'] ['Morocco', 'Investment ($97.8billion)'] ['China', 'Investment ($10.26trillion)'] Ranks at percentile 94
    • Inv/capita = $7830
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Yemen', 'Inv/capita ($53)'] ['Zambia', 'Inv/capita ($1186)'] ['Costa Rica', 'Inv/capita ($3092)'] ['China', 'Inv/capita ($7410)'] ['Qatar', 'Inv/capita ($64500)'] US at percentile 84 RU at percentile 72 CN at percentile 75 Ranks at percentile 77
    • Inv/GDP = 18 %
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Yemen', 'Inv/GDP (2 %)'] ['El Salvador', 'Inv/GDP (20 %)'] ['Belize', 'Inv/GDP (24 %)'] ['South Sudan', 'Inv/GDP (30 %)'] ['Nauru', 'Inv/GDP (150 %)'] US at percentile 18 RU at percentile 46 CN at percentile 95 Ranks at percentile 16
  • Exports from United Kingdom = 870 billion USD
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Montserrat', 'Exports from Montserrat (12.92 million USD)'] ['Haiti', 'Exports from Haiti (3.98 billion USD)'] ['Georgia', 'Exports from Georgia (19.82 billion USD)'] ['Norway', 'Exports from Norway (133.4 billion USD)'] ['China', 'Exports from China (4.72 trillion USD)'] Ranks at percentile 96
    • exports/capita = $13360
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Somalia', 'exports/capita ($4)'] ['Lesotho', 'exports/capita ($1549)'] ['Bosnia and Herzegovina', 'exports/capita ($4410)'] ['British Virgin Islands', 'exports/capita ($13230)'] ['Luxembourg', 'exports/capita ($244500)'] US at percentile 58 RU at percentile 61 CN at percentile 44 Ranks at percentile 76
    • exports/GDP = 31 %
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Somalia', 'exports/GDP (0 %)'] ['Myanmar', 'exports/GDP (24 %)'] ['Morocco', 'exports/GDP (39 %)'] ['Serbia', 'exports/GDP (55 %)'] ['Luxembourg', 'exports/GDP (251 %)'] US at percentile 6 RU at percentile 30 CN at percentile 22 Ranks at percentile 38
  • Imports to United Kingdom = 910 billion USD
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Tuvalu', 'Imports to Tuvalu (27.76 million USD)'] ['Maldives', 'Imports to Maldives (6.14 billion USD)'] ['El Salvador', 'Imports to El Salvador (25.55 billion USD)'] ['Portugal', 'Imports to Portugal (131.1 billion USD)'] ['China', 'Imports to China (4.25 trillion USD)'] Ranks at percentile 97
    • imports/capita = $13980
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Somalia', 'imports/capita ($25)'] ['Lesotho', 'imports/capita ($2064)'] ['Kosovo', 'imports/capita ($5470)'] ['Poland', 'imports/capita ($14320)'] ['Luxembourg', 'imports/capita ($206200)'] US at percentile 63 RU at percentile 51 CN at percentile 34 Ranks at percentile 74
    • imports/GDP = 32 %
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Somalia', 'imports/GDP (1 %)'] ['Central African Republic', 'imports/GDP (32 %)'] ['Iceland', 'imports/GDP (47 %)'] ['West Bank', 'imports/GDP (65 %)'] ['Luxembourg', 'imports/GDP (212 %)'] US at percentile 3 RU at percentile 7 CN at percentile 9 Ranks at percentile 24

Taxation and Government Expenditure

  • Total taxation in United Kingdom = 1.028 trillion USD
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Tokelau', 'Total taxation in Tokelau (431,000 USD)'] ['Togo', 'Total taxation in Togo (1.023 billion USD)'] ['Botswana', 'Total taxation in Botswana (5.3 billion USD)'] ['Pakistan', 'Total taxation in Pakistan (46.8 billion USD)'] ['United States', 'Total taxation in United States (4.32 trillion USD)'] Ranks at percentile 97
    • tax/capita = $15790
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Somalia', 'tax/capita ($13)'] ['Uzbekistan', 'tax/capita ($507)'] ['Ecuador', 'tax/capita ($2026)'] ['Jersey', 'tax/capita ($8320)'] ['Luxembourg', 'tax/capita ($45800)'] US at percentile 84 RU at percentile 48 CN at percentile 48 Ranks at percentile 87
    • tax/GDP = 36 %
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Somalia', 'tax/GDP (1 %)'] ['Haiti', 'tax/GDP (8 %)'] ['Romania', 'tax/GDP (14 %)'] ['Barbados', 'tax/GDP (29 %)'] ['Niue', 'tax/GDP (151 %)'] US at percentile 70 RU at percentile 15 CN at percentile 47 Ranks at percentile 82
  • Govt spending in United Kingdom = 1.079 trillion USD
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Tokelau', 'Govt spending in Tokelau (2.8 million USD)'] ['Lesotho', 'Govt spending in Lesotho (1.255 billion USD)'] ['Nepal', 'Govt spending in Nepal (5.95 billion USD)'] ['Philippines', 'Govt spending in Philippines (56 billion USD)'] ['United States', 'Govt spending in United States (6.28 trillion USD)'] Ranks at percentile 97
    • spend/capita = $16570
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Somalia', 'spend/capita ($13)'] ['Lesotho', 'spend/capita ($640)'] ['Mauritius', 'spend/capita ($2227)'] ['Estonia', 'spend/capita ($8390)'] ['Luxembourg', 'spend/capita ($44200)'] US at percentile 90 RU at percentile 47 CN at percentile 49 Ranks at percentile 88
    • spend/GDP = 38 %
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Somalia', 'spend/GDP (1 %)'] ['Togo', 'spend/GDP (10 %)'] ['Cape Verde', 'spend/GDP (16 %)'] ['Eritrea', 'spend/GDP (30 %)'] ['Tokelau', 'spend/GDP (187 %)'] US at percentile 79 RU at percentile 8 CN at percentile 47 Ranks at percentile 82
  • Deficit = $51billion
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Germany', 'Deficit (-$46billion)'] ['Sao Tome and Principe', 'Deficit ($9.4million)'] ['Rwanda', 'Deficit ($394million)'] ['Bolivia', 'Deficit ($2.93billion)'] ['United States', 'Deficit ($1.966trillion)'] Ranks at percentile 96
    • deficit/capita = $783
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Macau', 'deficit/capita (-$8290)'] ['Guinea-Bissau', 'deficit/capita ($9)'] ['Cape Verde', 'deficit/capita ($94)'] ['Romania', 'deficit/capita ($279)'] ['United States', 'deficit/capita ($5970)'] US at percentile 100 RU at percentile 60 CN at percentile 78 Ranks at percentile 87
    • deficit/GDP = 2 %
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Tuvalu', 'deficit/GDP (-26 %)'] ['United Arab Emirates', 'deficit/GDP (0 %)'] ['Puerto Rico', 'deficit/GDP (1 %)'] ['Fiji', 'deficit/GDP (2 %)'] ['Tokelau', 'deficit/GDP (158 %)'] US at percentile 97 RU at percentile 36 CN at percentile 69 Ranks at percentile 61

National Debt

  • National Debt of United Kingdom = 2.53 trillion USD
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Macau', 'National Debt of Macau (0 m USD)'] ['West Bank', 'National Debt of West Bank (5.05 billion USD)'] ['Cameroon', 'National Debt of Cameroon (26.5 billion USD)'] ['Angola', 'National Debt of Angola (153.5 billion USD)'] ['United States', 'National Debt of United States (15.72 trillion USD)'] Ranks at percentile 96
    • debt/capita = $38900
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Macau', 'debt/capita ($0)'] ['Tuvalu', 'debt/capita ($1778)'] ['Gibraltar', 'debt/capita ($5770)'] ['San Marino', 'debt/capita ($13910)'] ['Japan', 'debt/capita ($100900)'] US at percentile 97 RU at percentile 44 CN at percentile 55 Ranks at percentile 94
    • debt/GDP = 89 %
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Hong Kong', 'debt/GDP (0 %)'] ['Nicaragua', 'debt/GDP (34 %)'] ['China', 'debt/GDP (50 %)'] ['Pakistan', 'debt/GDP (74 %)'] ['Japan', 'debt/GDP (240 %)'] US at percentile 82 RU at percentile 8 CN at percentile 50 Ranks at percentile 88

How land is used

  • Land used for agriculture = 173,000 km^2
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Antigua and Barbuda', 'Land used for agriculture in Antigua and Barbuda (2014) (0 km^2)'] ['Luxembourg', 'Land used for agriculture in Luxembourg (2011) (1,310 km^2)'] ['Denmark', 'Land used for agriculture in Denmark (2011) (27,320 km^2)'] ['Zimbabwe', 'Land used for agriculture in Zimbabwe (2011) (166,100 km^2)'] ['China', 'Land used for agriculture in China (2011) (5.25 km^2)'] Ranks at percentile 76
    • agricultural land % = 71 %
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Antigua and Barbuda', 'agricultural land % (0 %)'] ['Iraq', 'agricultural land % (18 %)'] ['Mauritania', 'agricultural land % (39 %)'] ['Netherlands', 'agricultural land % (55 %)'] ['South Sudan', 'agricultural land % (100 %)'] US at percentile 63 RU at percentile 22 CN at percentile 74 Ranks at percentile 89
  • Forest = 28,990 km^2
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['San Marino', 'Forest in San Marino (2011) (0 km^2)'] ['Turks and Caicos Islands', 'Forest in Turks and Caicos Islands (2011) (343 km^2)'] ['Pakistan', 'Forest in Pakistan (2011) (16,720 km^2)'] ['South Africa', 'Forest in South Africa (2011) (90,000 km^2)'] ['Russia', 'Forest in Russia (2011) (8.45 km^2)'] Ranks at percentile 59
    • forest % = 12 %
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['San Marino', 'forest % (0 %)'] ['Tunisia', 'forest % (7 %)'] ['Norway', 'forest % (28 %)'] ['Vietnam', 'forest % (45 %)'] ['Suriname', 'forest % (95 %)'] US at percentile 57 RU at percentile 79 CN at percentile 45 Ranks at percentile 34
  • Other land = 41,700 km^2
    • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Antigua and Barbuda', 'Other land in Antigua and Barbuda (2014) (0 km^2)'] ['Mauritius', 'Other land in Mauritius (2011) (790 km^2)'] ['Netherlands', 'Other land in Netherlands (2011) (14,170 km^2)'] ['Colombia', 'Other land in Colombia (2011) (90,000 km^2)'] ['Russia', 'Other land in Russia (2011) (6.41 km^2)'] Ranks at percentile 64
    • other land % = 17 %
      • Rank among other countries - click to see full list ['Antigua and Barbuda', 'other land % (0 %)'] ['Comoros', 'other land % (14 %)'] ['China', 'other land % (23 %)'] ['Croatia', 'other land % (42 %)'] ['Gibraltar', 'other land % (100 %)'] US at percentile 47 RU at percentile 71 CN at percentile 50 Ranks at percentile 31

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