Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 0.7015 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in United Kingdom, 1970–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in United Kingdom is 0.7015 National currency per US dollar, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in United Kingdom peaked at 0.8089 National currency per US dollar in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.3532 National currency per US dollar, in 1970.
United Kingdom ranks 46th of 53 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.3532 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1971 | 0.3681 National currency per US dollar | +4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.379 National currency per US dollar | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3901 National currency per US dollar | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 0.4146 National currency per US dollar | +6.3% |
| 1975 | 0.4714 National currency per US dollar | +13.7% |
| 1976 | 0.5173 National currency per US dollar | +9.7% |
| 1977 | 0.5568 National currency per US dollar | +7.6% |
| 1978 | 0.5694 National currency per US dollar | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 0.5945 National currency per US dollar | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 0.6234 National currency per US dollar | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 0.6358 National currency per US dollar | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6531 National currency per US dollar | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6601 National currency per US dollar | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 0.669 National currency per US dollar | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.6815 National currency per US dollar | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.6952 National currency per US dollar | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 0.7037 National currency per US dollar | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7103 National currency per US dollar | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.7216 National currency per US dollar | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 0.7476 National currency per US dollar | +3.6% |
| 1991 | 0.7849 National currency per US dollar | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7932 National currency per US dollar | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.7919 National currency per US dollar | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7887 National currency per US dollar | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 0.7966 National currency per US dollar | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 0.7889 National currency per US dollar | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7902 National currency per US dollar | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.8089 National currency per US dollar | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8082 National currency per US dollar | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.7775 National currency per US dollar | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7559 National currency per US dollar | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.764 National currency per US dollar | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7602 National currency per US dollar | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7429 National currency per US dollar | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.7629 National currency per US dollar | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 0.7497 National currency per US dollar | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7588 National currency per US dollar | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.7634 National currency per US dollar | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.7822 National currency per US dollar | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.7783 National currency per US dollar | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7777 National currency per US dollar | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.7872 National currency per US dollar | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7929 National currency per US dollar | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7985 National currency per US dollar | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8058 National currency per US dollar | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.7886 National currency per US dollar | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7868 National currency per US dollar | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7811 National currency per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7555 National currency per US dollar | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7513 National currency per US dollar | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7355 National currency per US dollar | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6955 National currency per US dollar | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 0.6736 National currency per US dollar | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 0.6827 National currency per US dollar | +1.3% |
| 2025 | 0.7015 National currency per US dollar | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4615 National currency per US dollar | 0.3532 National currency per US dollar | 0.5945 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6754 National currency per US dollar | 0.6234 National currency per US dollar | 0.7216 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7899 National currency per US dollar | 0.7476 National currency per US dollar | 0.8089 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7618 National currency per US dollar | 0.7429 National currency per US dollar | 0.7822 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7852 National currency per US dollar | 0.7555 National currency per US dollar | 0.8058 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7067 National currency per US dollar | 0.6736 National currency per US dollar | 0.7513 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 43 Austria 0.7504 National currency per US dollar compare
- 44 France 0.7325 National currency per US dollar compare
- 45 Germany 0.7189 National currency per US dollar compare
- 47 Italy 0.6448 National currency per US dollar compare
- 48 Malta 0.6104 National currency per US dollar compare
- 49 Spain 0.6079 National currency per US dollar compare
More population data for United Kingdom
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate -0.1791 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate 0.1389 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate -0.1791 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate -0.0706 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 71,685 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.2666 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.169 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate -0.184 (2100)
- Population density 307.14 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.21 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in United Kingdom?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in United Kingdom was 0.7015 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8089 National currency per US dollar in 1998.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3532 National currency per US dollar in 1970.
- How does United Kingdom rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- United Kingdom ranks 46th out of 53 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for household final consumption expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org