United Kingdom's gni per capita rose from US$23k in 1996 to US$54.6k in 2025.
United Kingdom · Income & inequality
Living standards, poverty and distribution.
10 indicators · 10 with data
Income
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)
current international $
26th of 181 · 15th in Europe & C. Asia
United Kingdom's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $21.3k in 1996 to intl $64.2k in 2025.
United Kingdom's median equivalised net household income rose from PPS 11.6k in 1995 to PPS 18.4k in 2018.
Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)
constant 2015 US$
7th of 129 · 5th in Europe & C. Asia
United Kingdom's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$20.7k in 1996 to US$29.7k in 2025.
Inequality
Gini index
index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
27th of 81 · 22nd in Europe & C. Asia*
United Kingdom's gini index fell from 35 in 1992 to 32.4 in 2021.
United Kingdom's income share held by highest 10% fell from 26.6 % in 1992 to 25.0 % in 2021.
United Kingdom's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 7.0 % in 1992 to 7.6 % in 2021.
Poverty
United Kingdom's extreme poverty rose from 0.1 % in 1992 to 0.4 % in 2021.
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines
% of population
24th of 53 · 17th in Europe & C. Asia*
United Kingdom's poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines rose from 17.0 % in 2016 to 18.6 % in 2017.
United Kingdom's at-risk-of-poverty rate fell from 20.0 % in 1995 to 18.6 % in 2018.