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Countries by real GDP growth rate in 2024 (IMF WEO database 2024) This article includes lists of countries and dependent territories sorted by their real gross domestic product growth rate; the rate of growth of the total value of all final goods and services produced within a state in a given year compared with the previous year.
The United Kingdom constituted 2.17% of world GDP by purchasing power parity (PPP) in 2024 estimates. [29] The United Kingdom has one of the most globalised economies [30] and comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. [31] In 2022, the United Kingdom was the fifth-largest exporter [32] in the world and the fourth-largest importer ...
The pharmaceutical industry employs around 67,000 people in the UK and in 2007 contributed £8.4 billion to the UK's GDP and invested a total of £3.9 billion in research and development. [ 113 ] [ 114 ] In 2007 exports of pharmaceutical products from the UK totalled £14.6 billion, creating a trade surplus in pharmaceutical products of £4.3 ...
The UK produces one of the quickest estimates of GDP of the major economies, about 40 days after the quarter in question. At that stage, only about 60% of the data is available, so the figure is ...
The UK economy grew slightly in the three months to June 30, driven by strong rises in manufacturing and consumer and government spending.
This list displays all British companies in the Fortune Global 500, which ranks the world's largest companies by annual revenue. The figures below are given in millions of US dollars and are for the fiscal year 2023/24. Also listed are the headquarters location, net profit, number of employees worldwide and industry sector of each company. [1]
This list comprises the world's largest companies by consolidated revenue, according to the Fortune Global 500 2024 rankings and other sources. [2] American retail corporation Walmart has been the world's largest company by revenue since 2014. [ 1 ]
Countries are sorted by nominal GDP estimates from financial and statistical institutions, which are calculated at market or government official exchange rates. Nominal GDP does not take into account differences in the cost of living in different countries, and the results can vary greatly from one year to another based on fluctuations in the ...