The USA economy is 7.7 times larger than the UK with a GDP of $27.2 trillion versus $3.5 trillion, and Americans earn 57% more per capita ($90,502 vs $57,602). The UK faces slower growth forecasts (1% in 2026) and higher government spending relative to GDP (43.68% vs 37.74%), while the USA maintains stronger economic expansion despite higher debt levels.
UK vs USA Economy — Side-by-side comparison on A Versus B
Advanced G7 economy with strong financial services sector and lower debt burden
World's largest nominal GDP with highest per capita income and consumer spending power
Total Annual GDP. GDP Per Capita. Government Debt (% of GDP). Government Expenditure (% of GDP). Defence Spending. Education Spending Per Capita. Projected Economic Growth 2026
Choose the USA if you seek a larger, faster-growing economy with higher individual earning potential and greater global economic influence. Choose the UK if you prioritize lower relative debt levels and a more regulated fiscal environment, though growth remains constrained by structural challenges including high tax burdens and regulatory complexity.
United Kingdom Economy: $4 trillion | United States Economy: $27.4 trillion
United Kingdom Economy: €1,491,801.8 million | United States Economy: €10,217,935.3 million
United Kingdom Economy: €77,817.7 million | United States Economy: €925,796.8 million
United Kingdom Economy: $2,203 | United States Economy: $3,981
United Kingdom Economy: 40.8 | United States Economy: 44.5
United Kingdom Economy: 3.9% | United States Economy: 4.2%
United Kingdom Economy: 0.8% | United States Economy: ~2.8%
United Kingdom Economy: 1 EUR = 0.8717 GBP | United States Economy: 1 EUR = 1.1797 USD
United Kingdom Economy: $3.55 trillion | United States Economy: $27.23 trillion
United Kingdom Economy: $49,200 | United States Economy: $86,000
United Kingdom Economy: 99.90% | United States Economy: 122.27%
United Kingdom Economy: 43.68% | United States Economy: 37.74%
United Kingdom Economy: $77.8 billion | United States Economy: $925.8 billion
United Kingdom Economy: 1.0% | United States Economy: 3.5%
United Kingdom Economy: $3.3 trillion | United States Economy: $27.4 trillion
United Kingdom Economy: 1.2% | United States Economy: 2.1%
United Kingdom Economy: $48,500 | United States Economy: $87,000
United Kingdom Economy: 88% | United States Economy: 80%
United Kingdom Economy: 9% | United States Economy: 16%
United Kingdom Economy: 37.8 | United States Economy: 0.41
United Kingdom Economy: 101% | United States Economy: 123%
United Kingdom Economy: $3.3 trillion | United States Economy: $28.8 trillion
United Kingdom Economy: 2.1% | United States Economy: 2.4%
United Kingdom Economy: 101% | United States Economy: 129%
United Kingdom Economy: $52,300 | United States Economy: $63,400
United Kingdom Economy: #2 (London) | United States Economy: #1 (New York)
United Kingdom Economy: $2.8 trillion | United States Economy: $41.2 trillion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $30.0-30.5 trillion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 17%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: ~6%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: ~16%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: ~3.8-4.0%
Advanced Semiconductor Market Leadership
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: Dominant (Intel, TSMC partnership, Samsung); controls cutting-edge nodes
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 20-25%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: Global leader in design and manufacturing
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: Moderate exposure
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 2.2%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $925.8 billion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $4.18 trillion (2024)
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 0.3-0.5%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 30.0+
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $4,175 billion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $4,481
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 6%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: Leading edge (3nm and below)
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: Minimal negative impact
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: ~10%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: Leading in design and manufacturing
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: Minimal (exporter advantage)
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 2.0-2.5%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: €925.8 billion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 25-30% of global EVs
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 8-10%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: ~4.0%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $310 billion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $4,175,432 million (2024)
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $89,000
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $10,266.8
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $925.8
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: Global market leader
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: Lower exposure
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: ~6% of global
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: Minimal
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 0.4-0.6%
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Production
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: ~15%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $89,000+
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 9%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 0.2-0.4pp
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 0.3-0.5% (from AI investment)
Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Production Share
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 4%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 15%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 12%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $50-150B
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $31.5 trillion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 2.1%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 1st
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 126%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 335 million
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $809 billion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: AI, semiconductors, cloud, fintech
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $35,000-45,000
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $94,430
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $11.1 trillion ahead
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: Data not available
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: ~25-26% of global GDP
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 1st (maintained)
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: ~1.8%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 26.2%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: Not specified
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $28.0 trillion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $85,000
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 2.0-2.4%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 2.0%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $96,500+
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $11.53 trillion lead
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 336 million
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 2.8%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 11.8%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 25.5%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 38.5 years
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $27.4 trillion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 4.2%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 2.9%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $156 billion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 167 companies
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 11.2%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $27.4T
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $82,000
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $0.13T
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 4.1%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $15.2T (Apple, Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Nvidia, Tesla, Broadcom)
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 38.9 years
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $2.1 trillion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $2.4 trillion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $285 billion (2023)
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $82,500
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 123%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $62,400
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 339 million
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 65%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 2.5%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 129%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 3.5%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $80,412
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 16.3%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $12.8 trillion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 21% of electricity
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 144 companies
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 80.1%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $346 billion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $31.2 trillion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 16%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: -$73 billion deficit
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $-$73 billion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $2.3T
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 11.5%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $820 billion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 615,000
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 8.2%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: -$773 billion (deficit)
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $285 billion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: -$73.1 billion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: +0.4% (growing)
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 11%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 2.4%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 0.38 million
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $7.25
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 21%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 8.7%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 12.8%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 9.8%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $42.8 trillion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 16.5%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $7.1 trillion
Foreign Direct Investment Inflows (2024)
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $285B
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 63.0%
Tech Sector Market Capitalization (Top 7 Companies)
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $14.2 trillion
Average Annual GDP Growth Rate (2010-2023)
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $28.2 trillion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 26% of world GDP
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 0.41
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 17.3%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: -$773 billion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 398,144
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $285 billion annually
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 170 million workers
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $28.7 trillion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $12.4 trillion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 2.6%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $130 billion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $76,398
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 415,000
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $120,000
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 680 GW
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 32.4%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 16.9%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 21.6%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $12.5 trillion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $32 trillion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 80%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 26%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $27.9 trillion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 31%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $189 billion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 3.4%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $68.40
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $119 billion
Annual GDP Growth Rate (2020-2026 Average)
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 195 companies
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 38 years
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 285,000
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 18%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 0.84 million
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 13.3%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $840 billion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 26.4%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $83,250
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $7.2 trillion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $28.2T
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 11.4%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 3.45%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 0.34 billion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 1.8%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 8.1%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 127%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 58%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $350 billion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 21x (S&P 500)
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 12% of global exports
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $82,100
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $2,100 billion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $2,300 billion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 12.1%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 48%
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: 289,000
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $33.7 trillion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $27.7 trillion
United Kingdom Economy: N/A | United States Economy: $0.13 trillion
How to choose between United Kingdom Economy and United States Economy
Compare United Kingdom Economy vs United States Economy
UK vs USA Economy — Structured Comparison Data
Machine-readable comparison dataset for UK vs USA Economy. Contains 312 attribute comparisons, 5 FAQ pairs.
UK vs USA Economy — Attribute Category Vocabulary
Taxonomy of attribute categories used to classify comparison data for UK vs USA Economy.
Why is the USA economy so much larger than the UK's?
The USA has 5.2 times the UK's population (335M vs 67M), larger landmass with more resources, and a higher per capita GDP ($90,502 vs $57,602). The USA's economy has grown faster over decades due to stronger private sector investment, lower tax burdens, and deeper capital markets, compounding into a 7.7x larger total economy by 2025.
Why is UK economic growth forecast at only 1% for 2026?
Oxford Economics warns the UK 'lacks a sustainable growth driver' due to high taxes, over-regulation, and risk-aversion among businesses. Government expenditure at 43.68% of GDP constrains private investment, while post-Brexit trade friction and weak consumer confidence further dampen growth compared to the USA's projected 3.5%.
The USA has higher absolute debt at 122.27% of GDP versus the UK's 99.90%, but the USA's larger economy ($27.2T vs $3.5T) generates more revenue to service debt. The UK's debt sustainability is also challenged by low growth (1% forecast), making both nations' long-term fiscal outlooks concerning for different reasons.
How much more do Americans earn compared to British workers?
Americans earn 57% more per capita on average: $90,502 vs $57,602 (2025 data). This gap reflects higher productivity, larger companies, stronger capital investment, and lower tax burden on businesses in the USA, though higher healthcare and education costs offset some purchasing power advantages.
Does the UK spend more on social services than the USA?
Yes. The UK spends 43.68% of GDP on government expenditure versus 37.74% in the USA. This supports universal healthcare, education, and welfare, but reduces funds available for private investment and economic growth. The USA's lower government spending as % of GDP allows higher private sector investment, contributing to faster growth.
How to Choose Between United Kingdom Economy and United States Economy
Total Annual GDP: United Kingdom Economy has $3.55 trillion, while United States Economy has $27.23 trillion.
GDP Per Capita: United Kingdom Economy has $57,602, while United States Economy has $90,502.
Government Debt (% of GDP): United Kingdom Economy has 99.90%, while United States Economy has 122.27%.
Consider: Government Expenditure (% of GDP)
Government Expenditure (% of GDP): United Kingdom Economy has 43.68%, while United States Economy has 37.74%.
Defence Spending: United Kingdom Economy has $77.8 billion, while United States Economy has $925.8 billion.
Education Spending Per Capita: United Kingdom Economy has $2,203, while United States Economy has $3,981.
Consider: Projected Economic Growth 2026
Projected Economic Growth 2026: United Kingdom Economy has 1.0%, while United States Economy has 3.5% (est.).