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Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%)
Year Value Units Series Observation status Unit multiplier
1972 3.9890156016 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1973 4.8507761261 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1974 -2.7546030516 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1975 -1.1264972331 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1976 3.6236150579 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1977 2.3409669679 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1978 3.6284613935 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1979 2.6720891217 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1980 -1.6333298197 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1981 1.9735507239 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1982 4.010077533 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1983 4.9695306869 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1984 0.0936527522 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1985 2.8251864758 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1986 2.512707064 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1987 3.3369280823 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1988 2.2355491979 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1989 -0.1559697394 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1990 0.1768564215 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1991 1.491495812 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1992 2.7562639962 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1993 3.359848713 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1994 2.9502975609 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1995 1.1978466816 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1996 1.4770737414 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1997 3.0661645981 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1998 2.1183913801 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1999 1.5761202923 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2000 2.4803858365 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2001 1.2328552752 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2002 1.2753632066 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2003 2.0186118143 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2004 1.2470461922 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2005 1.4553302901 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2006 1.5701633339 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2007 1.4340087326 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2008 -1.0814124249 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2009 -2.6972380454 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2010 1.8798485466 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2011 0.9395350823 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2012 0.3799156928 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2013 0.7165687339 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2014 0.6101178539 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2015 0.8807843486 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2016 0.7847925934 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2017 1.1372268261 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2018 0.4538893711 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2019 0.5559986228 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2020 -8.9442495563 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS)

Geographical Area: United Kingdom

Unit of Measurement: Percentage (%)

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from UK statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from UK statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other UK-specific metadata information.

Indicator available
Indicator description
Geographical coverage

United Kingdom
Unit of measurement

Percentage (%)
Definitions

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the main measure of the size of the economy, representing the total value of all final goods and services produced in a defined time period. The ONS has published What is GDP? and GDP and me to explain what GDP is and how it relates to everyday life.
Available disaggregations
Calculations

Real GDP per employed person = (GDP at constant prices / Total number of employed persons) where the numerator and denominator refer to the same reference period, for example, the same calendar year. If we call the real GDP per employed person “LabProd”, then the annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person is calculated as ((LabProd in year n – LabProd in year n-1) / LabProd in year n-1) * 100.
Other information

Data follows the UN specification for this indicator. This indicator has been identified in collaboration with topic experts.
Data last updated 07 December 2021
Metadata last updated 12 November 2021

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name

Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person
Target name

Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labour-intensive sectors
Global indicator description
UN designated tier

Tier I
UN custodian agency

International Labour Organization (ILO)
Link to UN metadata United Nations Sustainable Development Goals metadata for target 8.2 opens in a new window
Organisation

Office for National Statistics (ONS)
Periodicity

Annually
Earliest available data

1971
Geographical coverage

United Kingdom
Link to data source UK National Accounts, The Blue Book time series opens in a new window
Release date 29 October 2021
Next release

To be announced
Statistical classification

National Statistic
Contact details

blue.book.coordination@ons.gov.uk
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