United Kingdom: 5th largest economy, 6th in military spending

• Population69.5M2025
• Population growth0.3%2025
• Urban population83.3%2025
• Land area242k km²2023

• GDP$4T2025
• GDP (purchasing power)$4.5T2025
• GDP per person$57.6k2025
• GDP per person (purchasing power)$64.6k2025
• GDP growth1.4%2025

• Exports, share of GDP30.6%2025
• Imports, share of GDP31.9%2025
• Fuels, share of goods exports7.1%2025
• Exports of goods and services$1.2T2025
• Imports of goods and services$1.3T2025

• Fossil fuel production (oil + gas + coal)662 TWh2024
• Primary energy consumption1.9k TWh2024
• Energy use per person28.0 MWh2024
• Electricity generation292 TWh2025
• Electricity from fossil fuels35.6%2025

• Military spending$81.8B2024
• Military spending, share of GDP2.3%2024
• Armed forces personnel153k2020
• Arms imports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$643M2024
• Arms exports (SIPRI trend-indicator value, 1990 US$)$756M2024

8 statements on record, newest first

• Eleanor Sanders, UK Human Rights Ambassador · 2 Octcommitment
  The UK is supporting this work with $7.5 million to the Human Rights Compliance Mechanism for the Gang Suppression Force, which will be delivered by the Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights. source ↗
• Eleanor Sanders, UK Human Rights Ambassador · 2 Octdemand
  Children associated with gangs must be treated as victims, not perpetrators. source ↗
• Eleanor Sanders, UK Human Rights Ambassador · 2 Octdemand
  What concrete steps can the Government of Haiti take to resource and implement DDR nationwide, and deliver the safe release and reintegration of children associated with armed groups? source ↗

Gaza war and UNGA diplomatic fallout · Sudan civil war and US visa leverage

Israel–Palestine · Gaza Combat and Humanitarian Catastrophe87: 87 out of 100, criticalIsrael · International Legal and Diplomatic Pressure73: 73 out of 100, severeSahel and Horn of Africa · State Fragility and Insurgent Control68: 68 out of 100, severeIsrael–Hamas–Saudi Arabia · Ceasefire and Normalization Deadlock63: 63 out of 100, severeIsrael–Palestine · West Bank Annexation and Settler Violence60: 60 out of 100, severe

• Bank for International Settlements, central bank policy rates ↗ · BIS statistics, free reuse with attribution · 2026
• World Bank World Development Indicators (military figures: SIPRI) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2020-2025
• Our World in Data energy dataset (Energy Institute, Ember, EIA) ↗ · CC BY 4.0 · 2024-2025
• IMF World Economic Outlook (DataMapper) ↗ · IMF open data, attribution · 2026
• Wikidata (heads of state and government) ↗ · CC0
• Federation of American Scientists, Status of World Nuclear Forces ↗ · public statements, cited · 2026