Economic growth
How much the economy grew or shrank compared with the previous quarter. Two negative quarters in a row is the common definition of a recession.
UK
Q1 2026
0.6%
| Period | Economic growth (%) |
|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2011 | 0.0% |
| 1 Jul 2011 | 0.2% |
| 1 Oct 2011 | 0.1% |
| 1 Jan 2012 | 0.9% |
| 1 Apr 2012 | -0.1% |
| 1 Jul 2012 | 1.0% |
| 1 Oct 2012 | -0.1% |
| 1 Jan 2013 | 0.3% |
| 1 Apr 2013 | 0.7% |
| 1 Jul 2013 | 0.8% |
| 1 Oct 2013 | 0.7% |
| 1 Jan 2014 | 0.8% |
| 1 Apr 2014 | 0.9% |
| 1 Jul 2014 | 0.8% |
| 1 Oct 2014 | 0.7% |
| 1 Jan 2015 | 0.3% |
| 1 Apr 2015 | 0.5% |
| 1 Jul 2015 | 0.4% |
| 1 Oct 2015 | 0.6% |
| 1 Jan 2016 | 0.5% |
| 1 Apr 2016 | 0.7% |
| 1 Jul 2016 | 0.4% |
| 1 Oct 2016 | 0.6% |
| 1 Jan 2017 | 1.0% |
| 1 Apr 2017 | 0.9% |
| 1 Jul 2017 | 0.7% |
| 1 Oct 2017 | 0.8% |
| 1 Jan 2018 | 0.1% |
| 1 Apr 2018 | 0.2% |
| 1 Jul 2018 | 0.3% |
| 1 Oct 2018 | 0.1% |
| 1 Jan 2019 | 0.5% |
| 1 Apr 2019 | 0.2% |
| 1 Jul 2019 | 0.6% |
| 1 Oct 2019 | 0.0% |
| 1 Jan 2020 | -2.7% |
| 1 Apr 2020 | -19.9% |
| 1 Jul 2020 | 17.0% |
| 1 Oct 2020 | 1.4% |
| 1 Jan 2021 | -1.1% |
| 1 Apr 2021 | 7.0% |
| 1 Jul 2021 | 1.7% |
| 1 Oct 2021 | 1.4% |
| 1 Jan 2022 | 1.0% |
| 1 Apr 2022 | 0.6% |
| 1 Jul 2022 | 0.1% |
| 1 Oct 2022 | 0.3% |
| 1 Jan 2023 | 0.1% |
| 1 Apr 2023 | 0.0% |
| 1 Jul 2023 | -0.2% |
| 1 Oct 2023 | -0.3% |
| 1 Jan 2024 | 0.7% |
| 1 Apr 2024 | 0.6% |
| 1 Jul 2024 | 0.2% |
| 1 Oct 2024 | 0.4% |
| 1 Jan 2025 | 0.6% |
| 1 Apr 2025 | 0.2% |
| 1 Jul 2025 | 0.1% |
| 1 Oct 2025 | 0.1% |
| 1 Jan 2026 | 0.6% |
How this is measured
- Published by
- Office for National Statistics
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Series
- IHYQ
- Covers
- UK
- Published
- Quarterly
- History
- Q2 1955 to Q1 2026
- Last published
- 29 Jun 2026
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