Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing was 0.6776 National currency per US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in United Kingdom, 1970–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency per US dollar.
Analysis
In 2025, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in United Kingdom stood at 0.6776 National currency per US dollar.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in United Kingdom peaked at 0.7618 National currency per US dollar in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.313 National currency per US dollar, in 1970.
United Kingdom ranks 42nd of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | National currency per US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.313 National currency per US dollar | — |
| 1971 | 0.3259 National currency per US dollar | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 0.3357 National currency per US dollar | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 0.3462 National currency per US dollar | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 0.3704 National currency per US dollar | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 0.4254 National currency per US dollar | +14.8% |
| 1976 | 0.466 National currency per US dollar | +9.6% |
| 1977 | 0.4988 National currency per US dollar | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 0.5124 National currency per US dollar | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.5355 National currency per US dollar | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 0.5674 National currency per US dollar | +6.0% |
| 1981 | 0.5815 National currency per US dollar | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.5983 National currency per US dollar | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 0.6081 National currency per US dollar | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6177 National currency per US dollar | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.6305 National currency per US dollar | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.6412 National currency per US dollar | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6546 National currency per US dollar | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.6649 National currency per US dollar | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.6759 National currency per US dollar | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.6995 National currency per US dollar | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 0.7342 National currency per US dollar | +5.0% |
| 1992 | 0.7443 National currency per US dollar | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 0.7392 National currency per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7394 National currency per US dollar | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.7464 National currency per US dollar | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7409 National currency per US dollar | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7425 National currency per US dollar | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7594 National currency per US dollar | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7576 National currency per US dollar | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7069 National currency per US dollar | -6.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6907 National currency per US dollar | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 0.6751 National currency per US dollar | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 0.6911 National currency per US dollar | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.6745 National currency per US dollar | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.7115 National currency per US dollar | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 0.7098 National currency per US dollar | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7208 National currency per US dollar | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.7273 National currency per US dollar | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7518 National currency per US dollar | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7433 National currency per US dollar | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7483 National currency per US dollar | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.7426 National currency per US dollar | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.7506 National currency per US dollar | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7593 National currency per US dollar | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7618 National currency per US dollar | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7521 National currency per US dollar | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.7501 National currency per US dollar | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.7545 National currency per US dollar | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7322 National currency per US dollar | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7089 National currency per US dollar | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7127 National currency per US dollar | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6653 National currency per US dollar | -6.7% |
| 2023 | 0.6504 National currency per US dollar | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.6597 National currency per US dollar | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 0.6776 National currency per US dollar | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4129 National currency per US dollar | 0.313 National currency per US dollar | 0.5355 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.624 National currency per US dollar | 0.5674 National currency per US dollar | 0.6759 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7404 National currency per US dollar | 0.6995 National currency per US dollar | 0.7594 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.706 National currency per US dollar | 0.6745 National currency per US dollar | 0.7518 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7495 National currency per US dollar | 0.7322 National currency per US dollar | 0.7618 National currency per US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6791 National currency per US dollar | 0.6504 National currency per US dollar | 0.7127 National currency per US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 39 Finland 0.7781 National currency per US dollar compare
- 40 Austria 0.7343 National currency per US dollar compare
- 41 Belgium 0.7289 National currency per US dollar compare
- 43 Germany 0.6733 National currency per US dollar compare
- 44 France 0.6566 National currency per US dollar compare
- 45 Italy 0.6045 National currency per US dollar compare
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 59.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.48 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in United Kingdom?
- Annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing in United Kingdom was 0.6776 National currency per US dollar in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7618 National currency per US dollar in 2015.
- What is the lowest annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.313 National currency per US dollar in 1970.
- How does United Kingdom rank for annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing?
- United Kingdom ranks 42nd out of 51 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual purchasing power parities and exchange rates — purchasing rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Annual Purchasing Power Parities and exchange rates — Purchasing Power Parities for actual individual consumption. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table shows annual Purchasing Power Parities (PPPs) for Gross Domestic Product (GDP), household final consumption expenditure and actual individual consumption. It also shows exchange rates (annual averages and end of period), sourced from the International Monetary Fund's database on International Financial Statistics. Final consumption expenditure is the expenditure of resident households on consumption goods or services, while individual consumption is the sum of household consumption plus the individual (not collective) consumption of the non-profit institutions serving households (NPISH) and General Government sectors. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the SNA_TABLE4 dataset. For further information on (PPPs) please check the following link: Purchasing Power Parities and more precisely FAQ 2: Purchasing power parities OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org