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Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%)
Year Value Units Series Observation status Unit multiplier
1972 4.0348262984 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1973 4.8551510617 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1974 -2.7325467727 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1975 -1.1299043437 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1976 3.6395079529 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1977 2.2927193677 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1978 3.4990946355 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1979 2.5131969131 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1980 -1.8096932512 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1981 1.7245404671 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1982 3.7226173239 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1983 4.6343175775 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1984 -0.2379047617 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1985 2.433258985 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1986 1.9366186898 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1987 3.1518628529 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1988 1.8290540198 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1989 -0.4323799993 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1990 0.1814993151 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1991 0.9782495553 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1992 2.4665306664 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1993 3.061574282 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1994 2.6630151373 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1995 0.8729209798 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1996 0.9613739906 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1997 2.6878228803 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1998 2.1216720729 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
1999 1.5997504008 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2000 2.8958379266 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2001 1.3169296974 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2002 0.9258319401 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2003 2.1108607933 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2004 1.2365033136 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2005 1.5295554127 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2006 1.1506518047 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2007 1.7255807931 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2008 -0.996838421 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2009 -2.9646270598 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2010 2.1777475419 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2011 0.5515736897 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2012 0.3587150954 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2013 0.6472217295 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2014 0.8138345048 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2015 0.6551860501 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2016 0.6879560576 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2017 1.4433259522 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2018 0.5073479114 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2019 0.4891054187 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2020 -10.2371997612 Percentage (%) Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person Normal value Units
2021 7.8633416085 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

Not available for this indicator
Indicator description

Not available for this indicator
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

Not available for this indicator
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 10 January 2023
Metadata last updated 31 January 2023

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
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

Source 1

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 31 October 2022
Next release

01/10/2023: We plan to update indicator data within 4 months of data being released
Statistical classification

National Statistic
Contact details

blue.book.coordination@ons.gov.uk
Other information

Timeseries identifier - ABMI

Source 2

Organisation

Office for National Statistics
Periodicity

Annually
Earliest available data

1971
Geographical coverage

United Kingdom
Link to data source Number of People in employment (Aged 16 and over, seasonally adjusted) 000s opens in a new window
Release date 31 October 2022
Next release

01/10/2023: We plan to update indicator data within 4 months of data being released
Statistical classification

National Statistic
Contact details

blue.book.coordination@ons.gov.uk
Other information

Time Series Identifier - MGRZ
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