Summary
Financial intermediation, real estate and business activities contributed 32.9% to the gross value added (GVA) in 2019 followed by wholesale, retail and hotels (13.5%) and mining, manufacturing and utilities (13.3%). In nominal terms, the three sectors are forecasted to grow by 3.6%, 2.9% and 2.3%, respectively in 2020
The FTSE100 index had fallen to 5,960.2 on March 10th 2020, compared to 7,104.3 on March 8th 2019, due to the combined effect of oil price crash and coronavirus outbreak
London, South East UK, North West UK, and East of England contributed 56.3% to the country’s GDP and were home to 47.5% of the UK’s population, as of 2018, according to Eurostat
The US, Canada, Spain, and Germany were the top investors in the country in 2018
Scope
- According to World Bank's logistics performance index (LPI), the transport and logistic infrastructure in the UK has deteriorated over the last four years, with a decline in rank from 4th out of 160 countries in 2014, to 8th in 2016, and further to 9th in 2018.
Reasons to Buy
- Macroeconomic Outlook Report identifies the potentials of the country as an investment destination by analyzing the political, economic, social, technological, legal and environmental (PESTLE) structure.
- PESTLE Insights provides 360 degree view of the economy which can be used as a strategic tool to understand the market dynamics, business potentials and direction of operations
- Along with providing the country’s snapshot, the report captures the risk factors pertaining to the macroeconomic risks, political environment, legal environment, demographic and social structure effectiveness, technology & infrastructure and natural and geographic aspects that might impact business.
- This report also highlights key clusters/cities which contribute significantly to the country GDP and population along with major companies’ presence in these areas.
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Table of Contents
List of Exhibits
Did you Know?
Country Highlights
Country Snapshot
PESTLE Insights
Political Landscape
Economic Landscape
Social Landscape
Technological Landscape
Legal Landscape
Environmental Landscape
Outlook
List of Figures
Exhibit 1: The United Kingdom’s Performance in Country Risk Analysis in Comparison to Western Europe and World Average
Exhibit 2: Performance Overview (Score: 1-100)
Exhibit 3: Broad Categories and Weights behind the Index
Exhibit 4: FTSE Index (FTSE100)
Exhibit 5: Key Sectors Contribution to the Economy (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 6: Net FDI Inflow and Outflow (2009-2018), and FDI by Sector (2017-2018)
Exhibit 7: FDI by Country (2015-2018) and FDI by Continent (2018)
Exhibit 8: Key Infrastructure Indicators
Exhibit 9: Real GDP and Household Consumption Growth Rate (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 10: Real GDP Growth Rate Comparison (2019e)
Exhibit 11: Export, Import and Trade Balance (2012-2019e)
Exhibit 12: Current Account Balance (2012-2019e)
Exhibit 13: Top Three Commodity Exports, % of Total Exports, 2016-2019
Exhibit 14: Nuclear Reactors, Machinery, Mechanical Appliances, Boilers; Parts Thereof, % of World’s Total, 2018
Exhibit 15: Interest Rates (Apr 2013-Apr 2020)
Exhibit 16: Exchange Rate and Inflation (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 17: Public Finance (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 18: General Government Debt (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 19: Employment/Unemployment (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 20: Average Annual Wages (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 21: Labor Cost Index (2015-2022f)
Exhibit 22: Rural/Urban Share in Total Population (2005, 2015, 2025
Exhibit 23: Age-group Share of Total Population (2005, 2015, 2025
Exhibit 24: Gender Split (1995, 2005, 2015, 2025)
Exhibit 25: Internet Users % of Total Population, Mobile and Broadband Penetration Rate, 2019e
Exhibit 26: Number of Patents Granted Per Million Population, 2019
Exhibit 27: High-technology Exports (% of Manufactured Exports) 2018
Exhibit 28: Doing Business in the UK 2020
Exhibit 29: Corruption Perception Index (Rankings) 2019
Exhibit 30: CO2 Emissions (2012-2017)
