World Bank · Economy
United Kingdom: Net capital account
-6.69Bcurrent USD · 2025-135.8% since 2015
Net capital account records acquisitions and disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets, such as land sold to embassies and sales of leases and licenses, as well as capital transfers, including government debt forgiveness. The use of the term capital account in this context is designed to be consistent with the System of National Accounts, which distinguishes between capital transactions and financial transactions. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars. Annual figures for United Kingdom from 1987 to 2025.
Every year
| Year | Value (current USD) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -6,685,939,538.81 | |
| 2024 | -5,815,839,737.988 | |
| 2023 | -6,174,703,923.461 | |
| 2022 | -4,153,129,400.407 | |
| 2021 | -3,070,895,252.866 | |
| 2020 | -3,924,036,037.069 | |
| 2019 | -1,689,172,144.85 | |
| 2018 | -3,585,311,002.355 | |
| 2017 | -12,763,926,713.638 | |
| 2016 | -2,054,674,846.655 | |
| 2015 | -2,835,802,471.069 | |
| 2014 | -3,391,389,206.44 | |
| 2013 | -2,295,094,676.994 | |
| 2012 | -1,336,072,053.546 | |
| 2011 | -1,561,967,642.497 | |
| 2010 | -1,414,831,676.987 | |
| 2009 | 89,186,546.093 | |
| 2008 | 177,579,076.862 | |
| 2007 | -460,967,976.348 | |
| 2006 | -2,806,729,076.094 | |
| 2005 | -1,439,128,171.327 | |
| 2004 | 160,613,316.256 | |
| 2003 | -94,324,623.199 | |
| 2002 | -1,005,434,950.948 | |
| 2001 | 98,135,248.238 | |
| 2000 | 618,666,139.386 | |
| 1999 | -418,959,113.051 | |
| 1998 | 90,478,053.183 | |
| 1997 | 1,306,132,460.028 | |
| 1996 | 1,595,314,289.114 | |
| 1995 | 486,171,843.659 | |
| 1994 | -112,431,279.844 | |
| 1993 | 325,248,160.748 | |
| 1992 | 605,297,019.423 | |
| 1991 | 303,491,818.683 | |
| 1990 | 628,282,586.435 | |
| 1989 | 280,350,747.219 | |
| 1988 | 298,774,984.502 | |
| 1987 | 478,301,127.881 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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