Comparison of the economy of London with the economies of other countries

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London is one of the global’s leading business centers for international business.

With approximately nine million residents in 2020, London is the most populated metropolitan area in Great Britain. London had the 5th biggest metro economy on the planet and the largest in Europe. Some of its neighborhoods have estimated per capita gross value added as high as £116,800 ($162,200).

London’s economy is 9 percent bigger than that of Paris, Europe’s, which is the 2nd-biggest urban economics, and 41 percent bigger than 3rd-ranked Moscow.

Europe divided into areas with an economy equal in size to London

London produces about 23% of the United Kingdom’s gross domestic products. Eight hundred forty-one thousand private sector companies located in London, more than in any other region in the United Kingdom. Eighteen percent are in the scientific and technological activities sector, while fifteen percent are in the building sector.

one-fourth of the United Kingdom gross domestic product, while the economy of the London metropolitan area makes about one-third of the United Kingdom’s gross domestic product ($1.0 trillion).

Countries with a GDP higher than London

List of Countries’ GDPs (trillions of US$)
1 United States 18.6
2 China 11.2
3 Japan 4.9
4 Germany 3.5
5 United Kingdom 2.6
6 France 2.5
7 India 2.3
8 Italy 1.9
9 Brazil 1.8
10 Canada 1.5
11 South Korea 1.4
12 Russia 1.3
13 Australia 1.3
 –  London 1.3
14 Spain 1.2
15 Mexico 1.0
16 Indonesia 0.9
17 Turkey 0.9
18 Netherlands 0.8
19  Switzerland 0.7
20 Saudi Arabia 0.7

London boroughs as countries with similar GDP PPP per capita