Facing policy trade-offs

AA1

LOW RISK for enterprise

  • Economic risk

  • Business environment risk

  • Political risk

  • Commercial risk

  • Financing risk

  • Economic risk

  • Business environment risk

  • Political risk

  • Commercial risk

  • Financing risk

Updated in January 2025.

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Form of state Constitutional Monarchy
Head of government Keir Stamer (Prime Minister)
Next elections 2029 (general)
Strenghts
  • Services exports powerhouse
  • Healthy banking sector
  • Diversified export structure
  • Friendly business environment
  • Well positioned for AI roll-out
Weaknesses
  • Elevated twin deficits
  • High public debt
  • Deteriorating goods exports performance
  • Low productivity growth
  • Weak National Health Service
(% of total, 2023)
(% of total, annual 2023)