Key statistics and data

Economy headline indicators

This data provides a range of statistics about Liverpool's economic performance and the size, nature and dynamics of the City's businesses.

All data points are the latest available data, as at August 2024.

Economy, business and GDP

Indicator

Liverpool

Great Britain

*GDP £16.7bn £2,246bn
*GDP per head £37,449 £37,076
**Business closures 2,450 340,200
Business closure rate, per 10,000 residents aged 16+ 60 73
Business start-ups 2,735 331,540
Business start-up rate, per 10,000 residents aged 16+ 66 71
***Business stock 18,140 3,082,125
Business density 441 662

Sources: 

*ONS: Regional gross domestic product (GDP), 2022. Published April 2024 (balanced) at current basic prices.

**ONS: Business demography, UK 2022 (2023)

***ONS: UK business; activity, size and location 2023

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