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 September 2026.
| Indicator | Liverpool | Great Britain |
| GDP* | £21.766bn | £2,884bn |
| GDP per head* | £42,766 | £41,627 |
| Business closures** | 2,310 | 304,180 |
| Business closure rate, per 10,000 residents** aged 16+ | 55 | 56 |
| Business start-ups** | 2,330 | 310,655 |
| Business start-up rate, per 10,000 residents** aged 16+ | 56 | 57 |
| Business stock (enterprises)*** | 14,975 | 2,786,985 |
| Business (enterprise) density per 10,000 residents aged 16+ | 354 | 501 |
| Business stock (local units)*** | 18,580 | 3,232,415 |
| Business (local unit) density per 10,000 residents 16+ | 439 | 581 |
Sources
*ONS: Regional gross domestic product (GDP), balanced at current basic prices 2024. (Published September 2026)
**ONS: Business demography, UK 2023 (published Nov 2024)
***ONS: UK business; activity, size and location 2026. (published Sept 2026)
ONS Mid-year estimates Population 16+ 2024 (published Sept 2025)
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Licence
Users are encouraged to use and re-use the information provided under the UK Open Government Licence.