Real GDP per person during each prime minister's tenure
Every prime minister since 1991, ranked by how real GDP per person changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | Prime minister | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lab Tony Blair | 2 May 1997 – 27 Jun 2007 | +27.7% Q1 1997 → Q1 2007 | +2.5%/yr | |
| 2 | Con David Cameron | 11 May 2010 – 13 Jul 2016 | +8.8% Q1 2010 → Q2 2016 | +1.4%/yr | |
| 3 | Con Theresa May | 13 Jul 2016 – 24 Jul 2019 | +5.1% Q2 2016 → Q2 2019 | +1.7%/yr | |
| 4 | Lab Keir Starmer | 5 Jul 2024 – 20 Jul 2026 | +1.7% Q2 2024 → Q2 2026 | +0.9%/yr | |
| 5 | Con Boris Johnson | 24 Jul 2019 – 6 Sep 2022 | +0.7% Q2 2019 → Q2 2022 | +0.2%/yr | |
| 6 | Con Rishi Sunak | 25 Oct 2022 – 5 Jul 2024 | −0.8% Q3 2022 → Q2 2024 | −0.5%/yr | |
| 7 | Lab Gordon Brown | 27 Jun 2007 – 11 May 2010 | −4.1% Q1 2007 → Q1 2010 | −1.4%/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last quarter complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. £ per person, last four quarters, chained volume measures · ONS (IHXW), GDP per head, chained volume measures, seasonally adjusted, summed over the trailing four quarters · United Kingdom data · as of Sep 2026.