RESEARCH / VERSION 1.1 / 16 OCTOBER 2026
Drugs in UK GDP, 2010
ONS reported the drugs adjustment as 0.24% of GDP.
| Field | Evidence |
|---|---|
| Reference period | 2010 |
| Coverage | United Kingdom |
| Status | Published estimate |
| Source-check date | 2026-10-14 |
| Measure | GDP contribution |
| Value | 0.24 % of GDP |
| Currency / price basis | % of GDP |
| Publication date | 2015-11-06 |
| Reference period | 2010 |
| Substances covered | Drugs category in national accounts |
| Method | National accounts production-side adjustment reported in an ONS FOI response. |
| Estimate family | ons-n2-2015-vintage |
| Relationship to other estimates | standalone |
| Earlier estimate repeated / parent | No parent link asserted |
| Uncertainty | No statistical confidence interval supplied in this record. |
Interpretation limits
Historical 2015 data vintage; revisions are possible. GDP/value added differs from retail turnover. The £9.097bn total on this source includes prostitution and is not a drug-only total.
Sources
- ONS: Illegal Production (N2) — We said, Drugs % of GDP
Cite this record
Civil Liberties Action (2026). The illegal drugs economy: Drugs in UK GDP, 2010. Record economy-ons-2010-gdp, version 1.1, 2026-10-16. https://cla-political-finance.copperchime4.chatgpt.site/databases/releases/2026-10-16-v1.1/records/economy/economy-ons-2010-gdp.html
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