Claim: The UK is the fifth richest country in the world.
Fact-check: Claim about UK wealth and poverty is flawed - Full Fact
Verdict: in terms of total gdp, it is the sixth- or ninth-richest, depending on which measure you use. in terms of gdp per capita, it is the 20th- or 27th-richest.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joël Reland
Date published: 2019-10-09T00:00:00