Why is Britain's GDP down more than other major countries?

Decline of 20.4% caused by coronavirus is worst among G7 for a number of reasons

• UK economy plunges into deepest recession since records began
• Analysis: a full recovery from the Covid slump will be slow
• How does UK's Covid recession compare with previous ones?

There are a number of reasons why the UK's economic performance was so much worse than other G7 countries in the second quarter of 2020. These included: