Brexit Calculator
Calculate the economic cost of Brexit and explore alternative spending opportunities
Calculate Brexit Economic Impact
Current estimate: £134.615 million per week (post-2020)
Brexit Economic Cost Results
Alternative Spending Opportunities
What could the UK have built or funded with £65.42 trillion?
Fun fact: The cost could buy 218,076,300,000,000 Freddo chocolates or 184,289,830 new London buses!
Brexit Timeline
23 June 2016
EU Referendum - 51.9% vote Leave
Pound falls 11% immediately after results
29 March 2017
Article 50 triggered by Theresa May
2-year countdown to Brexit begins
31 January 2020
UK officially leaves the EU
Transition period begins until 31 Dec 2020
31 December 2020
Transition period ends
New trading relationship begins
Key Brexit Facts
Economic Cost
Current estimate: £134.6m per week
Lost GDP growth potential
Banking Exodus
€600bn+ leaving London
Financial services relocation
Referendum Result
51.9% Leave, 48.1% Remain
72.2% turnout
Brexit Cost Estimates
About This Calculator
Based on Centre for European Reform estimates
Measures lost GDP growth, not total GDP
Live counter updates in real-time
Alternative spending shows opportunity cost
Understanding Brexit's Economic Impact
What Does This Calculator Measure?
This calculator estimates the opportunity cost of Brexit - the economic growth the UK has foregone due to Brexit uncertainty and implementation. It's based on research comparing actual UK economic performance to what it would have been without Brexit.
Key Factors Affecting Costs
- •Uncertainty reducing business investment
- •Trade barriers with EU partners
- •Reduced foreign direct investment
- •Financial services relocation
Methodology & Sources
Centre for European Reform
Estimates £440m weekly loss pre-2020 using "doppelganger" methodology
Bloomberg Economics
£70bn annual loss prediction for post-2020 period
Official Government Data
Brexit preparation costs and settlement figures
Note: These are estimates of lost potential growth, not reductions in total GDP. Different methodologies may produce varying results.