The beauty industry made a total gross domestic product (GDP) contribution of £28.3bn to the UK economy in 2025, remaining resilient despite economic headwinds, according to the British Beauty Council’s updated Value of Beauty report.
This figure for 2025 represents a 0.2% cash-terms decrease on last year’s revised year-on-year figure of £28.4bn, as the beauty sector dealt with pressure from rising business rates, increased wage costs, tariffs and more.
This contraction was also driven by a 0.7% decrease in spend on personal care products and services by UK households, as well as weak demand for UK personal care products abroad as exports fell in real terms.
However, the beauty industry's direct contribution to UK GDP remained larger than
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