The UK has been fast at rolling out COVID-19 vaccines. Charles McQuillan/Getty Images The UK economy grew 0.4% in February, following a 2.2% drop in GDP in January. Analysts expect the UK economy to grow rapidly in 2021 after a deep slump in 2020. The country has been one of the fastest at rolling out coronavirus vaccines. Sign up here for our daily newsletter, 10 Things Before the Opening Bell. The UK economy grew 0.4% in February, data showed on Tuesday, starting what analysts expect to be a rapid rebound for the country from last year's deep COVID-19 slump.The growth was slightly below analysts' expectations of 0.5% and followed an upwardly revised 2.2% fall in gross domestic product in January, when tough coronavirus restrictions were put back in place to try to tackle a surge in infections.It left the country's GDP 7.8% smaller than before coronavirus hit, according to the Office for National Statistics, following a 9.8% drop in 2020 - the worst performance in the G7.Analysts expect the UK economy to bounce back rapidly in 2021, however.