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United Kingdom: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

13 / 138

Importer Rank

7 / 138

Trade Balance Rank

137 / 138

Total Trade ^[1]

Total Exports (2021)	$470,547,786,029
Total Imports (2021)	$688,236,538,506
Trade Balance (2021)	($217,688,752,477)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) ^[2]	32.72%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) ^[2]	36.2%

Trade Partners ^[1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country	Export USD$
United States	$59,891,116,695
Germany	$40,956,680,104
Switzerland	$39,648,125,893
Netherlands	$37,015,920,316
Ireland	$29,135,166,462
France	$26,360,468,046
China	$20,890,207,468
Belgium	$19,964,969,094
Italy	$12,170,802,524
Spain	$11,205,427,431

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country	Import USD$
China	$91,162,191,832
Germany	$75,512,967,406
United States	$59,691,072,219
Netherlands	$41,621,021,303
Norway	$35,965,979,618
Belgium	$31,064,017,579
France	$30,653,127,211
Italy	$25,906,740,762
Russia	$24,851,439,610
Spain	$20,452,471,233

Traded Goods ^[1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code	Export USD$
(84) Industrial Machinery	$68,844,959,662
(71) Precious Stones & Metals	$65,792,046,324
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts	$40,513,295,820
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels	$37,743,223,972
(85) Electrical Machinery	$26,685,333,947
(30) Pharmaceuticals	$26,067,595,568
(99) Items nesoi	$24,250,198,014
(90) Precision Instruments	$20,568,900,152
(88) Aircraft	$13,571,670,773
(39) Plastics	$12,895,881,571

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code	Import USD$
(71) Precious Stones & Metals	$82,403,024,414
(84) Industrial Machinery	$79,664,041,953
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels	$70,266,167,358
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts	$62,363,871,376
(85) Electrical Machinery	$61,757,048,862
(30) Pharmaceuticals	$26,947,380,227
(39) Plastics	$21,031,951,867
(90) Precision Instruments	$18,519,820,818
(94) Furniture	$14,173,062,287
(38) Chemical Products	$13,119,913,944

Sources:

UN Comtrade (2021) except where stated otherwise.
The World Bank. Accessed: 10/8/2023