Trade Profiles
2021 Trade in commercial services
Transport
Travel Other commercial services
Industrial property
Merchandise trade Agricultural products Nonagricultural products
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
GDP (million current US$, 2020) GDP per capita (US$, 2018-2020) Current account balance (% GDP, 2020) Trade per capita (US$, 2017-2019) Trade (% GDP, 2017-2019)
2 710 970 41 958 -3.9 13 092 31.2
Rank in world trade, 2020 Merchandise excluding intra-EU trade Commercial services excluding intra-EU trade
Exports
12 8 2 3
Imports
5 5 6 4
MERCHANDISE TRADE Value
Million US$ Merchandise exports, f.o.b. Merchandise imports, c.i.f.
Annual percentage change
2020 404 681 634 742 2020 2.30
Share in world total exports (%)
2010-2020 0 1
2019 -3 4
2020 -14 -9 2020 3.56
Share in world total imports (%)
Breakdown in economy's total exports
Breakdown in economy's total imports
By main commodity group, % (2019)
By main commodity group, % (2019)
Agricultural products: 7.1
Fuels and mining products: 12.3
Agricultural products: 10.2
Fuels and mining products: 11
Manufactures: 71.6
Other: 9
Manufactures: 66.1
Other: 12.7
By main destination, % (2020)
By main origin, % (2020)
European Union: 46.2 Switzerland: 5 Hong Kong, China: 2.7
United States of America: 14.4 China: 4.7 Other: 27.1
European Union: 46.3 United States of America: 9.2 Canada: 2.4
China: 11.9 Russian Federation: 3.9 Other: 26.3
Agricultural Products Value
Top exported products (Million US$) HS2208 HS2106 HS2309 HS1905 HS1806
2020 . 6 235 1 811 1 225 1 163 1 006
Alcohol of less than 80% volume Other food preparations Preparations of a kind used in animal feeding Bread, pastry, other bakers' wares Chocolate and other cocoa food
Value
Top imported products (Million US$) HS2204 HS1905 HS1602 HS1806 HS0406
2020
Wine of fresh grapes Bread, pastry, other bakers' wares Other prepared or preserved meat Chocolate and other cocoa food Cheese and curd
4 397 2 887 2 434 2 238 2 174
Share in economy's trade in agricultural products Exports 0%
20%
Imports 40%
0%
HS2208
HS2204
HS2106
HS1905
HS2309
HS1602
HS1905
HS1806
HS1806
HS0406
5%
10%
Million US$ Exports Imports
Value
2020 27 252 62 774
Annual percentage change
2010-2020 1 1
2019 -2 -3
2020 -8 1
Non-Agricultural Products Value
Top exported products (Million US$) HS8703 HS7108 HS8411 HS3004 HS2709
2020
Motor cars for transport of persons Gold Turbo-jets, turbo-propellers and ot Medicaments in measured doses Petroleum oils, crude
26 573 21 429 20 306 18 362 16 081
Value
Top imported products (Million US$) HS7108 HS8703 HS8525 HS8471 HS2709
2020
Gold Motor cars for transport of persons Radio-telephony transmission tools Automatic data-processing machines Petroleum oils, crude
88 251 34 662 18 912 17 997 15 609
Share in economy's trade in non-agricultural products Exports 0%
380
5%
Imports 10%
0%
HS8703
HS7108
HS7108
HS8703
HS8411
HS8525
HS3004
HS8471
HS2709
HS2709
10%
20%
Million US$ Exports Imports
Value
2020 359 369 558 743
Annual percentage change
2010-2020 0 1
2019 -3 4
2020 -16 -10
World Trade Organization – Trade Profiles 2021
United Kingdom TRADE IN COMMERCIAL SERVICES Value
Million US$ Commercial services exports Commercial services imports
Annual percentage change
2020 338 804 201 163 2020 6.89
Share in world total exports (%) Breakdown in economy's total exports
2010-2020 2 1
2019 -2 5
2020 -16 -26 2020 4.38
Share in world total imports (%) Breakdown in economy's total imports
By main services item, % (2020)
By main services item, % (2020)
Transport: 6 Other commercial services: 86.4
Travel: 5.6 Goods-related services: 2
Transport: 10.7 Other commercial services: 77.1
By main destination, % (2020)
Travel: 10.8 Goods-related services: 1.4
By main origin, % (2020)
European Union (28): 37 Switzerland: 3.9 Australia: 2.1
United States of America: 27.5 Japan: 2.4 Other: 27.1
European Union (28): 42.9 India: 3.6 Switzerland: 3.3
Value
FATS sales Inward (million US$, 2017) Outward (million US$)
United States of America: 24.6 Japan: 3.4 Other: 22.2
Annual percentage change
2018 470 878 485 911
2010-2018 6 -5
2017 2 -4
2018 na 3
Transport United Kingdom
200
World
100 0
2010
2013
2016
2020
Transport exports (Index 2010=100)
Value
Million US$ Exports Imports
2020 20 422 21 535
Exports By sea (2020) By air (2020) By other (2020)
Value
Share (%)
9 108 7 586 1 145
44.6 37.1 5.6
2010-2020 -3 -3
Annual percentage change 2019 10 2
Imports By sea (2020) By air (2020) By other (2020)
2020 -45 -41
Value
Share (%)
7 309 8 438 4 331
33.9 39.2 20.1
Travel 200
United Kingdom
World
100 0
2010
Value
Million US$ Exports Imports 2013
2016
2020 18 933 21 651
2010-2020 -6 -10
Annual percentage change 2019 5 1
2020 -64 -70
2020
Travel exports (Index 2010=100)
Other Commercial Services and Goods-related Services Exports of OCS by main item (2020)
19.7 9.5 26.8
Other business services Financial services 43.9
Million US$
Value
2020
2010-2020
Other commercial services Exports 292 712 Imports 155 137
ICTs
3 5
2020
Goods-related services Exports Imports
Other
Annual percentage change
2010-2020
6 737 2 840
4 13
2019
2020
-5 6
-4 -4
2019
2020
5 18
-15 -16
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY Patent applications, 2019 Residents
12 061
Non-residents
7 189
Trademark applications, 2019 Total
19 250
World Trade Organization – Trade Profiles 2021
Residents
68 782
Non-residents
36 892
Industrial design applications, 2019 Total
105 674
Residents
3 681
Non-residents
2 393
Total
6 074
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