Merchandise exports — all countries

Merchandise exports — United Kingdom

Merchandise exports in the United Kingdom in 2025 — 555,829,000,000 US$. Ranked 14 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 5,139.2%.

2025 556B US$ +6.02% vs 2024
World rank 14of 205
Period maximum 556B US$2025
Period minimum 10.61B US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise exports — United Kingdom, 1960–20250200B400B600B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 10,609,000,000 US$1962: 11,374,000,000 US$1964: 12,880,000,000 US$1966: 14,770,000,000 US$1968: 15,461,000,000 US$1970: 19,430,000,000 US$1972: 23,985,000,000 US$1974: 38,197,000,000 US$1976: 45,356,000,000 US$1978: 67,887,000,000 US$1980: 110,134,000,000 US$1982: 96,984,000,000 US$1984: 93,881,000,000 US$1986: 107,093,000,000 US$1988: 145,165,000,000 US$1990: 185,172,000,000 US$1992: 190,003,000,000 US$1994: 205,079,000,000 US$1996: 258,527,000,000 US$1998: 273,949,000,000 US$2000: 283,173,000,000 US$2002: 281,409,000,000 US$2004: 349,734,000,000 US$2006: 453,735,000,000 US$2008: 477,475,000,000 US$2010: 420,182,000,000 US$2012: 478,780,000,000 US$2014: 510,789,000,000 US$2016: 410,856,000,000 US$2018: 486,439,000,000 US$2020: 399,529,000,000 US$2022: 546,151,000,000 US$2024: 524,286,000,000 US$2025: 555,829,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +545B (+5,139.22%) Average annual rate: 6.28 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom

United Kingdom 556B US$
World 26.39T US$
Northern Europe computed 1.56T US$
High-income countries computed 16.71T US$
Merchandise exports — United Kingdom, by year United Kingdom All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 556B +31.54B +6.02%
2024 524B −730M −0.14%
2023 525B −21.14B −3.87%
2022 546B +74B +15.67%
2021 472B +72.62B +18.18%
2020 400B −60.5B −13.15%
2019 460B −26.41B −5.43%
2018 486B +45.44B +10.3%
2017 441B +30.14B +7.34%
2016 411B −54.99B −11.81%
2015 466B −44.94B −8.8%
2014 511B −35.97B −6.58%
2013 547B +67.98B +14.2%
2012 479B −31.6B −6.19%
2011 510B +90.2B +21.47%
2010 420B +62.02B +17.32%
2009 358B −119B −24.99%
2008 477B +30.67B +6.86%
2007 447B −6.93B −1.53%
2006 454B +60.28B +15.32%
2005 393B +43.72B +12.5%
2004 350B +41.08B +13.31%
2003 309B +27.24B +9.68%
2002 281B +6.73B +2.45%
2001 275B −8.5B −3%
2000 283B +11.01B +4.04%
1999 272B −1.78B −0.65%
1998 274B −6.46B −2.3%
1997 280B +21.88B +8.46%
1996 259B +20.57B +8.65%
1995 238B +32.87B +16.03%
1994 205B +23.7B +13.07%
1993 181B −8.62B −4.54%
1992 190B +5.04B +2.72%
1991 185B −208M −0.11%
1990 185B +32.83B +21.55%
1989 152B +7.18B +4.95%
1988 145B +13.91B +10.6%
1987 131B +24.16B +22.56%
1986 107B +5.84B +5.77%
1985 101B +7.37B +7.85%
1984 93.88B +2.26B +2.47%
1983 91.62B −5.37B −5.53%
1982 96.98B −5.26B −5.14%
1981 102B −7.89B −7.16%
1980 110B +23.74B +27.47%
1979 86.4B +18.51B +27.27%
1978 67.89B +12.03B +21.53%
1977 55.86B +10.5B +23.16%
1976 45.36B +1.93B +4.45%
1975 43.42B +5.23B +13.68%
1974 38.2B +8.56B +28.88%
1973 29.64B +5.65B +23.56%
1972 23.99B +1.89B +8.54%
1971 22.1B +2.67B +13.73%
1970 19.43B +1.79B +10.12%
1969 17.65B +2.18B +14.13%
1968 15.46B +968M +6.68%
1967 14.49B −277M −1.88%
1966 14.77B +960M +6.95%
1965 13.81B +930M +7.22%
1964 12.88B +622M +5.07%
1963 12.26B +884M +7.77%
1962 11.37B +300M +2.71%
1961 11.07B +465M +4.38%
1960 10.61B

About the indicator

The value of exports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on an FOB basis. Unlike total exports of goods and services it allows a clean comparison of physical merchandise trade and the calculation of the merchandise trade balance.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.