Trade balance in the United Kingdom in 2025 — -50,569,212,583 US$. Ranked 135 in the world out of 138. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 3,728.1%.
1970–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -50.57B | −23.71B | −88.28% |
| 2024 | -26.86B | +13.09B | +32.77% |
| 2023 | -39.95B | −5.75B | −16.81% |
| 2022 | -34.2B | −35.49B | −2,748.14% |
| 2021 | 1.29B | −18.8B | −93.57% |
| 2020 | 20.09B | +54.53B | +158.31% |
| 2019 | -34.45B | +338M | +0.97% |
| 2018 | -34.78B | −1.25B | −3.74% |
| 2017 | -33.53B | +12.93B | +27.83% |
| 2016 | -46.46B | −6.2B | −15.39% |
| 2015 | -40.26B | +13.95B | +25.73% |
| 2014 | -54.21B | −17.73B | −48.6% |
| 2013 | -36.48B | −10.1B | −38.31% |
| 2012 | -26.38B | −5.13B | −24.12% |
| 2011 | -21.25B | +17.66B | +45.39% |
| 2010 | -38.91B | −8.81B | −29.27% |
| 2009 | -30.1B | +19.31B | +39.08% |
| 2008 | -49.41B | +10.61B | +17.68% |
| 2007 | -60.03B | −8.92B | −17.46% |
| 2006 | -51.1B | +3.25B | +5.98% |
| 2005 | -54.35B | +2.01B | +3.56% |
| 2004 | -56.36B | −12.44B | −28.32% |
| 2003 | -43.92B | −1.43B | −3.36% |
| 2002 | -42.49B | −13.75B | −47.83% |
| 2001 | -28.74B | −8.26B | −40.34% |
| 2000 | -20.48B | −2.75B | −15.48% |
| 1999 | -17.74B | −9.46B | −114.4% |
| 1998 | -8.27B | −16.64B | −198.82% |
| 1997 | 8.37B | +1.58B | +23.21% |
| 1996 | 6.79B | −807M | −10.62% |
| 1995 | 7.6B | +4.53B | +147.18% |
| 1994 | 3.08B | +3.97B | +443.56% |
| 1993 | -895M | +4.52B | +83.46% |
| 1992 | -5.41B | −3.99B | −280.32% |
| 1991 | -1.42B | +15.96B | +91.81% |
| 1990 | -17.39B | +14.08B | +44.75% |
| 1989 | -31.47B | −3.99B | −14.51% |
| 1988 | -27.48B | −22.57B | −460.2% |
| 1987 | -4.91B | −2.99B | −156.21% |
| 1986 | -1.91B | −8.88B | −127.51% |
| 1985 | 6.96B | +5.79B | +496.93% |
| 1984 | 1.17B | −4.97B | −81% |
| 1983 | 6.14B | −5.15B | −45.63% |
| 1982 | 11.29B | −5.56B | −33.01% |
| 1981 | 16.85B | +2.83B | +20.17% |
| 1980 | 14.02B | +11.07B | +375.29% |
| 1979 | 2.95B | −2.52B | −46.05% |
| 1978 | 5.47B | +2.75B | +101.39% |
| 1977 | 2.72B | +4.6B | +244.01% |
| 1976 | -1.89B | +1.56B | +45.2% |
| 1975 | -3.44B | +5.91B | +63.22% |
| 1974 | -9.35B | −5.35B | −133.35% |
| 1973 | -4.01B | −4.21B | −2,116.25% |
| 1972 | 199M | −2.15B | −91.55% |
| 1971 | 2.35B | +958M | +68.74% |
| 1970 | 1.39B | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Ireland
290B
Norway
62.06B
Denmark
50.93B
Sweden
14.2B
Finland
3.99B
Lithuania
3.68B
Estonia
454M
Iceland
-872M
Latvia
-2.23B
United Kingdom
-50.57B
The balance of foreign trade in goods and services: exports minus imports. This is the largest part of the current account but not the whole of it — investment income and remittances do not enter the trade balance, and for countries with large transfers the two indicators move in opposite directions. A surplus is not in itself a sign of a healthy economy: a country importing equipment for construction will run a deficit precisely because it is investing in growth.
Important: Goods and services together. For countries with large service exports — tourism, transport, software — the merchandise balance can be negative while the overall balance is positive.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
The value of goods shipped out and of services provided to non-residents, in US dollars.
Trade Imports of goods and servicesThe value of goods brought in and of services received from non-residents.
Finance Current account balance in US dollarsHow much more a country receives from abroad than it pays out there. A minus means it pays more.
Trade Trade opennessExports plus imports as a percent of GDP — total foreign trade turnover.