Overview: This page contains the latest international trade data for United Kingdom, including service trade data. In 2018 United Kingdom was the number 5 economy in the world in terms of GDP (current US$), the number 9 in total exports, the number 6 in total imports, and the number 13 most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI). In 2018, United Kingdom exported $464B and imported $651B, resulting in a negative trade balance of -$187B. In 2018, United Kingdom's exports per capita were $6.98k and its imports per capita were $9.8k.

Trade: The top exports of United Kingdom are Cars ($43.4B), Crude Petroleum ($26.4B), Gold ($25.8B), Gas Turbines ($23.5B), and Packaged Medicaments ($19.3B). The top imports of United Kingdom are Cars ($48.5B), Gold ($25.4B), Crude Petroleum ($24.9B), Refined Petroleum ($24.2B), and Packaged Medicaments ($17B).

Destinations: United Kingdom exports mostly to United States ($61.9B), Germany ($45.5B), Netherlands ($33.3B), France ($29.7B), and Ireland ($27.4B), and imports mostly from Germany ($93.4B), China ($59.8B), Netherlands ($50.7B), United States ($48.8B), and France ($38.1B).

Location: United Kingdom borders Ireland by land and by sea.