International trade

Trade in goods and services across the UK's international borders, including total imports and exports, the types of goods and services traded and general trends in international trade.

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Total Trade (TT): WW: Balance: BOP: CP: SA

£ -5,699 m

2025 MAY

Release date:: 11 July 2025
Next release:: 14 August 2025

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International trade in UK nations, regions and cities: 2022

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In 2022, the UK total trade deficit was driven by a deficit in England, despite there being a surplus in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The total trade balance in England decreased substantially from 2021 to 2022 by £61.9 billion to a deficit of £40.3 billion, driven by increased trade in goods imports to the South East.
The value of services exports from London was higher than any UK region in 2022.

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UK services trade by business characteristics

Breakdown of UK trade in services by business characteristics (size and ownership), industry and region, on a balance of payments basis using a new experimental dataset.

Time series related to International trade

Total Trade (TT): WW: Balance: BOP: CP: SA

£ -12,343 m 2025 Q1

Release date:

30 June 2025

Next release:

30 September 2025
Total Trade (TT): WW: Imports: BOP: CP: SA

£ 238,941 m 2025 Q1

Release date:

30 June 2025

Next release:

30 September 2025
Total Trade (TT): WW: Exports: BOP: CP: SA

£ 226,598 m 2025 Q1

Release date:

30 June 2025

Next release:

30 September 2025
Trade in Goods (T): EU: Balance: BOP: CP: SA

£ -35,368 m 2025 Q1

Release date:

30 June 2025

Next release:

30 September 2025
Trade in Goods: EMU(19): Balance: BOP: CP: SA

£ -10,933 m 2025 MAY

Release date:

11 July 2025

Next release:

14 August 2025
Trade in Goods (T): Non-EU: Balance: BOP: CP: SA

£ -24,822 m 2025 Q1

Release date:

30 June 2025

Next release:

30 September 2025

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Datasets related to International trade

International trade in services

Detailed breakdown of annual trade in UK services estimates, analysed by country, product and industry.
UK trade in goods by classification of product by activity time series

Quarterly and annual time series of the value of UK imports and exports of goods grouped by product. Goods are attributed to the activity of which they are the principal products.
UK trade time series

Monthly value of UK exports and imports of goods and services by current price, chained volume measures and implied deflators.
UK Balance of Payments – The Pink Book time series

Annual time series data for the UK Balance of Payments.
Balance of payments time series

Quarterly summary of balance of payments accounts including the current account, capital transfers, transactions and levels of UK external assets and liabilities.
Trade in goods: all countries, seasonally adjusted

The annual, quarterly and monthly goods export and import figures for all countries with the UK.

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Statistical bulletins

International trade in UK nations, regions and cities: 2022

Estimated value of exports and imports of goods and services for 2022 for International Territory Levels 1, 2 and 3, and city regions. Includes EU and non-EU split along with data for top 20 partner countries. These are official statistics in development.
Ship crossings through global maritime passages: January 2022 to April 2024

Estimates of the volume of maritime crossings through six global maritime passages between January 2022 and April 2024, broken down by ship type. The analysed passages are: the Strait of Dover, Suez Canal, Bab-Al Mandab Strait, Strait of Hormuz, Cape of Good Hope and Taiwan Strait. These are official statistics in development.
UK trade: May 2025

Total value of UK exports and imports of goods and services in current prices, chained volume measures and implied deflators.
UK Trade in Goods by Classification of Product by Activity CPA(08): Quarter 2 (April to June) 2015

The value of UK exports and imports of goods grouped by industry. Goods are attributed to the industry of which they are the principal products.
International trade in services, UK: 2018

Product, industry and geographical annual breakdowns of imports and exports of services, excluding travel, transport and banking sectors.

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Recent trends in UK trade volumes and balances

Analysis of recent trends in UK trade volumes and balances.
Who does the UK trade with?

Explore the UK's trade relationships through interactive maps, charts and analysis.