Balance of payments

All economic transactions between residents of the UK and the rest of the world.

Spotlight

£ -25,289 m

2023 Q2

The value of goods imports decreased by £2.9 billion (6.2%) in September 2023, with falls in imports from both EU and non-EU countries.
The fall in imports was mainly the result of lower imports of machinery and transport equipment from the EU and reduced fuel imports from non-EU countries.
The value of goods exports decreased by £0.9 billion (2.9%) because of falls in exports to both EU and non-EU countries.

Trade in goods: country-by-commodity imports

Monthly import country-by-commodity data on the UK's trade in goods, including trade by all countries and selected commodities, non-seasonally adjusted.
UK trade: revisions – total trade balance

Revisions triangle for monthly total trade balance data, UK.
Trade in goods: country-by-commodity exports

Monthly export country-by-commodity data on the UK's trade in goods, including trade by all countries and selected commodities, non-seasonally adjusted.
UK trade: records sheet

Selected monthly figures for total goods and services, total goods and EU and non-EU goods compared with previous highs and lows and record figures, UK.
UK trade: revisions – total trade exports

Revisions triangle for monthly total trade exports data, UK.
Trade in goods: all countries, seasonally adjusted

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

UK Balance of Payments, The Pink Book: 2023

Balances between inward and outward transactions, providing a net flow of transactions between UK residents and the rest of the world and reports on how that flow is funded.
Balance of payments, UK: April to June 2023

A measure of cross-border transactions between the UK and rest of the world. Includes trade, income, capital transfers and foreign assets and liabilities.
UK trade: September 2023

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.
Foreign direct investment involving UK companies: 2021

Investment of UK companies abroad (outward) and foreign companies into the UK (inward), including investment flows, positions and earnings, by country, component and industry.

Foreign direct investment by ultimate controlling economy, UK trends and analysis

Inward foreign direct investment (FDI) positions and earnings presented by the economy of the ultimate controlling parent up to 2021.
International perspective on UK foreign direct investment

Compares trends in implied rates of return on foreign direct investment for the UK by industrial grouping with those for other countries.
UK foreign direct investment, trends and analysis

Provides new estimates for 2018 covering: foreign direct investment (FDI) presented by the ultimate controlling parent approach and insights on the contributions of FDI businesses to the UK economy.
Short-term economic indicators commentary

A summary of the short-term indicators published in early June 2018.
National Accounts articles

National accounts improvements to mixed income estimates.

Includes population, identity, housing, people in or out of work, education and health.