The United Kingdom recorded a trade deficit of 3386 GBP Million in August of 2025. This dataset provides - United Kingdom Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In the first quarter of 2025, the United Kingdom had a trade deficit of 10.6 billion British pounds, due to a 59 billion pound deficit in goods trade offset by a 48 billion pound trade surplus in services.

Goods Trade Balance in the United Kingdom decreased to -21183 GBP Million in August from -20649 GBP Million in July of 2025. This dataset provides - United Kingdom Goods Trade Balance- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The United Kingdom imports more services and goods from the European Union than exporting them. Although this has been the case since at least 1999, after 2011 the UK-EU trade balance has been more pronounced as the present statistic lays out. When it comes to the UK’s trade with non-EU countries, the picture is decidedly different. Since 2012, the value of UK exports to non-EU countries was higher than the imports, which resulted in a trade surplus. US biggest export market, but EU weighs heavier As of 2023, the UK’s largest export market was outside the European Union. Yet taken as a bloc, the European Union still accounts for a large chunk of the UK’s international trade. Among these, Germany, the Netherlands, and France rank as the main export partners of the UK. UK-EU trade: most important commodities Machinery and transport equipment were the biggest trade commodity exported by the UK to the EU countries in 2020. The value of such exports were roughly **** billion British pounds. In the same year, the UK imported more machinery and transport equipment from the EU than exported them. In total, the UK imported approximately **** billion British pounds worth of such equipment.

In 2023, the United Kingdom had a total trade deficit of about 15 billion British pounds. A further breakdown of the UK's trade balance as displayed here indicates that the UK had a trade surplus with its trade in goods and services with countries outside the EU, whereas from its goods and services trade with the EU27 countries, the UK had a deficit of over 94.62 billion.

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Key information about UK's Trade Balance

• UK's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 19.4 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with a deficit of 25.6 USD bn in the previous month
• UK's Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1957 to Dec 2024, with an averaged value of -1.7 USD bn
• The data reached an all-time high of 3.4 USD bn in May 2013 and a record low of -39.2 USD bn in Oct 2024

CEIC calculates monthly Trade Balance from monthly Total Exports and monthly Total Imports and converts it into USD. UK Trade Info provides Total Exports and Total Imports in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Trade Balance prior to January 1996 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.

Further information about UK's Trade Balance

• In the latest reports, UK's Total Exports reached 44.7 USD bn in Oct 2024, a decrease of 4.2% YoY (year-on-year)
• Total Imports recorded 74.7 USD bn in Nov 2024, an increase of 4.2% YoY (year-on-year)

The United Kingdom: Trade balance as percent of GDP: The latest value from 2024 is -1.13 percent, a decline from -1.07 percent in 2023. In comparison, the world average is -3.07 percent, based on data from 134 countries. Historically, the average for the United Kingdom from 1970 to 2024 is -0.69 percent. The minimum value, -4.54 percent, was reached in 1974 while the maximum of 3.12 percent was recorded in 1981.

Goods Trade Balance Non-EU in the United Kingdom increased to -8294 GBP Million in August from -8800 GBP Million in July of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for the United Kingdom Goods Trade Balance Non-EU.

Graph and download economic data for International Merchandise Trade Statistics: Trade Balance: Commodities for United Kingdom (XTNTVA01GBQ667S) from Q1 1957 to Q2 2025 about United Kingdom, trade, Net, and goods.

Graph and download economic data for Trade Deficit in the United Kingdom (TDUKA) from 1816 to 2016 about budget, academic data, United Kingdom, and trade.

Monthly value of UK exports and imports of goods and services by current price, chained volume measures and implied deflators.

EU UK: Trade Balance data was reported at -11,411.400 EUR mn in May 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of -13,005.300 EUR mn for Apr 2018. EU UK: Trade Balance data is updated monthly, averaging -9,799.500 EUR mn from Jan 1999 (Median) to May 2018, with 233 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,630.000 EUR mn in May 2013 and a record low of -23,833.700 EUR mn in Sep 2016. EU UK: Trade Balance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.Eurostat: Trade Balance.

EU UK: Trade Balance: swda data was reported at -13,404.400 EUR mn in May 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of -13,219.400 EUR mn for Apr 2018. EU UK: Trade Balance: swda data is updated monthly, averaging -9,686.400 EUR mn from Jan 1999 (Median) to May 2018, with 233 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -89.000 EUR mn in May 2013 and a record low of -21,584.900 EUR mn in Sep 2016. EU UK: Trade Balance: swda data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Eurostat. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.Eurostat: Trade Balance: Seasonally and Working Day Adjusted.

Experimental dataset providing a breakdown of UK trade in services by industry, country and service type on a balance of payments basis. Data are subject to disclosure control.

Historical dataset showing U.K. trade balance by year from 1970 to 2023.

This statistics displays the trade balance (exports minus imports) of the United Kingdom with countries outside the European Union annually from 1999 to 2023. UK exports to non-EU countries were higher than imports in 2023, with the trade balance measuring approximately at ** billion British pounds.

United Kingdom UK: Trade Balance: Countries or Area Not Specified data was reported at -39.607 USD mn in May 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of -136.556 USD mn for Apr 2018. United Kingdom UK: Trade Balance: Countries or Area Not Specified data is updated monthly, averaging -1.500 USD mn from Dec 1960 (Median) to May 2018, with 581 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 372.862 USD mn in Apr 2007 and a record low of -8.783 USD bn in Mar 2006. United Kingdom UK: Trade Balance: Countries or Area Not Specified data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.IMF.DOT: Trade Balance: by Country: Monthly.

Revisions triangle for monthly total trade balance data, UK.