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United Kingdom - Trade Balance 2021

External balance on goods and services · World Bank
$1.3B −$18.8B from 2020 Global rank: 119th

United Kingdom's trade balance was $1.3B in 2021, decreased +$18.8B from $20.1B in 2020. This was the 119th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2021▾
Trade Balance by Country - 2021
RankCountryValueYoY
1st United States $-860.0B -37.3%
2nd India $-83.1B -690.5%
3rd Philippines $-47.2B -68.1%
4th Egypt, Arab Republic of $-37.1B -34.6%
5th France $-36.0B 21.2%
6th Pakistan $-31.1B -27.6%
7th Bangladesh $-26.6B -32.2%
8th Japan $-26.2B -92.9%
9th Mexico $-25.4B -240.3%
10th Colombia $-24.4B -28.8%
11th Greece $-16.4B -15.6%
12th Romania $-16.2B -46.3%
13th Morocco $-13.1B -49.2%
14th Nepal $-12.1B -32.7%
15th Guatemala $-12.1B -84.3%
16th Uzbekistan $-11.5B -41.4%
17th New Zealand $-10.0B -702.0%
18th Kenya $-9.6B -27.3%
19th Jordan $-9.5B -18.4%
20th Dominican Republic $-8.4B -50.4%
21st Portugal $-7.1B -55.1%
22nd El Salvador $-7.1B -62.6%
23rd West Bank and Gaza $-7.0B -22.4%
24th Honduras $-6.9B -82.8%
25th Sri Lanka $-6.5B -25.6%
26th Lebanon $-6.2B -12.4%
27th Senegal $-5.5B -20.9%
28th Mozambique $-5.1B -3.8%
29th Serbia $-5.1B -11.8%
30th Haiti $-4.8B -49.0%
31st Tunisia $-4.7B -33.6%
32nd Somalia, Fed. Rep. $-4.4B -6.3%
33rd Syrian Arab Republic $-4.3B -106.2%
34th Uganda $-4.1B -77.3%
35th Moldova $-3.7B -37.7%
36th Guam $-3.5B -15.3%
37th Afghanistan $-3.2B 37.2%
38th Georgia $-3.1B -0.2%
39th Kosovo $-3.0B -20.5%
40th Chile $-2.8B -124.7%
41st Kyrgyz Republic $-2.6B -61.6%
42nd Ukraine $-2.6B -11.4%
43rd Bosnia and Herzegovina $-2.6B 2.7%
44th Niger $-2.5B -15.2%
45th Namibia $-2.4B -140.4%
46th Albania $-2.4B -9.2%
47th Malawi $-2.4B -6.0%
48th Mali $-2.3B -90.0%
49th North Macedonia $-2.2B -41.2%
50th Tajikistan $-2.1B -22.2%
51st New Caledonia $-2.1B -19.4%
52nd Ghana $-2.1B 16.3%
53rd Nicaragua $-1.9B -190.7%
54th Croatia $-1.9B 53.1%
55th Zimbabwe $-1.9B -156.2%
56th Rwanda $-1.7B -0.7%
57th Cameroon $-1.7B -25.5%
58th Mauritius $-1.6B -31.9%
59th French Polynesia $-1.6B -4.6%
60th Madagascar $-1.3B -13.8%
61st Latvia $-1.2B -353.0%
62nd Bahamas, The $-1.2B -68.8%
63rd Tanzania $-1.2B -87.5%
64th Montenegro $-1.1B 32.1%
65th Lesotho $-1.1B -5.5%
66th Benin $-1.1B -37.8%
67th Armenia $-1.1B 12.9%
68th Botswana $-925.1M 59.0%
69th Togo $-863.5M -29.2%
70th Mauritania $-792.7M -142.1%
71st Sierra Leone $-791.8M -9.3%
72nd Thailand $-679.1M -102.6%
73rd Hungary $-668.4M -125.6%
74th Northern Mariana Islands $-611.0M -42.8%
75th Cabo Verde $-610.5M -20.5%
76th Gambia, The $-581.4M -13.8%
77th Slovak Republic $-549.2M -148.0%
78th Cambodia $-536.3M 31.9%
79th Bhutan $-531.2M -37.7%
80th Greenland $-512.9M -54.7%
81st Guinea $-470.8M 84.7%
82nd Estonia $-461.3M -33.8%
83rd Central African Republic $-445.5M 0.1%
84th Iceland $-394.0M -373.6%
85th Vanuatu $-388.2M -29.5%
86th Côte d'Ivoire $-379.6M -1,459.5%
87th American Samoa $-362.0M -39.8%
88th Seychelles $-345.7M -22.6%
89th Samoa $-316.6M -90.9%
90th Mongolia $-305.8M -192.5%
91st Comoros $-282.9M -3.7%
92nd Bolivia, Plurinational State of $-269.1M 83.1%
93rd Tonga $-240.9M -12.0%
94th Solomon Islands $-223.0M -234.2%
95th Kiribati $-191.0M -50.2%
96th Guinea-Bissau $-185.7M 8.8%
97th Micronesia, Federated States of $-184.0M 2.6%
98th Palau $-156.7M -4.7%
99th Aruba $-140.5M 63.5%
100th Antigua and Barbuda $-114.6M 22.8%
101st Belize $-92.8M 28.9%
102nd Nauru $-86.2M -44.6%
103rd Marshall Islands $-73.4M 17.6%
104th Eswatini $-33.9M -125.7%
105th Virgin Islands (US) $12.0M 100.8%
106th Faroe Islands $17.5M 139.1%
107th Algeria $96.2M 100.6%
108th Sudan $127.4M 59.5%
109th Finland $159.7M -75.8%
110th Congo, Democratic Republic of $160.6M 125.7%
111th San Marino $485.4M 30.9%
112th Paraguay $492.2M -63.3%
113th Maldives $503.7M 175.9%
114th Burkina Faso $625.2M 25.3%
115th Djibouti $745.7M 178.2%
116th Ecuador $933.2M -62.2%
117th Timor-Leste $984.8M 498.8%
118th Costa Rica $1.0B -55.5%
119th United Kingdom $1.3B -93.6%
120th Cyprus $1.4B 505.4%
121st Chad $1.5B 404.4%
122nd Equatorial Guinea $1.6B 336.0%
123rd Bermuda $1.8B 3.0%
124th Brunei Darussalam $1.9B 248.7%
125th Panama $2.1B -5.2%
126th Canada $2.1B 105.7%
127th Bulgaria $2.1B 17.7%
128th Congo, Republic of $3.0B 114.5%
129th Lithuania $3.0B -42.7%
130th Turkmenistan $3.3B 2,739.6%
131st Malta $3.4B 18.9%
132nd Slovenia $3.5B -28.1%
133rd Viet Nam $3.8B -80.4%
134th Macao SAR, China $3.8B 14,568.3%
135th Belarus $3.9B 107.6%
136th Zambia $4.0B 56.0%
137th Türkiye $4.2B 119.6%
138th Austria $4.2B -71.4%
139th Uruguay $4.6B 84.9%
140th Iran, Islamic Republic of $5.6B 127.9%
141st Peru $6.9B 92.5%
142nd Libya $7.0B 245.4%
143rd Gabon $7.1B 84.6%
144th Bahrain $7.7B 292.2%
145th Azerbaijan $9.2B 2,880.9%
146th Oman $9.4B 451.5%
147th Brazil $9.4B 5.2%
148th Czechia $10.8B -36.0%
149th Belgium $11.2B 46.3%
150th Puerto Rico (US) $12.9B -27.5%
151st Israel $13.4B 5.3%
152nd Angola $13.8B 166.7%
153rd Spain $14.5B -26.0%
154th Argentina $14.9B 28.1%
155th Kazakhstan $17.0B 146.4%
156th Hong Kong SAR, China $20.5B 208.7%
157th Poland $22.1B -35.1%
158th Sweden $24.4B 9.2%
159th Denmark $24.7B 23.4%
160th South Africa $26.1B 75.9%
161st Malaysia $27.0B 25.8%
162nd Iraq $27.6B 779.4%
163rd Luxembourg $29.1B 18.8%
164th Indonesia $31.2B 74.2%
165th Kuwait $31.8B 429.3%
166th Qatar $44.3B 273.6%
167th Italy $44.5B -33.6%
168th Australia $59.3B 31.8%
169th Korea $65.5B 1.9%
170th Saudi Arabia $73.0B 10,891.9%
171st Norway $74.7B 2,278.6%
172nd United Arab Emirates $77.6B 46.3%
173rd Switzerland $99.6B 109.7%
174th Netherlands $102.8B 7.5%
175th Singapore $158.3B 43.8%
176th Russian Federation $172.3B 127.3%
177th Ireland $221.5B 143.7%
178th Germany $223.0B 6.6%
179th China $460.8B 29.8%
Source: World Bank (NE.RSB.GNFS.CD)

FAQ

What was United Kingdom's trade balance in 2021?▾

United Kingdom's trade balance in 2021 was $1.3B. This ranked 119th globally.

How did United Kingdom's trade balance change in 2021?▾

United Kingdom's trade balance decreased by 93.6% in 2021 compared to 2020.

Which country had the highest trade balance in 2021?▾

China had the highest trade balance in 2021 at $460.8B.

What is the trade balance of United Kingdom in 2021?▾

The trade balance of United Kingdom in 2021 was $1.3B. This ranked 119th globally.

What was United Kingdom's trade balance in billion in 2021?▾

United Kingdom's trade balance in 2021 was approximately 1.29 billion ($1.3B).

How does 2021 compare to 2020 for United Kingdom's trade balance?▾

United Kingdom's trade balance went from $20.1B in 2020 to $1.3B in 2021, a 93.6% decrease.

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