United Kingdom Average Trade Balance 1970-2025
$-17.6B
56 data points
External balance on goods and services · World Bank
United Kingdom's average trade balance from 1970 to 2025 was $-17.6B, based on 56 data points.
All Data (sorted by year)▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
| 2025 |
$-60.7B |
−$28.6B |
175th |
| 2024 |
$-32.1B |
+$7.8B |
6th |
| 2023 |
$-39.9B |
−$5.7B |
6th |
| 2022 |
$-34.2B |
−$35.5B |
10th |
| 2021 |
$1.3B |
−$18.8B |
119th |
| 2020 |
$20.1B |
+$54.5B |
165th |
| 2019 |
$-34.4B |
+$338.2M |
4th |
| 2018 |
$-34.8B |
−$1.3B |
5th |
| 2017 |
$-33.5B |
+$12.9B |
4th |
| 2016 |
$-46.5B |
−$6.2B |
2nd |
| 2015 |
$-40.3B |
+$13.9B |
3rd |
| 2014 |
$-54.2B |
−$17.7B |
5th |
| 2013 |
$-36.5B |
−$10.1B |
6th |
| 2012 |
$-26.4B |
−$5.1B |
7th |
| 2011 |
$-21.3B |
+$17.7B |
7th |
| 2010 |
$-38.9B |
−$8.8B |
4th |
| 2009 |
$-30.1B |
+$19.3B |
3rd |
| 2008 |
$-49.4B |
+$10.6B |
4th |
| 2007 |
$-60.0B |
−$8.9B |
3rd |
| 2006 |
$-51.1B |
+$3.2B |
3rd |
| 2005 |
$-54.4B |
+$2.0B |
3rd |
| 2004 |
$-56.4B |
−$12.4B |
2nd |
| 2003 |
$-43.9B |
−$1.4B |
2nd |
| 2002 |
$-42.5B |
−$13.7B |
2nd |
| 2001 |
$-28.7B |
−$8.3B |
2nd |
| 2000 |
$-20.5B |
−$2.7B |
2nd |
| 1999 |
$-17.7B |
−$9.5B |
2nd |
| 1998 |
$-8.3B |
−$16.6B |
7th |
| 1997 |
$8.4B |
+$1.6B |
145th |
| 1996 |
$6.8B |
−$807.3M |
142nd |
| 1995 |
$7.6B |
+$4.5B |
142nd |
| 1994 |
$3.1B |
+$4.0B |
132nd |
| 1993 |
$-895.1M |
+$4.5B |
39th |
| 1992 |
$-5.4B |
−$4.0B |
8th |
| 1991 |
$-1.4B |
+$16.0B |
24th |
| 1990 |
$-17.4B |
+$14.1B |
3rd |
| 1989 |
$-31.5B |
−$4.0B |
2nd |
| 1988 |
$-27.5B |
−$22.6B |
2nd |
| 1987 |
$-4.9B |
−$3.0B |
4th |
| 1986 |
$-1.9B |
−$8.9B |
17th |
| 1985 |
$7.0B |
+$5.8B |
112th |
| 1984 |
$1.2B |
−$5.0B |
101st |
| 1983 |
$6.1B |
−$5.2B |
114th |
| 1982 |
$11.3B |
−$5.6B |
115th |
| 1981 |
$16.9B |
+$2.8B |
116th |
| 1980 |
$14.0B |
+$11.1B |
113th |
| 1979 |
$3.0B |
−$2.5B |
96th |
| 1978 |
$5.5B |
+$2.8B |
101st |
| 1977 |
$2.7B |
+$4.6B |
100th |
| 1976 |
$-1.9B |
+$1.6B |
12th |
| 1975 |
$-3.4B |
+$5.9B |
4th |
| 1974 |
$-9.4B |
−$5.3B |
1st |
| 1973 |
$-4.0B |
−$4.2B |
1st |
| 1972 |
$198.8M |
−$2.2B |
79th |
| 1971 |
$2.4B |
+$958.1M |
95th |
| 1970 |
$1.4B |
– |
93rd |
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