Reporter

Product

domain

Returns ordinal version of a number with "th", "nd" or "st".

ordinal

Given a date, returns you the date in words
Year --> 2023= 2023
Quarter --> 20231 = 2023-Q1
Month --> 202301 == Jan 2023

time

Converts a country code to small flag icon.

flag

link

Abbreviates a number into a smaller more human-readible number.

abbreviate

incompleteYearName

Change month id to name (202405 --> May 2025)

longMonth

initMonthQuarterIncomplete

prevMonthQuarterIncomplete

icon

monthName

increaseOrDecreasePresent

Rounds to nearest whole number and adds commas.

commas

increaseOrDecreasePast

Return period in month when you have data in quarters

incompleteYearQuarter

timeFull

Return boolean (or boolean[]) if input country/ies are in subnational countries list.

hasSubnat

Return boolean (or boolean[]) if input country/ies are in subnational complexity countries list.

hasComplexitySubnat

hasCountryLatestTrends

apostrophe

Returns boolean if the subnational cube has HS classification

hasSubnatHS

Checks if the cube should have complexity values at subnational profile

subnationalComplexityAvailability

lowerCaseFirst

ordinalSuperscript

If n < 20 returns the number name, else returns the number

numbersWord

countryPotentialExportsAvailability

Adds abbreviate with subnational data currency support

abbreviateSubnat

symmetricRange

hasSubnatMap

Receives a cube and returns its data source link

dataSource_

Add link to the source data page and add a description

dataSource

dollar

toUpperCase

Joins an array of strings together, adding commas and 'and' when necessary.

list

Calculates the growth percentage between two numbers provided the following object format: {curr, prev}. Also supports calculating the growth between two margin of errors using this format: {curr, currMoe, prev, prevMoe}.

growth

growthPct

shortMonthName

Bilateral Product

Section

Gold

United Kingdom

According to the Product Complexity Index (PCI), it was the 1031st most complex product out of 1044, with a PCI value of -2.43.

Icon123

IconTrendingUp

tabler

transparent

Latest Trends

IconCalendarMonth

Historical Data

IconPackageExport

Growth Potential

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Trade Balance

, primarily to <a href="/en/profile/reporter/chn">China</a> ($17.5B), <a href="/en/profile/reporter/hkg">Hong Kong</a> ($8.24B), and <a href="/en/profile/reporter/che">Switzerland</a> ($2.44B).

, mainly from <a href="/en/profile/reporter/kaz">Kazakhstan</a> ($13.7B), <a href="/en/profile/reporter/can">Canada</a> ($11.6B), and <a href="/en/profile/reporter/usa">United States</a> ($7.96B).

Monthly trade data for the United Kingdom

Partner

Trade Flow

Unit

Time

Transport Mode

Subnat Geography

Trade Value

Weight

trade_s_gbr_m_hs

HS4 71.08

HS4 71.08 (Harmonized System 1992 for 4-digits)

Market Growth and Net Trade

Market Concentration

Subnational Monthly Trade

Click on any date on the time series, any subnational region on the first treemap, or any destination or origin on the second treemap to explore.

In March 2025, <a href="/en/profile/country/gbr">United Kingdom</a> exported <a href="/en/profile/hs/gold">Gold</a> mostly to <a href="/en/profile/country/che">Switzerland</a> (£2.37B), <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> (£2.28B), <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> (£2.24B), <a href="/en/profile/country/aze">Azerbaijan</a> (£224M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/hkg">Hong Kong</a> (£82M). During the same month, <a href="/en/profile/country/gbr">United Kingdom</a> imported <a href="/en/profile/hs/gold">Gold</a> mostly from <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> (£2.26B), <a href="/en/profile/country/can">Canada</a> (£1.5B), <a href="/en/profile/country/uzb">Uzbekistan</a> (£1.49B), <a href="/en/profile/country/fra">France</a> (£822M), and <a href="/en/profile/country/zaf">South Africa</a> (£542M).

In March 2025, the year-on-year exports of <a href="/en/profile/hs/gold">Gold</a> from <a href="/en/profile/country/gbr">United Kingdom</a> increased by 82%. This was explained primarily by an increase in exports to United States (+£2.28B or 612k%), Switzerland (+£900M or 61.1%), and Azerbaijan (+£224M or 100%). During the same month, year-on-year imports of <a href="/en/profile/hs/gold">Gold</a> to <a href="/en/profile/country/gbr">United Kingdom</a> increased by 137%. This was explained primarily by an increase in imports from Uzbekistan (+£1.49B or 100%), United States (+£1.42B or 169%), and France (+£822M or 466k%).

In March 2025, <a href="/en/profile/country/gbr">United Kingdom</a> exported £7.33B and imported £8.36B of <a href="/en/profile/hs/gold">Gold</a>, resulting in a negative trade balance of $1.03B. Between February 2025 and March 2025, the exports of <a href="/en/profile/hs/gold">Gold</a> from <a href="/en/profile/country/gbr">United Kingdom</a> decreased by £3.6B (-32.9%), from £10.9B to £7.33B. During the same period, imports increased by £669M (8.7%), from £7.69B to £8.36B.

The following map shows the market growth of <a href="/en/profile/hs/gold">Gold</a> exports from <a href="/en/profile/country/gbr">United Kingdom</a> between the selected years.

<a href="/en/profile/hs/gold">Gold</a> are part of <a href="/en/profile/hs/precious-stones-metals-and-pearls">Precious stones, metals, & pearls</a> and include: <a href="/en/profile/hs/unwrought-non-monetary-gold">Unwrought Non-Monetary Gold</a>, <a href="/en/profile/hs/semi-manufactured-non-monetary-gold">Semi-Manufactured Non-Monetary Gold</a>, and <a href="/en/profile/hs/gold-powder-non-monetary">Gold powder non-monetary</a>.

In 2024, <a href="/en/profile/country/gbr">United Kingdom</a> exported £51.6B of <a href="/en/profile/hs/gold">Gold</a>, being the most exported product (out of 1,221) in <a href="/en/profile/country/gbr">United Kingdom</a>. In 2024, the main destinations of United Kingdom's <a href="/en/profile/hs/gold">Gold</a> exports were: <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> (£23.2B), <a href="/en/profile/country/che">Switzerland</a> (£17.9B), <a href="/en/profile/country/aze">Azerbaijan</a> (£2.58B), <a href="/en/profile/country/are">United Arab Emirates</a> (£2.3B), and <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> (£1.92B).

In 2024, <a href="/en/profile/country/gbr">United Kingdom</a> imported £60.4B of <a href="/en/profile/hs/gold">Gold</a>, being the most imported product (out of 1,223) in <a href="/en/profile/country/gbr">United Kingdom</a>. In 2024, the main origins of United Kingdom's <a href="/en/profile/hs/gold">Gold</a> imports were: <a href="/en/profile/country/can">Canada</a> (£13.9B), <a href="/en/profile/country/usa">United States</a> (£8.64B), <a href="/en/profile/country/che">Switzerland</a> (£8.23B), <a href="/en/profile/country/deu">Germany</a> (£5.85B), and <a href="/en/profile/country/zaf">South Africa</a> (£4.37B).

The fastest growing origins for <a href="/en/profile/hs/gold">Gold</a> imports in <a href="/en/profile/country/gbr">United Kingdom</a> between 2023 and 2024 were: <a href="/en/profile/country/can">Canada</a> (£8.57B), <a href="/en/profile/country/che">Switzerland</a> (£5.26B), and <a href="/en/profile/country/zaf">South Africa</a> (£3.09B).

The fastest growing markets for <a href="/en/profile/hs/gold">Gold</a> exports in <a href="/en/profile/country/gbr">United Kingdom</a> between 2023 and 2024 were: <a href="/en/profile/country/chn">China</a> (£9.17B), <a href="/en/profile/country/are">United Arab Emirates</a> (£1.39B), and <a href="/en/profile/country/geo">Georgia</a> (£470M).

Keep exploring data about United Kingdom: <a href="https://pantheon.world/profile/country/united-kingdom">Human collective memory</a> & <a href="http://rankless.org/countries/united-kingdom">Academic impact</a>

Find the latest exports, imports and tariffs for Gold trade in United Kingdom.