Overview In 2021, United Kingdom was the number 6 economy in the world in terms of GDP (current US$), the number 13 in total exports, the number 7 in total imports, the number 29 economy in terms of GDP per capita (current US$) and the number 11 most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI) .
Exports The top exports of United Kingdom are Cars ($30.2B), Gold ($29.7B), Gas Turbines ($21.9B), Crude Petroleum ($19.6B), and Packaged Medicaments ($17.9B), exporting mostly to United States ($56.1B), Germany ($39.5B), Netherlands ($34.6B), Ireland ($28.4B), and Switzerland ($25.7B).
In 2021, United Kingdom was the world's biggest exporter of Hard Liquor ($7.74B), Antiques ($556M), Collector's Items ($394M), Scrap Nickel ($116M), and Scrap Lead ($94.6M)
Imports The top imports of United Kingdom are Gold ($53.9B), Cars ($33.6B), Petroleum Gas ($26.8B), Crude Petroleum ($23.4B), and Packaged Medicaments ($15.2B), importing mostly from China ($86.2B), Germany ($76.3B), United States ($55.5B), Netherlands ($43.1B), and Norway ($33.5B).
In 2021, United Kingdom was the world's biggest importer of Silver ($6.33B), Preserved Meat ($815M), Fermented Milk Products ($536M), Tissue ($424M), and Fairground Amusements ($220M)
Location United Kingdom borders Ireland by land and by sea.