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2022
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Exports $75.4BRnk 5 / 219
2022
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Top Product $11.4BCrude Petroleum
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Exports $61.8BRnk 1 / 224
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Top Product $6.77BCars
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.47Rnk 10 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.42Rnk 12 / 133
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GDP$25.5TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH56.7%CURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH13.5%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $76,399CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH47.5%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$45,850CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH7.92%CURRENT US$
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About

United States-United Kingdom Trade: In 2022, United States exported $75.4B to United Kingdom. The main products that United States exported to United Kingdom were Crude Petroleum ($11.4B), Petroleum Gas ($9.51B), and Gold ($7.07B). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to United Kingdom have increased at an annualized rate of 9.57%, from $47.7B in 2017 to $75.4B in 2022.

In 2017, United States exported services to United Kingdom worth $162B, with Financial services ($106B), Other business services ($17B), and Travel ($11.8B) being the largest in terms of value.

United Kingdom-United States Trade: In 2022, United Kingdom exported $61.8B to United States. The main products that United Kingdom exported to United States were Cars ($6.77B), Packaged Medicaments ($3.66B), and Gas Turbines ($3.65B). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 2.76%,  from $54B in 2017 to $61.8B in 2022.

In 2019, United Kingdom exported services to United States worth $92.3B, with Other business services ($42.8B), Financial services ($16.8B), and Insurance services ($10.5B) being the largest in terms of value.

Comparison: In 2022,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.47), and 2 in total exports ($1.95T). That same year, United Kingdom ranked 12 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.42), and 14 in total exports ($469B).

Company data: In 2023, leading companies such as Dole Fresh Fruit (6.62k), Diageo Beverages (3.83k), and J.C. Bamford (1.29k) were at the forefront of exporting goods from United Kingdom to the United States. Conversely, Other (1.86k), Unknown (1.68k), and Bananera Nacional S.a. (1.56k) were notable for importing products to United Kingdom from the United States.

Latest Trends

August, 2024

About

Overview In August 2024, United States exported $6.45B and imported $5.85B from United Kingdom, resulting in a positive trade balance of $604M. Between August 2023 and August 2024 the exports of United States have increased by $856M (15.3%) from $5.6B to $6.45B, while imports increased by $616M (11.8%) from $5.23B to $5.85B.

Trade In August 2024, the top exports of United States to United Kingdom were Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($1.23B), Petroleum Gas ($822M), Crude Petroleum ($658M), Gold ($624M), and Aircraft Parts ($589M). In August 2024 the top imports of United States from United Kingdom were Commodities not elsewhere specified ($451M), Cars ($414M), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($225M), Packaged Medicaments ($217M), and Refined Petroleum ($181M).

Origins In August 2024 the exports of United States were mainly from Texas ($1.22B), Utah ($791M), Kentucky ($476M), California ($452M), and Louisiana ($416M), while imports destinations were mainly New Jersey ($959M), Texas ($543M), California ($371M), New York ($332M), and Pennsylvania ($316M).

Growth In August 2024, the increase in United States's year-by-year exports to United Kingdom was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Nitrogen Heterocyclic Compounds ($1.22B or 9.43k%), Petroleum Gas ($364M or 79.6%), and Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($106M or 152%). In August 2024, the increase in United States's year-by-year imports  from United Kingdom was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Commodities not elsewhere specified ($119M or 36%), Vaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures ($92.8M or 70.3%), and Fork-Lifts ($56.3M or 201%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)$856M(15.3%)
IMPORT GROWTH (August 2023 - August 2024)$616M(11.8%)
MAIN EXPORTER (August 2024)Texas$1.22B

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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Value

In 2022, United States exported $75.4B to United Kingdom. The main products exported from United States to United Kingdom were Crude Petroleum ($11.4B), Petroleum Gas ($9.51B), and Gold ($7.07B). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to United Kingdom have increased at an annualized rate of 9.57%, from $47.7B in 2017 to $75.4B in 2022.

In 2017, United Kingdom exported $61.8B to United States. The main products exported from United Kingdom to United States were Cars ($6.77B), Packaged Medicaments ($3.66B), and Gas Turbines ($3.65B). During the last 5 years the exports of United Kingdom to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 2.76%, from $54B in 2022 to $61.8B in 2017.

Exports from United States (Flag) to United Kingdom (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United Kingdom (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top DestinationCanada$308B
United Kingdom
Top DestinationUnited States$61.8B

This map shows whether countries import more from United States or United Kingdom. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from United States and United Kingdom or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2022, countries that imported more from United States than United Kingdom included Canada ($308B), Mexico ($294B), and China ($151B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from United Kingdom than United States included Ireland ($32.6B), North Macedonia ($2.03B), and Slovakia ($1.41B).

Difference in imports from United Kingdom (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage United States - United Kingdom

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This chart compares trade between United States and United Kingdom by product, considering products traded by both, United States and United Kingdom.

During 2022, United States had a large net trade with United Kingdom in the exports of Mineral Products ($24B), Machines ($13B), and Precious Metals ($9.97B).

During 2017, United Kingdom had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Machines ($15.2B), Transportation ($11.1B), and Chemical Products ($11B).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United States United Kingdom+$1.17BRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential United Kingdom United States+$1.39BCars

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Bilateral Service Trade

In 2017, United States exported services to United Kingdom worth $162B, with Financial services ($106B), Other business services ($17B), and Travel ($11.8B) being the largest in terms of value.

In 2019, United Kingdom exported services to United States worth $92.3B, with Other business services ($42.8B), Financial services ($16.8B), and Insurance services ($10.5B) being the largest in terms of value.

Service trade data is presented based on availability.

Services Exports from United States (Flag) to United Kingdom (Flag) (2017)

Services Exports from United Kingdom (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2019)

Service Trade

Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of United States and United Kingdom. This means that a dot/product with the flag of United States indicates it has a comparative advantage over United Kingdom. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of United Kingdom indicates it has a comparative advantage over United States.

Product Space of United States (Flag) and United Kingdom (Flag) (2022)

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