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Data: UN Comtrade, 2023 · snapshot 2026-07-19
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ATLAS · TRADE FLOWS · UNITED KINGDOM

What United Kingdom Trades

In 2023, United Kingdom sold about $521B of goods to the rest of the world and bought about $792B in return. Its biggest customer was United States ($71.9B, 14% of exports); its biggest supplier, China ($99.2B). The map above draws each partner as an arc sized by value; the full lists are below. Bilateral goods trade from UN Comtrade, exports FOB and imports CIF.

GOODS EXPORTED$521B
GOODS IMPORTED$792B
TOP PARTNERUnited States

Where United Kingdom sends its goods

United Kingdom’s biggest export markets — the countries it sells the most goods to, by value (FOB).

1United States13.8%$71.9B
2Germany7.6%$39.6B
3Netherlands7.1%$36.9B
4Switzerland6.8%$35.6B
5China6.6%$34.3B
6France5.6%$29.2B
7Ireland5.5%$28.6B
8Belgium4.0%$20.7B
10India2.5%$12.9B
11Italy2.3%$12.1B
12Spain2.2%$11.7B
14Poland1.6%$8.2B
15Turkiye1.6%$8.1B
16Canada1.5%$7.7B
17Singapore1.4%$7.5B
18Japan1.3%$7.0B
19Korea, Rep.1.2%$6.2B
20Sweden1.1%$6.0B
21Australia1.1%$5.9B
22Saudi Arabia1.1%$5.6B
23Qatar0.9%$4.5B
24Norway0.8%$4.1B
25Denmark0.6%$3.2B

Top 25 partners by value. Shares are of total exports. 94.4% of exports is drawn on the map; the rest is trade logged against non-country groupings.

Where United Kingdom buys its goods

United Kingdom’s biggest suppliers — the countries it buys the most goods from, by value (CIF, including shipping).

1China12.5%$99.2B
2United States12.0%$94.9B
3Germany9.5%$74.9B
4France5.1%$40.6B
5Norway4.1%$32.5B
6Italy3.8%$30.3B
7Netherlands3.4%$27.2B
8Spain3.3%$26.5B
9Ireland2.6%$20.9B
10Poland2.4%$19.0B
11Belgium2.3%$18.3B
12Turkiye2.0%$15.6B
13Japan1.9%$14.9B
14India1.8%$14.4B
15Kazakhstan1.8%$14.3B
16Canada1.8%$14.0B
17Switzerland1.7%$13.6B
18United Kingdom1.5%$11.6B
19Czechia1.3%$10.2B
20Viet Nam1.2%$9.2B
21Sweden1.2%$9.2B
22South Africa1.2%$9.1B
23Korea, Rep.1.0%$8.0B
24Austria0.8%$6.5B
25Hungary0.8%$6.2B

Top 25 partners by value. Shares are of total imports. 96.2% of imports is drawn on the map; the rest is trade logged against non-country groupings.

Trade flows of other countries

China · United States · Germany · Japan · Netherlands · Italy · France · Korea, Rep.