Imports share of GDP in United Kingdom
Imports into United Kingdom were equal to 31.9% of GDP in 2025.
United Kingdom, 2025
31.9%
Change from 2024
+0.1percentage points
World, 2025
28.5%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
42.7%
Imports share of GDP in United Kingdom over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31.9% | 28.5% |
| 2024 | 31.8% | 28.1% |
| 2023 | 33.1% | 28.3% |
| 2022 | 35.1% | 30.0% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | 27.5% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | 25.4% |
| 2019 | 33.1% | 27.4% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | 28.2% |
| 2017 | 32.2% | 27.3% |
| 2016 | 30.8% | 26.3% |
| 2015 | 29.2% | 27.3% |
| 2014 | 30.3% | 28.9% |
| 2013 | 31.5% | 29.1% |
| 2012 | 31.5% | 29.1% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | 29.4% |
| 2010 | 30.3% | 27.6% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | 25.5% |
| 2008 | 29.1% | 30.1% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | 28.9% |
| 2006 | 29.3% | 28.1% |
| 2005 | 27.3% | 26.7% |
| 2004 | 26.3% | 25.5% |
| 2003 | 26.1% | 23.7% |
| 2002 | 26.8% | 22.9% |
| 2001 | 27.2% | 22.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.1 percentage points from 31.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 29.2%, the figure has changed by +2.6 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 28.5%.
More for United Kingdom
All statistics for United Kingdom
Exports share of GDP
30.6%
2025 · World Bank
Current account balance, quarterly
-3.4%
Q3 2020 · Eurostat
Trade as a share of GDP
62.5%
2025 · World Bank
Foreign direct investment inflows
0.9%
2025 · World Bank
Current account balance
-3.1%
2025 · World Bank
High-technology exports
29.2%
2024 · World Bank