Trade as a share of GDP in United Kingdom
Trade in goods and services was equal to 62.5% of GDP in United Kingdom in 2025.
United Kingdom, 2025
62.5%
Change from 2024
−0.4percentage points
World, 2025
68.5%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
86.4%
Trade as a 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 | 62.5% | 68.5% |
| 2024 | 62.8% | 56.7% |
| 2023 | 65.0% | 58.1% |
| 2022 | 69.2% | 62.1% |
| 2021 | 58.5% | 56.5% |
| 2020 | 59.2% | 51.9% |
| 2019 | 65.0% | 55.8% |
| 2018 | 64.9% | 57.0% |
| 2017 | 63.2% | 55.5% |
| 2016 | 59.8% | 53.8% |
| 2015 | 57.1% | 55.6% |
| 2014 | 58.8% | 58.0% |
| 2013 | 61.7% | 58.6% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | 59.3% |
| 2011 | 63.3% | 59.3% |
| 2010 | 59.1% | 56.2% |
| 2009 | 54.7% | 51.9% |
| 2008 | 56.4% | 60.3% |
| 2007 | 52.7% | 58.7% |
| 2006 | 56.7% | 58.4% |
| 2005 | 52.5% | 56.2% |
| 2004 | 50.3% | 54.2% |
| 2003 | 50.1% | 50.7% |
| 2002 | 51.2% | 49.0% |
| 2001 | 52.6% | 49.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 62.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 57.1%, the figure has changed by +5.3 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 68.5%.
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All statistics for United Kingdom
Exports share of GDP
30.6%
2025 · World Bank
Foreign direct investment inflows
0.9%
2025 · World Bank
Current account balance, quarterly
-3.4%
Q3 2020 · Eurostat
Imports share of GDP
31.9%
2025 · World Bank
Current account balance
-3.1%
2025 · World Bank
High-technology exports
29.2%
2024 · World Bank