United Kingdom

United KingdomExports

UK desk: United Kingdom first; euro area, United States, Canada, Australia, Korea, Taiwan and New Zealand alongside.

30.60%

−0.46 pp

As of 2025 | % of GDP

Latest
30.60% 2025
Previous year
31.06% 2024
Min
20.85% 1972
Max
34.06% 2022
YearValue
202530.60%
202431.06%
202331.91%
202234.06%
202129.29%
202029.95%
201931.90%
201831.85%
201730.97%
201629.06%
201527.88%
201428.53%
201330.21%
201230.50%
201131.26%
201028.75%
200926.71%
200827.38%
200725.41%
200627.41%
200525.21%
200423.98%
200323.97%
200224.43%
#CountryExportsChangeYear
5Ireland140.07%−3.92 pp202560Euro area48.57%−0.63 pp202587Germany40.43%−1.00 pp2025107France33.39%−0.50 pp2025119Canada31.33%−1.14 pp2025120United Kingdom30.60%−0.46 pp2025135New Zealand24.71%+1.07 pp2024139Australia23.24%−1.38 pp2025183United States10.97%−0.08 pp2024

What exports as a share of GDP are

Exports of goods and services as a percentage of GDP (NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS) measure how large foreign sales are relative to domestic output. Latest: 30.60% in 2025.

Small open economies often show high ratios; large continental economies show lower ones. The ratio is not an export growth rate. From 1970 to 2025 (56 years): latest 30.60% (2025), previous year 31.06% (2024); low 20.85% (1972), high 34.06% (2022).

Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).