United Kingdom - Merchandise exports

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise exports) in United Kingdom was 4.62 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 9.60 in 1982, while its lowest value was 3.12 in 2002.

Definition: Merchandise exports to economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise exports by the reporting economy to economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 4.11
1961 4.32
1962 4.22
1963 4.47
1964 4.10
1965 3.74
1966 3.92
1967 3.43
1968 3.96
1969 4.51
1970 3.71
1971 3.67
1972 3.89
1973 3.84
1974 4.71
1975 7.07
1976 8.07
1977 8.43
1978 8.71
1979 7.73
1980 7.73
1981 8.96
1982 9.60
1983 8.60
1984 6.82
1985 6.24
1986 6.46
1987 5.69
1988 6.02
1989 6.14
1990 4.49
1991 4.64
1992 4.55
1993 4.56
1994 3.76
1995 3.74
1996 4.21
1997 5.20
1998 4.46
1999 3.38
2000 3.15
2001 3.20
2002 3.12
2003 3.84
2004 4.09
2005 4.83
2006 3.47
2007 3.59
2008 4.47
2009 4.73
2010 4.43
2011 4.02
2012 4.52
2013 5.46
2014 5.37
2015 5.76
2016 5.91
2017 5.97
2018 5.14
2019 5.13
2020 4.62

Merchandise exports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise exports (current US$) in United Kingdom was 404,681,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 546,755,000,000 in 2013 and a minimum value of 10,609,000,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise exports show the f.o.b. value of goods provided to the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year Value
1960 10,609,000,000
1961 11,074,000,000
1962 11,374,000,000
1963 12,258,000,000
1964 12,880,000,000
1965 13,810,000,000
1966 14,770,000,000
1967 14,493,000,000
1968 15,461,000,000
1969 17,645,000,000
1970 19,430,000,000
1971 22,098,000,000
1972 23,985,000,000
1973 29,637,000,000
1974 38,197,000,000
1975 43,423,000,000
1976 45,356,000,000
1977 55,860,000,000
1978 67,887,000,000
1979 86,397,000,000
1980 110,134,000,000
1981 102,244,000,000
1982 96,984,000,000
1983 91,619,000,000
1984 93,881,000,000
1985 101,252,000,000
1986 107,093,000,000
1987 131,257,000,000
1988 145,165,000,000
1989 152,345,000,000
1990 185,172,000,000
1991 184,964,000,000
1992 190,003,000,000
1993 181,381,000,000
1994 205,079,000,000
1995 237,953,000,000
1996 258,527,000,000
1997 280,406,000,000
1998 273,949,000,000
1999 272,167,000,000
2000 283,173,000,000
2001 274,676,000,000
2002 281,409,000,000
2003 308,651,000,000
2004 349,734,000,000
2005 393,458,000,000
2006 453,735,000,000
2007 446,805,000,000
2008 477,475,000,000
2009 358,158,000,000
2010 420,182,000,000
2011 510,380,000,000
2012 478,780,000,000
2013 546,755,000,000
2014 510,789,000,000
2015 465,850,000,000
2016 410,856,000,000
2017 440,997,000,000
2018 486,439,000,000
2019 469,684,000,000
2020 404,681,000,000

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports) in United Kingdom was 82.62 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 90.67 in 1999, while its lowest value was 65.72 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 65.72
1961 66.45
1962 69.61
1963 69.47
1964 69.18
1965 69.41
1966 70.59
1967 70.91
1968 72.18
1969 72.42
1970 72.83
1971 71.05
1972 72.99
1973 73.50
1974 73.04
1975 69.60
1976 72.29
1977 73.19
1978 71.26
1979 77.08
1980 75.03
1981 76.16
1982 77.66
1983 80.08
1984 80.90
1985 82.02
1986 80.93
1987 82.41
1988 81.78
1989 82.54
1990 83.04
1991 83.64
1992 83.73
1993 79.03
1994 80.41
1995 80.37
1996 80.48
1997 79.92
1998 80.78
1999 90.67
2000 89.63
2001 89.45
2002 90.11
2003 88.78
2004 88.58
2005 85.99
2006 86.45
2007 84.27
2008 83.04
2009 82.83
2010 81.62
2011 81.16
2012 79.47
2013 81.19
2014 80.76
2015 82.05
2016 83.33
2017 81.97
2018 81.49
2019 80.77
2020 82.62

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports) in United Kingdom was 14.30 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 27.50 in 1960, while its lowest value was 8.83 in 1999.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 27.50
1961 26.41
1962 23.39
1963 23.52
1964 24.09
1965 23.83
1966 22.52
1967 22.24
1968 20.52
1969 20.50
1970 19.90
1971 20.62
1972 18.61
1973 17.41
1974 17.78
1975 21.63
1976 19.95
1977 18.77
1978 19.02
1979 15.35
1980 16.77
1981 17.04
1982 16.14
1983 13.67
1984 12.65
1985 11.91
1986 11.49
1987 10.63
1988 10.49
1989 9.77
1990 9.44
1991 9.08
1992 9.07
1993 10.71
1994 10.50
1995 10.50
1996 10.60
1997 10.89
1998 9.66
1999 8.83
2000 9.05
2001 9.15
2002 9.04
2003 10.57
2004 10.90
2005 10.27
2006 9.78
2007 11.55
2008 13.16
2009 12.92
2010 14.35
2011 14.74
2012 15.74
2013 14.37
2014 15.96
2015 16.13
2016 14.77
2017 15.68
2018 16.22
2019 16.70
2020 14.30

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise exports) in United Kingdom was 6.07 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 7.66 in 2019, while its lowest value was 1.32 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 2.52
1961 2.02
1962 1.76
1963 1.72
1964 1.66
1965 1.79
1966 2.82
1967 2.84
1968 2.45
1969 2.64
1970 2.43
1971 2.07
1972 1.87
1973 2.22
1974 2.18
1975 1.96
1976 1.78
1977 1.63
1978 1.76
1979 1.80
1980 1.60
1981 1.32
1982 1.45
1983 1.48
1984 1.53
1985 1.48
1986 1.70
1987 1.61
1988 1.68
1989 1.76
1990 1.82
1991 1.69
1992 1.95
1993 2.57
1994 2.80
1995 2.60
1996 2.56
1997 2.61
1998 1.71
1999 2.04
2000 2.03
2001 2.23
2002 1.98
2003 2.42
2004 2.55
2005 2.28
2006 2.15
2007 2.65
2008 3.05
2009 3.40
2010 4.02
2011 4.16
2012 4.82
2013 4.80
2014 6.49
2015 7.23
2016 5.69
2017 6.17
2018 6.96
2019 7.66
2020 6.07

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise exports) in United Kingdom was 3.22 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.70 in 2017, while its lowest value was 0.39 in 1981.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.55
1961 0.66
1962 0.56
1963 0.64
1964 0.45
1965 0.47
1966 0.61
1967 0.70
1968 0.61
1969 0.55
1970 0.59
1971 0.53
1972 0.70
1973 0.75
1974 0.73
1975 0.83
1976 0.93
1977 0.74
1978 0.39
1979 0.40
1980 0.39
1981 0.39
1982 0.48
1983 0.48
1984 0.56
1985 0.75
1986 0.72
1987 0.76
1988 0.68
1989 0.55
1990 0.63
1991 0.74
1992 0.69
1993 1.59
1994 1.36
1995 1.56
1996 1.82
1997 2.08
1998 1.92
1999 1.36
2000 1.60
2001 1.41
2002 1.58
2003 2.06
2004 2.28
2005 2.29
2006 2.44
2007 2.98
2008 3.16
2009 2.68
2010 3.03
2011 3.27
2012 3.54
2013 3.25
2014 3.14
2015 2.81
2016 3.18
2017 3.70
2018 3.63
2019 3.43
2020 3.22

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise exports) in United Kingdom was 1.32 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.35 in 1960, while its lowest value was 0.99 in 2006.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 4.35
1961 4.18
1962 3.87
1963 3.12
1964 3.28
1965 3.18
1966 3.06
1967 3.14
1968 3.40
1969 3.30
1970 3.40
1971 3.52
1972 3.25
1973 2.77
1974 2.73
1975 3.17
1976 2.71
1977 2.59
1978 2.20
1979 2.14
1980 1.94
1981 1.67
1982 1.36
1983 1.11
1984 1.10
1985 1.12
1986 1.22
1987 1.24
1988 1.09
1989 1.08
1990 1.02
1991 1.07
1992 1.05
1993 1.20
1994 1.40
1995 1.26
1996 1.32
1997 1.56
1998 1.60
1999 1.31
2000 1.18
2001 1.20
2002 1.20
2003 1.17
2004 1.12
2005 0.99
2006 0.99
2007 1.17
2008 1.29
2009 1.42
2010 1.52
2011 1.42
2012 1.67
2013 1.44
2014 1.48
2015 1.59
2016 1.43
2017 1.44
2018 1.35
2019 1.37
2020 1.32

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise exports) in United Kingdom was 0.92 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 5.65 in 1975, while its lowest value was 0.92 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 3.62
1961 3.58
1962 3.16
1963 3.26
1964 3.11
1965 3.11
1966 3.04
1967 2.59
1968 2.78
1969 3.09
1970 2.60
1971 2.64
1972 3.22
1973 3.28
1974 3.88
1975 5.65
1976 5.12
1977 4.84
1978 5.08
1979 3.38
1980 3.91
1981 4.92
1982 4.68
1983 4.10
1984 3.54
1985 2.93
1986 2.72
1987 2.02
1988 2.01
1989 1.74
1990 1.68
1991 1.55
1992 1.54
1993 1.55
1994 1.22
1995 1.21
1996 1.23
1997 1.31
1998 1.34
1999 1.21
2000 1.09
2001 1.18
2002 1.19
2003 1.36
2004 1.37
2005 1.12
2006 0.96
2007 1.12
2008 1.30
2009 1.49
2010 1.40
2011 1.04
2012 1.10
2013 1.02
2014 1.20
2015 1.02
2016 1.26
2017 1.16
2018 0.99
2019 1.01
2020 0.92

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise exports) in United Kingdom was 1.31 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 6.03 in 1960, while its lowest value was 1.07 in 1998.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 6.03
1961 5.86
1962 4.78
1963 4.83
1964 4.39
1965 3.92
1966 3.35
1967 3.02
1968 2.26
1969 2.08
1970 1.79
1971 2.24
1972 1.93
1973 1.57
1974 1.19
1975 1.39
1976 1.42
1977 1.47
1978 1.70
1979 1.86
1980 1.83
1981 1.78
1982 2.02
1983 1.87
1984 1.70
1985 1.69
1986 1.81
1987 1.88
1988 1.90
1989 1.91
1990 1.62
1991 1.41
1992 1.33
1993 1.39
1994 1.42
1995 1.51
1996 1.39
1997 1.27
1998 1.07
1999 1.13
2000 1.51
2001 1.32
2002 1.25
2003 1.53
2004 1.52
2005 1.61
2006 1.33
2007 1.51
2008 1.77
2009 1.53
2010 1.71
2011 1.94
2012 1.70
2013 1.62
2014 1.49
2015 1.59
2016 1.42
2017 1.52
2018 1.73
2019 1.63
2020 1.31

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise exports) in United Kingdom was 1.47 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 11.37 in 1965, while its lowest value was 1.47 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 10.42
1961 10.10
1962 9.25
1963 9.96
1964 11.18
1965 11.37
1966 9.64
1967 9.95
1968 9.02
1969 8.84
1970 9.09
1971 9.63
1972 7.63
1973 6.82
1974 7.07
1975 8.63
1976 8.00
1977 7.51
1978 7.89
1979 5.76
1980 7.10
1981 6.95
1982 6.15
1983 4.63
1984 4.23
1985 3.94
1986 3.32
1987 3.13
1988 3.12
1989 2.73
1990 2.68
1991 2.62
1992 2.51
1993 2.41
1994 2.28
1995 2.36
1996 2.29
1997 2.06
1998 2.02
1999 1.77
2000 1.64
2001 1.80
2002 1.83
2003 2.03
2004 2.07
2005 1.97
2006 1.90
2007 2.13
2008 2.59
2009 2.40
2010 2.67
2011 2.91
2012 2.91
2013 2.24
2014 2.16
2015 1.90
2016 1.79
2017 1.69
2018 1.55
2019 1.59
2020 1.47

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports)

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise exports) in United Kingdom was 3.07 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 10.26 in 1993, while its lowest value was 0.51 in 1999.

Definition: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of exports by the reporting economy to high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 6.78
1961 7.14
1962 7.00
1963 7.01
1964 6.74
1965 6.76
1966 6.88
1967 6.85
1968 7.31
1969 7.08
1970 7.28
1971 8.33
1972 8.41
1973 9.09
1974 9.18
1975 8.76
1976 7.76
1977 8.04
1978 9.72
1979 7.57
1980 8.20
1981 6.80
1982 6.20
1983 6.25
1984 6.45
1985 6.07
1986 7.57
1987 6.97
1988 7.73
1989 7.69
1990 7.52
1991 7.28
1992 7.20
1993 10.26
1994 9.10
1995 9.13
1996 8.92
1997 9.19
1998 9.56
1999 0.51
2000 1.32
2001 1.41
2002 0.85
2003 0.64
2004 0.52
2005 3.74
2006 3.77
2007 4.18
2008 3.80
2009 4.25
2010 4.03
2011 4.10
2012 4.80
2013 4.44
2014 3.28
2015 1.82
2016 1.90
2017 2.35
2018 2.30
2019 2.53
2020 3.07

Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) in United Kingdom was 395,389,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between 539,990,000,000 in 2013 and 10,340,900,000 in 1960.

Definition: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise exports by the reporting economy to the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current US$.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year Value
1960 10,340,900,000
1961 10,797,100,000
1962 11,086,200,000
1963 11,935,300,000
1964 12,512,100,000
1965 13,415,400,000
1966 14,618,600,000
1967 14,348,200,000
1968 15,344,200,000
1969 17,514,100,000
1970 19,343,100,000
1971 22,626,000,000
1972 24,742,600,000
1973 31,020,000,000
1974 39,387,200,000
1975 44,536,000,000
1976 45,480,800,000
1977 55,856,600,000
1978 67,844,500,000
1979 86,342,700,000
1980 110,061,000,000
1981 102,263,000,000
1982 96,955,100,000
1983 91,631,300,000
1984 93,876,700,000
1985 101,240,000,000
1986 107,051,000,000
1987 131,212,000,000
1988 146,118,000,000
1989 154,435,000,000
1990 185,030,000,000
1991 184,944,000,000
1992 189,982,000,000
1993 180,129,000,000
1994 203,887,000,000
1995 239,348,000,000
1996 258,238,000,000
1997 279,550,000,000
1998 268,181,000,000
1999 269,495,000,000
2000 284,561,000,000
2001 272,681,000,000
2002 279,457,000,000
2003 305,375,000,000
2004 347,428,000,000
2005 389,972,000,000
2006 450,173,000,000
2007 442,065,000,000
2008 472,919,000,000
2009 355,667,000,000
2010 415,601,000,000
2011 505,648,000,000
2012 472,938,000,000
2013 539,990,000,000
2014 504,518,000,000
2015 459,586,000,000
2016 408,910,000,000
2017 440,984,000,000
2018 486,595,000,000
2019 469,923,000,000
2020 395,389,000,000

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exports