United Kingdom - Merchandise imports

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in United Kingdom was 1.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 12.26 in 1974, while its lowest value was 1.17 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports 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 6.75
1961 6.70
1962 7.42
1963 7.33
1964 6.55
1965 6.20
1966 6.05
1967 4.69
1968 7.01
1969 6.99
1970 6.61
1971 7.69
1972 6.39
1973 6.39
1974 12.26
1975 8.97
1976 9.06
1977 7.59
1978 6.74
1979 6.35
1980 8.69
1981 7.26
1982 5.42
1983 3.17
1984 2.23
1985 2.28
1986 1.80
1987 1.48
1988 1.65
1989 1.59
1990 1.74
1991 1.67
1992 1.93
1993 2.07
1994 1.56
1995 1.41
1996 1.43
1997 1.64
1998 1.56
1999 1.51
2000 1.70
2001 1.54
2002 1.54
2003 1.66
2004 1.80
2005 1.87
2006 1.83
2007 1.68
2008 1.71
2009 1.63
2010 2.22
2011 2.75
2012 2.78
2013 3.20
2014 2.84
2015 2.15
2016 1.54
2017 2.05
2018 2.09
2019 1.94
2020 1.17

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in United Kingdom was 634,742,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 702,840,000,000 in 2012 and a minimum value of 12,729,000,000 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year Value
1960 13,034,000,000
1961 12,729,000,000
1962 12,958,000,000
1963 13,969,000,000
1964 15,966,000,000
1965 16,128,000,000
1966 16,663,000,000
1967 17,800,000,000
1968 18,960,000,000
1969 19,961,000,000
1970 21,871,000,000
1971 23,858,000,000
1972 27,661,000,000
1973 38,528,000,000
1974 54,190,000,000
1975 53,341,000,000
1976 55,744,000,000
1977 63,191,000,000
1978 75,813,000,000
1979 99,600,000,000
1980 115,545,000,000
1981 102,708,000,000
1982 99,646,000,000
1983 100,080,000,000
1984 104,725,000,000
1985 108,957,000,000
1986 126,330,000,000
1987 154,407,000,000
1988 189,340,000,000
1989 197,731,000,000
1990 222,977,000,000
1991 209,947,000,000
1992 221,551,000,000
1993 209,318,000,000
1994 234,076,000,000
1995 267,250,000,000
1996 287,332,000,000
1997 307,518,000,000
1998 321,231,000,000
1999 324,899,000,000
2000 339,643,000,000
2001 340,963,000,000
2002 360,333,000,000
2003 394,573,000,000
2004 469,732,000,000
2005 521,919,000,000
2006 615,683,000,000
2007 644,565,000,000
2008 668,600,000,000
2009 522,860,000,000
2010 592,271,000,000
2011 680,939,000,000
2012 702,840,000,000
2013 662,160,000,000
2014 694,126,000,000
2015 630,003,000,000
2016 636,731,000,000
2017 641,002,000,000
2018 672,267,000,000
2019 695,798,000,000
2020 634,742,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in United Kingdom was 70.48 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 88.62 in 1999, while its lowest value was 69.98 in 1963.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports 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 71.04
1961 70.25
1962 70.00
1963 69.98
1964 70.62
1965 70.10
1966 71.25
1967 72.45
1968 73.53
1969 73.22
1970 75.22
1971 75.46
1972 76.76
1973 76.92
1974 76.30
1975 75.77
1976 76.18
1977 76.67
1978 79.66
1979 82.49
1980 82.97
1981 84.28
1982 82.65
1983 84.31
1984 83.74
1985 83.90
1986 85.38
1987 86.10
1988 86.66
1989 86.62
1990 86.21
1991 86.02
1992 85.98
1993 81.90
1994 82.33
1995 81.93
1996 80.90
1997 80.12
1998 79.98
1999 88.62
2000 81.57
2001 79.43
2002 78.53
2003 80.81
2004 80.46
2005 75.11
2006 71.66
2007 76.12
2008 75.45
2009 74.64
2010 73.56
2011 74.74
2012 73.98
2013 73.57
2014 74.73
2015 75.89
2016 76.91
2017 76.68
2018 75.96
2019 75.86
2020 70.48

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in United Kingdom was 27.41 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 27.41 in 2020, while its lowest value was 6.78 in 1988.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from 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 imports 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 22.08
1961 22.43
1962 22.54
1963 22.60
1964 22.67
1965 22.71
1966 21.83
1967 20.91
1968 20.02
1969 20.16
1970 18.33
1971 16.62
1972 15.72
1973 15.65
1974 16.36
1975 15.58
1976 16.25
1977 15.35
1978 12.82
1979 10.58
1980 10.47
1981 9.22
1982 10.11
1983 8.65
1984 9.15
1985 9.31
1986 7.81
1987 7.20
1988 6.78
1989 6.86
1990 7.43
1991 7.63
1992 7.92
1993 9.45
1994 9.41
1995 9.68
1996 10.69
1997 10.56
1998 10.73
1999 10.99
2000 14.16
2001 15.10
2002 15.67
2003 16.48
2004 17.50
2005 17.50
2006 17.81
2007 19.38
2008 20.10
2009 20.66
2010 21.51
2011 22.00
2012 22.53
2013 22.54
2014 22.27
2015 22.45
2016 21.61
2017 21.70
2018 22.47
2019 22.66
2020 27.41

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

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in United Kingdom was 14.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 14.36 in 2020, while its lowest value was 1.14 in 1972.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports 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 1.34
1961 1.61
1962 1.53
1963 1.45
1964 1.24
1965 1.23
1966 1.72
1967 1.46
1968 1.40
1969 1.34
1970 1.38
1971 1.17
1972 1.14
1973 1.29
1974 1.25
1975 1.30
1976 1.24
1977 1.49
1978 1.35
1979 1.37
1980 1.25
1981 1.34
1982 1.33
1983 1.46
1984 1.59
1985 1.51
1986 1.51
1987 1.59
1988 1.75
1989 1.88
1990 2.01
1991 2.55
1992 2.87
1993 3.40
1994 3.40
1995 3.64
1996 4.44
1997 4.31
1998 4.60
1999 4.80
2000 6.89
2001 6.99
2002 7.06
2003 7.51
2004 7.94
2005 8.06
2006 8.09
2007 9.34
2008 9.36
2009 10.27
2010 10.95
2011 10.38
2012 9.96
2013 10.80
2014 11.29
2015 12.92
2016 12.26
2017 12.45
2018 12.40
2019 11.94
2020 14.36

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

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in United Kingdom was 7.24 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 7.24 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.13 in 1980.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports 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 0.31
1961 0.35
1962 0.41
1963 0.46
1964 0.41
1965 0.42
1966 0.40
1967 0.31
1968 0.31
1969 0.28
1970 0.26
1971 0.23
1972 0.21
1973 0.27
1974 0.21
1975 0.17
1976 0.23
1977 0.19
1978 0.20
1979 0.17
1980 0.13
1981 0.27
1982 0.40
1983 0.30
1984 0.28
1985 0.64
1986 0.51
1987 0.56
1988 0.51
1989 0.47
1990 0.47
1991 0.37
1992 0.40
1993 1.13
1994 1.10
1995 1.19
1996 1.34
1997 1.48
1998 1.53
1999 1.47
2000 1.69
2001 1.93
2002 2.32
2003 2.38
2004 3.08
2005 3.31
2006 3.56
2007 3.61
2008 3.49
2009 2.85
2010 2.92
2011 3.28
2012 3.85
2013 3.38
2014 3.25
2015 3.13
2016 3.11
2017 3.03
2018 3.53
2019 4.59
2020 7.24

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

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in United Kingdom was 1.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 4.95 in 1960, while its lowest value was 1.34 in 1990.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports 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 4.95
1961 4.43
1962 4.67
1963 4.89
1964 3.91
1965 3.56
1966 3.43
1967 3.20
1968 2.63
1969 3.04
1970 2.68
1971 2.40
1972 2.58
1973 2.65
1974 2.15
1975 2.21
1976 2.20
1977 2.19
1978 1.95
1979 1.95
1980 1.91
1981 2.03
1982 1.81
1983 1.82
1984 1.71
1985 1.69
1986 1.45
1987 1.56
1988 1.40
1989 1.41
1990 1.34
1991 1.40
1992 1.47
1993 1.47
1994 1.48
1995 1.44
1996 1.44
1997 1.41
1998 1.38
1999 1.42
2000 1.67
2001 1.67
2002 1.67
2003 1.77
2004 1.73
2005 1.55
2006 1.46
2007 1.58
2008 1.84
2009 1.79
2010 2.36
2011 2.30
2012 2.19
2013 2.00
2014 1.83
2015 1.53
2016 1.43
2017 1.41
2018 1.39
2019 1.43
2020 1.50

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

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in United Kingdom was 0.45 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 5.52 in 1976, while its lowest value was 0.45 in 2020.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports 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 3.23
1961 3.04
1962 3.37
1963 3.67
1964 3.90
1965 4.04
1966 3.65
1967 4.20
1968 4.16
1969 3.75
1970 3.49
1971 3.94
1972 3.22
1973 3.36
1974 5.08
1975 4.63
1976 5.52
1977 4.07
1978 3.37
1979 2.40
1980 2.50
1981 1.92
1982 2.43
1983 1.13
1984 1.51
1985 1.29
1986 1.08
1987 0.93
1988 0.75
1989 0.85
1990 1.03
1991 0.68
1992 0.75
1993 0.85
1994 0.74
1995 0.71
1996 0.69
1997 0.64
1998 0.59
1999 0.60
2000 0.76
2001 0.65
2002 0.73
2003 0.67
2004 0.70
2005 0.67
2006 0.88
2007 0.86
2008 0.98
2009 0.87
2010 0.96
2011 0.91
2012 1.21
2013 1.51
2014 1.30
2015 0.81
2016 0.59
2017 0.76
2018 0.89
2019 0.71
2020 0.45

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

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in United Kingdom was 2.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 5.00 in 1960, while its lowest value was 0.79 in 1986.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports 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 5.00
1961 4.90
1962 4.74
1963 4.51
1964 3.80
1965 3.55
1966 3.28
1967 3.13
1968 2.81
1969 2.26
1970 2.05
1971 1.83
1972 1.59
1973 1.44
1974 1.29
1975 1.31
1976 1.53
1977 1.47
1978 1.21
1979 1.19
1980 1.05
1981 0.85
1982 0.97
1983 0.81
1984 1.04
1985 0.85
1986 0.79
1987 0.87
1988 0.82
1989 0.86
1990 0.96
1991 1.02
1992 1.06
1993 1.25
1994 1.36
1995 1.35
1996 1.39
1997 1.37
1998 1.27
1999 1.24
2000 1.26
2001 1.33
2002 1.35
2003 1.46
2004 1.57
2005 1.53
2006 1.46
2007 1.71
2008 1.75
2009 1.93
2010 1.98
2011 2.03
2012 1.92
2013 2.08
2014 2.21
2015 2.26
2016 2.11
2017 2.25
2018 2.24
2019 2.23
2020 2.05

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

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in United Kingdom was 1.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 9.92 in 1965, while its lowest value was 1.33 in 1994.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports 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 7.24
1961 8.09
1962 7.84
1963 7.63
1964 9.40
1965 9.92
1966 9.37
1967 8.61
1968 8.71
1969 9.49
1970 8.47
1971 7.05
1972 6.97
1973 6.65
1974 6.39
1975 5.96
1976 5.53
1977 5.93
1978 4.74
1979 3.50
1980 3.63
1981 2.81
1982 3.16
1983 3.12
1984 3.02
1985 3.34
1986 2.47
1987 1.69
1988 1.54
1989 1.40
1990 1.63
1991 1.61
1992 1.37
1993 1.35
1994 1.33
1995 1.34
1996 1.40
1997 1.35
1998 1.35
1999 1.47
2000 1.88
2001 2.54
2002 2.54
2003 2.69
2004 2.48
2005 2.37
2006 2.34
2007 2.27
2008 2.68
2009 2.93
2010 2.34
2011 3.09
2012 3.39
2013 2.78
2014 2.40
2015 1.80
2016 2.11
2017 1.81
2018 2.02
2019 1.76
2020 1.81

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

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in United Kingdom was 2.11 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 10.54 in 2006, while its lowest value was 0.38 in 1999.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from 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 imports by the economy.

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

See also:

Year Value
1960 6.89
1961 7.33
1962 7.45
1963 7.42
1964 6.72
1965 7.19
1966 6.92
1967 6.64
1968 6.46
1969 6.62
1970 6.45
1971 7.92
1972 7.52
1973 7.43
1974 7.34
1975 8.65
1976 7.57
1977 7.98
1978 7.51
1979 6.94
1980 6.56
1981 6.50
1982 7.25
1983 7.04
1984 7.11
1985 6.78
1986 6.81
1987 6.70
1988 6.56
1989 6.52
1990 6.36
1991 6.35
1992 6.10
1993 8.65
1994 8.26
1995 8.40
1996 8.41
1997 9.32
1998 9.29
1999 0.38
2000 4.26
2001 5.47
2002 5.80
2003 2.71
2004 2.03
2005 7.39
2006 10.54
2007 4.50
2008 4.45
2009 4.70
2010 4.93
2011 3.26
2012 3.49
2013 3.89
2014 2.99
2015 1.65
2016 1.48
2017 1.61
2018 1.57
2019 1.48
2020 2.11

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in United Kingdom was $628,179,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $696,084,000,000 in 2012 and $12,276,900,000 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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

See also:

Year Value
1960 $12,558,400,000
1961 $12,276,900,000
1962 $12,536,200,000
1963 $13,525,100,000
1964 $15,740,800,000
1965 $15,945,500,000
1966 $16,608,400,000
1967 $17,677,000,000
1968 $18,958,200,000
1969 $19,956,200,000
1970 $21,727,100,000
1971 $24,301,200,000
1972 $28,229,900,000
1973 $39,370,300,000
1974 $55,017,800,000
1975 $54,153,400,000
1976 $55,895,300,000
1977 $63,163,800,000
1978 $75,815,400,000
1979 $99,589,900,000
1980 $115,730,000,000
1981 $102,632,000,000
1982 $99,566,900,000
1983 $100,031,000,000
1984 $104,719,000,000
1985 $108,953,000,000
1986 $126,307,000,000
1987 $154,388,000,000
1988 $189,756,000,000
1989 $199,401,000,000
1990 $223,036,000,000
1991 $209,927,000,000
1992 $221,549,000,000
1993 $205,385,000,000
1994 $226,008,000,000
1995 $262,504,000,000
1996 $283,603,000,000
1997 $302,838,000,000
1998 $309,792,000,000
1999 $321,080,000,000
2000 $347,198,000,000
2001 $343,607,000,000
2002 $363,399,000,000
2003 $399,240,000,000
2004 $470,257,000,000
2005 $518,167,000,000
2006 $611,900,000,000
2007 $638,727,000,000
2008 $659,923,000,000
2009 $519,480,000,000
2010 $589,450,000,000
2011 $679,162,000,000
2012 $696,084,000,000
2013 $660,569,000,000
2014 $689,610,000,000
2015 $626,420,000,000
2016 $636,837,000,000
2017 $643,502,000,000
2018 $673,660,000,000
2019 $693,592,000,000
2020 $628,179,000,000

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports