U.K. Trade to GDP Ratio 1960-2024

Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services measured as a share of gross domestic product.
  • U.K. trade to gdp ratio for 2022 was 69.52%, a 10.17% increase from 2021.
  • U.K. trade to gdp ratio for 2021 was 59.35%, a 0.57% increase from 2020.
  • U.K. trade to gdp ratio for 2020 was 58.77%, a 5.89% decline from 2019.
  • U.K. trade to gdp ratio for 2019 was 64.67%, a 0.12% increase from 2018.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Trade (% of GDP)
Luxembourg 388.51%
Hong Kong 383.79%
Singapore 336.86%
Malta 317.75%
Ireland 234.27%
Seychelles 233.07%
Slovak Republic 204.12%
Belgium 193.09%
Cyprus 189.76%
Hungary 186.72%
Slovenia 186.03%
Macao 177.93%
Netherlands 176.71%
Lithuania 175.70%
Estonia 171.57%
Aruba 160.46%
Czech Republic 151.92%
Latvia 148.50%
Brunei 146.97%
Switzerland 140.17%
Denmark 128.93%
Faroe Islands 124.91%
Croatia 124.52%
Poland 123.93%
Austria 123.69%
Antigua and Barbuda 117.63%
Greece 108.00%
Sweden 102.92%
Portugal 101.61%
Qatar 99.98%
Germany 99.88%
Puerto Rico 98.11%
South Korea 96.54%
Iceland 93.57%
Finland 93.07%
Norway 82.61%
Spain 80.54%
Bahamas 80.20%
Barbados 78.35%
Bermuda 78.33%
Chile 75.02%
Italy 74.78%
France 73.25%
United Kingdom 69.52%
Canada 67.56%
French Polynesia 67.23%
Saudi Arabia 63.51%
Israel 60.50%
Uruguay 57.19%
New Zealand 53.81%
Japan 46.84%
Australia 45.14%
Argentina 31.65%
United States 27.36%
Isle of Man 0.00%
Kuwait 0.00%
Palau 0.00%
San Marino 0.00%
Monaco 0.00%
Panama 0.00%
Trinidad and Tobago 0.00%
UAE 0.00%
Cayman Islands 0.00%
St. Kitts and Nevis 0.00%
St. Martin (French part) 0.00%
Oman 0.00%
Turks and Caicos Islands 0.00%
Andorra 0.00%
Curacao 0.00%
Bahrain 0.00%
Guam 0.00%
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.00%
Channel Islands 0.00%
Greenland 0.00%
Virgin Islands (U.S.) 0.00%
New Caledonia 0.00%
British Virgin Islands 0.00%
Gibraltar 0.00%
Liechtenstein 0.00%
Northern Mariana Islands 0.00%
U.K. Trade to GDP Ratio - Historical Data
Year Trade (% of GDP) Annual Change
2022 69.52% 10.17%
2021 59.35% 0.57%
2020 58.77% -5.89%
2019 64.67% 0.12%
2018 64.54% 1.42%
2017 63.12% 3.42%
2016 59.70% 2.50%
2015 57.20% -1.89%
2014 59.09% -2.90%
2013 62.00% -0.23%
2012 62.23% -1.34%
2011 63.57% 4.29%
2010 59.27% 4.27%
2009 55.00% -1.69%
2008 56.70% 3.73%
2007 52.96% -3.95%
2006 56.91% 4.23%
2005 52.68% 2.23%
2004 50.45% 0.21%
2003 50.24% -1.14%
2002 51.38% -1.44%
2001 52.82% 0.30%
2000 52.52% 2.89%
1999 49.63% 0.29%
1998 49.34% -1.64%
1997 50.97% -1.27%
1996 52.24% 1.25%
1995 51.00% -0.87%
1994 51.87% 2.14%
1993 49.73% 3.44%
1992 46.29% 0.99%
1991 45.30% -2.93%
1990 48.23% -0.43%
1989 48.66% 1.32%
1988 47.34% -2.53%
1987 49.88% -0.63%
1986 50.51% -4.42%
1985 54.93% -0.46%
1984 55.39% 4.59%
1983 50.80% 1.20%
1982 49.60% 0.22%
1981 49.37% -1.92%
1980 51.29% -3.35%
1979 54.64% -0.32%
1978 54.97% -3.94%
1977 58.91% 1.51%
1976 57.40% 4.66%
1975 52.74% -5.98%
1974 58.72% 11.29%
1973 47.43% 5.86%
1972 41.57% -1.07%
1971 42.64% -0.35%
1970 42.99% 42.99%
1969 0.00% 0.00%
1968 0.00% 0.00%
1967 0.00% 0.00%
1966 0.00% 0.00%
1965 0.00% 0.00%
1964 0.00% 0.00%
1963 0.00% 0.00%
1962 0.00% 0.00%
1961 0.00% 0.00%
1960 0.00% 0.00%