Exports as a share of GDP fell 4.20% to 0.306% in the United Kingdom in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, exports as a share of GDP in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 0.336% in 2022 and an all time low of 0.185% in 1967. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, exports as a share of GDP in Belgium amounted to 0.792%, 0.332% in France, 0.421% in Germany and 1.48% in Ireland in 2024.
United Kingdom has been ranked 80th within the group of 130 countries we follow in terms of exports as a share of GDP, 26 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Exports (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Austria | % | 0.557% | 0.559% | 0.517% | 0.560% | 0.620% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 0.835% | 0.830% | 0.792% | 0.896% | 0.952% | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 0.323% | 0.324% | 0.295% | 0.312% | 0.339% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 0.329% | 0.329% | 0.286% | 0.313% | 0.365% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 0.426% | 0.424% | 0.392% | 0.427% | 0.458% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | 0.460% | 0.437% | 0.333% | 0.374% | 0.458% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 1.23% | 1.27% | 1.35% | 1.33% | 1.37% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 0.308% | 0.309% | 0.287% | 0.312% | 0.351% | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | 1.97% | 2.07% | 2.04% | 2.16% | 2.22% | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 0.871% | 0.853% | 0.812% | 0.865% | 0.964% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 0.522% | 0.526% | 0.524% | 0.570% | 0.624% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 0.349% | 0.347% | 0.305% | 0.338% | 0.398% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 0.316% | 0.316% | 0.297% | 0.292% | 0.336% |
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