Imports as a share of GDP fell 3.88% to 0.318% in the United Kingdom in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, imports as a share of GDP in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 0.353% in 2022 and an all time low of 0.189% in 1966. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, imports as a share of GDP in Belgium amounted to 0.792%, 0.340% in France, 0.382% in Germany and 1.05% in Ireland in 2024.
United Kingdom has been ranked 87th within the group of 130 countries we follow in terms of imports as a share of GDP, 34 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Imports (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 | % | 0.527% | 0.523% | 0.483% | 0.551% | 0.624% | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | % | 0.848% | 0.825% | 0.778% | 0.878% | 0.967% | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada | % | 0.343% | 0.338% | 0.317% | 0.311% | 0.334% | ||||||||||||||||
| France | % | 0.339% | 0.335% | 0.303% | 0.325% | 0.393% | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | % | 0.366% | 0.367% | 0.338% | 0.375% | 0.433% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | % | 0.426% | 0.391% | 0.347% | 0.393% | 0.463% | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | % | 0.935% | 1.22% | 1.15% | 0.914% | 0.954% | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | % | 0.285% | 0.277% | 0.252% | 0.291% | 0.369% | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | 1.65% | 1.76% | 1.71% | 1.82% | 1.90% | ||||||||||||||||
| Netherlands | % | 0.765% | 0.754% | 0.710% | 0.767% | 0.877% | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | % | 0.502% | 0.490% | 0.468% | 0.538% | 0.607% | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | % | 0.321% | 0.317% | 0.290% | 0.328% | 0.389% | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | % | 0.330% | 0.330% | 0.291% | 0.294% | 0.353% |
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