• Balance of trade UK 2021

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In February 2021, the United Kingdom had a trade deficit of 7.1 billion British pounds, due to a 16.4 billion pound deficit in goods trade offset by a 9.3 billion pound trade surplus in services.

Balance of trade in goods and services in the United Kingdom from January 1997 to February 2021 (in million GBP)

	Goods trade balance	Services trade balance	Overall trade balance
Feb 21	-16,442	9,319	-7,123
Jan 21	-12,592	9,222	-3,370
Dec 20	-14,482	9,561	-4,921
Nov 20	-14,323	9,527	-4,796
Oct 20	-12,856	9,352	-3,504
Sep 20	-12,216	9,164	-3,052
Aug 20	-8,825	8,781	-44
Jul 20	-9,732	8,879	-853
Jun 20	-7,119	8,749	1,630
May 20	-2,593	8,743	6,150
Apr 20	-4,175	8,426	4,251
Mar 20	-10,073	8,545	-1,528
Feb 20	-11,168	8,387	-2,781
Jan 20	-7,394	9,285	1,891
Dec 19	-1,555	9,199	7,644
Nov 19	-3,597	9,137	5,540
Oct 19	-9,922	8,794	-1,128
Sep 19	-11,020	8,376	-2,644
Aug 19	-10,709	8,204	-2,505
Jul 19	-8,669	8,453	-216
Jun 19	-9,599	8,865	-734
May 19	-12,122	9,043	-3,079
Apr 19	-14,408	8,752	-5,656
Mar 19	-16,490	8,259	-8,231
Feb 19	-16,737	8,000	-8,737
Jan 19	-15,975	8,251	-7,724
Dec 18	-13,780	9,075	-4,705
Nov 18	-12,457	9,292	-3,165
Oct 18	-11,408	9,460	-1,948
Sep 18	-10,152	9,542	-610
Aug 18	-12,227	9,496	-2,731
Jul 18	-10,302	9,324	-978
Jun 18	-9,659	9,127	-532
May 18	-11,752	9,050	-2,702
Apr 18	-11,956	9,164	-2,792
Mar 18	-11,983	9,333	-2,650
Feb 18	-9,716	9,360	-356
Jan 18	-11,451	9,133	-2,318
Dec 17	-10,746	8,817	-1,929
Nov 17	-11,570	8,668	-2,902
Oct 17	-10,908	8,837	-2,071
Sep 17	-10,601	9,152	-1,449
Aug 17	-12,222	9,334	-2,888
Jul 17	-11,347	9,203	-2,144
Jun 17	-12,966	8,866	-4,100
May 17	-11,311	8,531	-2,780
Apr 17	-9,466	8,359	-1,107
Mar 17	-12,253	8,372	-3,881
Feb 17	-10,658	8,544	-2,114
Jan 17	-11,337	8,813	-2,524
Dec 16	-11,678	9,002	-2,676
Nov 16	-11,231	8,896	-2,335
Oct 16	-9,415	8,406	-1,009
Sep 16	-14,166	7,806	-6,360
Aug 16	-12,803	7,494	-5,309
Jul 16	-11,509	7,699	-3,810
Jun 16	-10,945	8,142	-2,803
May 16	-8,741	8,382	-359
Apr 16	-10,730	8,147	-2,583
Mar 16	-11,616	7,689	-3,927
Feb 16	-11,039	7,430	-3,609
Jan 16	-8,959	7,626	-1,333
Dec 15	-8,004	8,003	-1
Nov 15	-9,577	8,121	-1,456
Oct 15	-11,798	7,714	-4,084
Sep 15	-8,924	7,056	-1,868
Aug 15	-8,409	6,595	-1,814
Jul 15	-9,880	6,627	-3,253
Jun 15	-8,338	6,975	-1,363
May 15	-8,184	7,303	-881
Apr 15	-9,586	7,385	-2,201
Mar 15	-9,816	7,316	-2,500
Feb 15	-11,479	7,296	-4,183
Jan 15	-12,127	7,459	-4,668
Dec 14	-13,294	7,724	-5,570
Nov 14	-10,186	7,942	-2,244
Oct 14	-9,431	8,003	-1,428
Sep 14	-9,288	7,937	-1,351
Aug 14	-10,067	7,819	-2,248
Jul 14	-10,898	7,709	-3,189
Jun 14	-9,570	7,624	-1,946
May 14	-9,194	7,564	-1,630
Apr 14	-10,395	7,528	-2,867
Mar 14	-8,809	7,487	-1,322
Feb 14	-9,286	7,406	-1,880
Jan 14	-10,534	7,276	-3,258
Dec 13	-8,869	7,167	-1,702
Nov 13	-12,507	7,173	-5,334
Oct 13	-12,903	7,344	-5,559
Sep 13	-10,575	7,600	-2,975
Aug 13	-8,772	7,818	-954
Jul 13	-9,953	7,918	-2,035
Jun 13	-9,836	7,961	-1,875
May 13	-9,437	8,047	-1,390
Apr 13	-8,965	8,223	-742
Mar 13	-8,499	8,376	-123
Feb 13	-9,437	8,339	-1,098
Jan 13	-9,243	8,024	-1,219
Dec 12	-9,172	7,597	-1,575
Nov 12	-8,875	7,299	-1,576
Oct 12	-9,403	7,278	-2,125
Sep 12	-8,610	7,384	-1,226
Aug 12	-10,101	7,369	-2,732
Jul 12	-7,483	7,087	-396
Jun 12	-9,765	6,719	-3,046
May 12	-8,031	6,543	-1,488
Apr 12	-10,338	6,724	-3,614
Mar 12	-8,306	7,052	-1,254
Feb 12	-7,938	7,202	-736
Jan 12	-8,403	6,981	-1,422
Dec 11	-7,755	6,615	-1,140
Nov 11	-8,903	6,466	-2,437
Oct 11	-8,024	6,754	-1,270
Sep 11	-10,045	7,270	-2,775
Aug 11	-8,658	7,659	-999
Jul 11	-9,002	7,675	-1,327
Jun 11	-8,342	7,385	-957
May 11	-8,562	6,960	-1,602
Apr 11	-6,801	6,548	-253
Mar 11	-7,964	6,213	-1,751
Feb 11	-5,563	5,990	427
Jan 11	-7,641	5,888	-1,753
Dec 10	-9,197	5,835	-3,362
Nov 10	-8,547	5,734	-2,813
Oct 10	-7,855	5,534	-2,321
Sep 10	-8,369	5,320	-3,049
Aug 10	-8,308	5,226	-3,082
Jul 10	-8,174	5,321	-2,853
Jun 10	-7,698	5,496	-2,202
May 10	-7,779	5,581	-2,198
Apr 10	-8,000	5,462	-2,538
Mar 10	-7,895	5,197	-2,698
Feb 10	-5,976	4,895	-1,081
Jan 10	-7,581	4,655	-2,926
Dec 09	-7,054	4,535	-2,519
Nov 09	-6,715	4,572	-2,143
Oct 09	-6,927	4,769	-2,158
Sep 09	-7,043	5,021	-2,022
Aug 09	-6,617	5,181	-1,436
Jul 09	-6,886	5,166	-1,720
Jun 09	-7,150	5,052	-2,098
May 09	-6,581	4,979	-1,602
Apr 09	-7,706	5,033	-2,673
Mar 09	-7,600	5,175	-2,425
Feb 09	-7,073	5,318	-1,755
Jan 09	-7,708	5,388	-2,320
Dec 08	-6,888	5,367	-1,521
Nov 08	-8,169	5,255	-2,914
Oct 08	-6,850	5,067	-1,783
Sep 08	-6,754	4,869	-1,885
Aug 08	-7,116	4,749	-2,367
Jul 08	-7,917	4,746	-3,171
Jun 08	-8,692	4,760	-3,932
May 08	-7,550	4,653	-2,897
Apr 08	-7,585	4,358	-3,227
Mar 08	-7,336	4,042	-3,294
Feb 08	-7,954	3,946	-4,008
Jan 08	-7,899	4,210	-3,689
Dec 07	-7,140	4,676	-2,464
Nov 07	-7,410	5,093	-2,317
Oct 07	-7,579	5,270	-2,309
Sep 07	-8,110	5,216	-2,894
Aug 07	-7,840	5,013	-2,827
Jul 07	-7,837	4,743	-3,094
Jun 07	-7,357	4,507	-2,850
May 07	-7,062	4,415	-2,647
Apr 07	-6,416	4,517	-1,899
Mar 07	-8,072	4,692	-3,380
Feb 07	-7,474	4,763	-2,711
Jan 07	-6,830	4,625	-2,205
Dec 06	-6,579	4,407	-2,172
Nov 06	-6,769	4,308	-2,461
Oct 06	-6,370	4,440	-1,930
Sep 06	-6,510	4,627	-1,883
Aug 06	-7,163	4,609	-2,554
Jul 06	-6,920	4,233	-2,687
Jun 06	-6,098	3,698	-2,400
May 06	-6,595	3,308	-3,287
Apr 06	-5,912	3,267	-2,645
Mar 06	-5,777	3,444	-2,333
Feb 06	-6,759	3,604	-3,155
Jan 06	-7,313	3,578	-3,735
Dec 05	-6,453	3,413	-3,040
Nov 05	-6,188	3,219	-2,969
Oct 05	-5,362	3,090	-2,272
Sep 05	-5,751	3,054	-2,697
Aug 05	-6,481	3,111	-3,370
Jul 05	-5,807	3,239	-2,568
Jun 05	-5,290	3,327	-1,963
May 05	-5,590	3,237	-2,353
Apr 05	-6,051	2,911	-3,140
Mar 05	-5,517	2,532	-2,985
Feb 05	-5,586	2,366	-3,220
Jan 05	-5,936	2,563	-3,373
Dec 04	-4,808	2,918	-1,890
Nov 04	-5,140	3,119	-2,021
Oct 04	-5,800	2,960	-2,840
Sep 04	-5,160	2,589	-2,571
Aug 04	-5,672	2,264	-3,408
Jul 04	-5,404	2,166	-3,238
Jun 04	-5,674	2,239	-3,435
May 04	-5,472	2,345	-3,127
Apr 04	-5,229	2,380	-2,849
Mar 04	-4,697	2,340	-2,357
Feb 04	-4,689	2,257	-2,432
Jan 04	-5,786	2,160	-3,626
Dec 03	-4,533	2,084	-2,449
Nov 03	-5,037	2,063	-2,974
Oct 03	-4,820	2,112	-2,708
Sep 03	-5,650	2,178	-3,472
Aug 03	-4,085	2,194	-1,891
Jul 03	-4,138	2,120	-2,018
Jun 03	-5,454	2,022	-3,432
May 03	-4,766	2,000	-2,766
Apr 03	-3,200	2,108	-1,092
Mar 03	-4,561	2,255	-2,306
Feb 03	-3,722	2,307	-1,415
Jan 03	-3,770	2,181	-1,589
Dec 02	-4,270	1,978	-2,292
Nov 02	-5,403	1,852	-3,551
Oct 02	-4,775	1,894	-2,881
Sep 02	-4,134	2,006	-2,128
Aug 02	-4,384	2,030	-2,354
Jul 02	-4,323	1,865	-2,458
Jun 02	-4,634	1,588	-3,046
May 02	-3,788	1,337	-2,451
Apr 02	-4,365	1,215	-3,150
Mar 02	-4,140	1,231	-2,909
Feb 02	-4,161	1,357	-2,804
Jan 02	-3,444	1,547	-1,897
Dec 01	-4,127	1,721	-2,406
Nov 01	-3,538	1,780	-1,758
Oct 01	-3,353	1,676	-1,677
Sep 01	-3,531	1,505	-2,026
Aug 01	-4,346	1,415	-2,931
Jul 01	-3,819	1,497	-2,322
Jun 01	-4,521	1,684	-2,837
May 01	-4,186	1,855	-2,331
Apr 01	-4,311	1,922	-2,389
Mar 01	-3,989	1,903	-2,086
Feb 01	-3,561	1,848	-1,713
Jan 01	-3,235	1,797	-1,438
Dec 00	-3,574	1,750	-1,824
Nov 00	-3,319	1,696	-1,623
Oct 00	-3,020	1,627	-1,393
Sep 00	-3,294	1,564	-1,730
Aug 00	-3,143	1,529	-1,614
Jul 00	-4,191	1,531	-2,660
Jun 00	-2,918	1,543	-1,375
May 00	-2,886	1,521	-1,365
Apr 00	-3,347	1,446	-1,901
Mar 00	-2,456	1,367	-1,089
Feb 00	-2,813	1,356	-1,457
Jan 00	-2,972	1,449	-1,523
Dec 99	-2,715	1,578	-1,137
Nov 99	-2,575	1,636	-939
Oct 99	-2,542	1,561	-981
Sep 99	-2,322	1,413	-909
Aug 99	-2,611	1,300	-1,311
Jul 99	-2,635	1,285	-1,350
Jun 99	-2,887	1,327	-1,560
May 99	-2,173	1,342	-831
Apr 99	-2,653	1,279	-1,374
Mar 99	-2,532	1,190	-1,342
Feb 99	-2,785	1,154	-1,631
Jan 99	-2,764	1,222	-1,542
Dec 98	-2,285	1,352	-933
Nov 98	-2,359	1,472	-887
Oct 98	-2,174	1,526	-648
Sep 98	-2,501	1,522	-979
Aug 98	-2,045	1,485	-560
Jul 98	-1,887	1,437	-450
Jun 98	-2,188	1,401	-787
May 98	-2,268	1,398	-870
Apr 98	-1,664	1,432	-232
Mar 98	-1,946	1,470	-476
Feb 98	-1,809	1,463	-346
Jan 98	-968	1,390	422
Dec 97	-1,044	1,316	272
Nov 97	-1,524	1,334	-190
Oct 97	-1,315	1,488	173
Sep 97	-892	1,685	793
Aug 97	-1,167	1,778	611
Jul 97	-1,114	1,686	572
Jun 97	-1,798	1,495	-303
May 97	-1,328	1,351	23
Apr 97	-1,132	1,351	219
Mar 97	-1,495	1,444	-51
Feb 97	-688	1,536	848
Jan 97	-263	1,553	1,290

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Balance of trade in goods and services UK 1997-2021

Balance of trade in goods and services in the United Kingdom from January 1997 to February 2021 (in million GBP)

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