In April 2022, the United Kingdom had a trade deficit of 8.5 billion British pounds, due to a 20.9 billion pound deficit in goods trade offset by a 14.5 billion pound trade surplus in services.
Balance of trade in goods and services in the United Kingdom from January 1997 to April 2022
(in million GBP)
Characteristic
Goods trade balance
Services trade balance
Overall trade balance
Apr 22
-20,893
14,517
-8,503
Mar 22
-23,897
12,345
-11,552
Feb 22
-21,614
12,419
-9,195
Jan 22
-24,046
12,265
-11,781
Dec 21
-14,887
10,810
-4,077
Nov 21
-12,949
10,878
-2,071
Oct 21
-10,682
10,680
-2
Sep 21
-16,456
10,063
-6,393
Aug 21
-14,698
9,591
-5,107
Jul 21
-14,397
9,435
-4,962
Jun 21
-13,629
10,899
-2,730
May 21
-9,562
10,961
1,399
Apr 21
-10,458
10,581
123
Mar 21
-10,692
10,672
-20
Feb 21
-13,045
10,932
-2,113
Jan 21
-14,611
11,457
-3,154
Dec 20
-19,160
12,315
-6,845
Nov 20
-16,510
12,280
-4,230
Oct 20
-14,591
11,954
-2,637
Sep 20
-14,197
11,599
-2,598
Aug 20
-9,362
10,941
1,579
Jul 20
-10,513
11,048
535
Jun 20
-7,968
10,907
2,939
May 20
-2,913
10,975
8,062
Apr 20
-4,075
10,670
6,595
Mar 20
-10,878
11,002
124
Feb 20
-11,425
10,696
-729
Jan 20
-7,713
11,274
3,561
Dec 19
-2,125
10,256
8,131
Nov 19
-4,696
10,181
5,485
Oct 19
-11,146
10,147
-999
Sep 19
-11,915
10,110
-1,805
Aug 19
-10,951
10,024
-927
Jul 19
-8,885
9,865
980
Jun 19
-10,236
9,667
-569
May 19
-11,871
9,490
-2,381
Apr 19
-14,836
9,385
-5,451
Mar 19
-17,157
9,365
-7,792
Feb 19
-17,093
9,439
-7,654
Jan 19
-17,303
9,597
-7,706
Dec 18
-13,759
9,764
-3,995
Nov 18
-12,617
9,855
-2,762
Oct 18
-12,169
9,808
-2,361
Sep 18
-10,787
9,655
-1,132
Aug 18
-12,339
9,451
-2,888
Jul 18
-10,637
9,259
-1,378
Jun 18
-10,417
9,136
-1,281
May 18
-12,045
9,143
-2,902
Apr 18
-12,611
9,300
-3,311
Mar 18
-12,611
9,499
-3,112
Feb 18
-9,890
9,590
-300
Jan 18
-12,370
9,494
-2,876
Dec 17
-11,130
9,329
-1,801
Nov 17
-12,077
9,280
-2,797
Oct 17
-10,516
9,458
-1,058
Sep 17
-11,806
9,725
-2,081
Aug 17
-12,425
9,871
-2,554
Jul 17
-12,276
9,763
-2,513
Jun 17
-13,868
9,513
-4,355
May 17
-11,441
9,316
-2,125
Apr 17
-9,980
9,305
-675
Mar 17
-12,219
9,412
-2,807
Feb 17
-10,930
9,511
-1,419
Jan 17
-11,810
9,500
-2,310
Dec 16
-12,163
9,382
-2,781
Nov 16
-11,601
9,185
-2,416
Oct 16
-10,178
8,953
-1,225
Sep 16
-13,567
8,769
-4,798
Aug 16
-13,676
8,731
-4,945
Jul 16
-12,656
8,875
-3,781
Jun 16
-11,845
9,057
-2,788
May 16
-9,520
9,074
-446
Apr 16
-11,354
8,820
-2,534
Mar 16
-11,928
8,477
-3,451
Feb 16
-11,457
8,327
-3,130
Jan 16
-9,253
8,521
-732
Dec 15
-9,118
8,815
-303
Nov 15
-10,114
8,843
-1,271
Oct 15
-12,281
8,388
-3,893
Sep 15
-9,906
7,723
-2,183
Aug 15
-9,189
7,272
-1,917
Jul 15
-11,168
7,311
-3,857
Jun 15
-9,179
7,657
-1,522
May 15
-8,851
7,971
-880
Apr 15
-10,014
8,023
-1,991
Mar 15
-10,012
7,910
-2,102
Feb 15
-12,489
7,834
-4,655
Jan 15
-13,293
7,935
-5,358
Dec 14
-14,314
8,168
-6,146
Nov 14
-11,895
8,419
-3,476
Oct 14
-11,265
8,600
-2,665
Sep 14
-10,711
8,671
-2,040
Aug 14
-11,315
8,616
-2,699
Jul 14
-12,209
8,440
-3,769
Jun 14
-10,165
8,193
-1,972
May 14
-8,872
7,949
-923
Apr 14
-9,672
7,763
-1,909
Mar 14
-9,099
7,642
-1,457
Feb 14
-10,075
7,571
-2,504
Jan 14
-11,087
7,548
-3,539
Dec 13
-8,941
7,595
-1,346
Nov 13
-12,228
7,739
-4,489
Oct 13
-12,932
7,985
-4,947
Sep 13
-11,411
8,253
-3,158
Aug 13
-9,066
8,438
-628
Jul 13
-10,191
8,481
-1,710
Jun 13
-10,550
8,463
-2,087
May 13
-10,937
8,509
-2,428
Apr 13
-9,815
8,678
-1,137
Mar 13
-8,871
8,842
-29
Feb 13
-9,467
8,804
-663
Jan 13
-9,273
8,460
-813
Dec 12
-9,406
7,988
-1,418
Nov 12
-8,917
7,659
-1,258
Oct 12
-9,498
7,633
-1,865
Sep 12
-9,128
7,754
-1,374
Aug 12
-10,677
7,756
-2,921
Jul 12
-8,153
7,482
-671
Jun 12
-10,139
7,111
-3,028
May 12
-9,048
6,927
-2,121
Apr 12
-10,965
7,099
-3,866
Mar 12
-8,141
7,425
-716
Feb 12
-8,020
7,587
-433
Jan 12
-8,930
7,397
-1,533
Dec 11
-7,952
7,064
-888
Nov 11
-9,036
6,930
-2,106
Oct 11
-8,242
7,205
-1,037
Sep 11
-10,375
7,690
-2,685
Aug 11
-9,318
8,057
-1,261
Jul 11
-9,523
8,067
-1,456
Jun 11
-9,425
7,783
-1,642
May 11
-11,575
7,362
-4,213
Apr 11
-6,929
6,940
11
Mar 11
-7,593
6,583
-1,010
Feb 11
-5,602
6,336
734
Jan 11
-7,430
6,215
-1,215
Dec 10
-9,514
6,154
-3,360
Nov 10
-9,077
6,061
-3,016
Oct 10
-8,127
5,886
-2,241
Sep 10
-9,055
5,697
-3,358
Aug 10
-8,667
5,602
-3,065
Jul 10
-8,404
5,660
-2,744
Jun 10
-7,934
5,783
-2,151
May 10
-7,848
5,829
-2,019
Apr 10
-7,464
5,705
-1,759
Mar 10
-7,953
5,461
-2,492
Feb 10
-6,118
5,185
-933
Jan 10
-8,043
4,964
-3,079
Dec 09
-7,257
4,848
-2,409
Nov 09
-6,920
4,875
-2,045
Oct 09
-7,201
5,053
-2,148
Sep 09
-7,678
5,294
-2,384
Aug 09
-7,342
5,479
-1,863
Jul 09
-6,921
5,532
-1,389
Jun 09
-7,626
5,507
-2,119
May 09
-6,853
5,501
-1,352
Apr 09
-7,743
5,584
-2,159
Mar 09
-7,803
5,727
-2,076
Feb 09
-7,174
5,877
-1,297
Jan 09
-7,693
5,981
-1,712
Dec 08
-6,944
6,007
-937
Nov 08
-8,282
5,925
-2,357
Oct 08
-7,268
5,733
-1,535
Sep 08
-7,236
5,497
-1,739
Aug 08
-7,983
5,313
-2,670
Jul 08
-8,337
5,228
-3,109
Jun 08
-9,394
5,167
-4,227
May 08
-7,674
5,013
-2,661
Apr 08
-7,756
4,711
-3,045
Mar 08
-7,682
4,396
-3,286
Feb 08
-7,964
4,261
-3,703
Jan 08
-8,123
4,425
-3,698
Dec 07
-7,750
4,782
-2,968
Nov 07
-7,791
5,145
-2,646
Oct 07
-7,916
5,366
-2,550
Sep 07
-8,384
5,422
-2,962
Aug 07
-8,044
5,328
-2,716
Jul 07
-8,166
5,121
-3,045
Jun 07
-7,649
4,904
-2,745
May 07
-7,099
4,800
-2,299
Apr 07
-6,570
4,877
-1,693
Mar 07
-8,047
5,019
-3,028
Feb 07
-7,902
5,061
-2,841
Jan 07
-7,115
4,904
-2,211
Dec 06
-7,019
4,680
-2,339
Nov 06
-7,079
4,592
-2,487
Oct 06
-6,618
4,749
-1,869
Sep 06
-6,810
4,959
-1,851
Aug 06
-7,541
4,931
-2,610
Jul 06
-7,040
4,506
-2,534
Jun 06
-6,183
3,905
-2,278
May 06
-6,957
3,479
-3,478
Apr 06
-6,026
3,455
-2,571
Mar 06
-5,523
3,686
-1,837
Feb 06
-6,907
3,901
-3,006
Jan 06
-7,456
3,906
-3,550
Dec 05
-6,709
3,749
-2,960
Nov 05
-6,373
3,552
-2,821
Oct 05
-5,777
3,416
-2,361
Sep 05
-5,855
3,372
-2,483
Aug 05
-6,612
3,427
-3,185
Jul 05
-6,206
3,557
-2,649
Jun 05
-5,391
3,650
-1,741
May 05
-5,784
3,566
-2,218
Apr 05
-6,200
3,245
-2,955
Mar 05
-5,936
2,863
-3,073
Feb 05
-5,692
2,677
-3,015
Jan 05
-6,237
2,834
-3,403
Dec 04
-5,357
3,155
-2,202
Nov 04
-5,345
3,356
-1,989
Oct 04
-5,921
3,247
-2,674
Sep 04
-5,404
2,941
-2,463
Aug 04
-5,804
2,648
-3,156
Jul 04
-5,593
2,523
-3,070
Jun 04
-5,794
2,529
-3,265
May 04
-5,736
2,575
-3,161
Apr 04
-5,451
2,584
-2,867
Mar 04
-4,936
2,542
-2,394
Feb 04
-5,128
2,455
-2,673
Jan 04
-6,068
2,340
-3,728
Dec 03
-5,166
2,242
-2,924
Nov 03
-5,261
2,222
-3,039
Oct 03
-4,986
2,306
-2,680
Sep 03
-5,863
2,426
-3,437
Aug 03
-4,347
2,479
-1,868
Jul 03
-4,300
2,413
-1,887
Jun 03
-5,491
2,303
-3,188
May 03
-5,007
2,273
-2,734
Apr 03
-3,413
2,388
-1,025
Mar 03
-4,887
2,542
-2,345
Feb 03
-4,017
2,574
-1,443
Jan 03
-3,872
2,394
-1,478
Dec 02
-4,351
2,136
-2,215
Nov 02
-5,700
2,006
-3,694
Oct 02
-5,121
2,122
-2,999
Sep 02
-4,455
2,337
-2,118
Aug 02
-4,496
2,415
-2,081
Jul 02
-4,463
2,210
-2,253
Jun 02
-4,699
1,840
-2,859
May 02
-3,906
1,511
-2,395
Apr 02
-4,699
1,377
-3,322
Mar 02
-4,235
1,429
-2,806
Feb 02
-4,411
1,599
-2,812
Jan 02
-3,576
1,819
-1,757
Dec 01
-4,325
2,006
-2,319
Nov 01
-3,759
2,071
-1,688
Oct 01
-3,631
1,971
-1,660
Sep 01
-3,875
1,794
-2,081
Aug 01
-4,445
1,677
-2,768
Jul 01
-3,880
1,711
-2,169
Jun 01
-4,519
1,864
-2,655
May 01
-4,307
2,066
-2,241
Apr 01
-4,362
2,245
-2,117
Mar 01
-4,065
2,350
-1,715
Feb 01
-3,690
2,333
-1,357
Jan 01
-3,309
2,178
-1,131
Dec 00
-3,749
1,967
-1,782
Nov 00
-3,666
1,813
-1,853
Oct 00
-3,209
1,789
-1,420
Sep 00
-3,342
1,853
-1,489
Aug 00
-3,338
1,921
-1,417
Jul 00
-4,388
1,934
-2,454
Jun 00
-2,836
1,882
-954
May 00
-2,983
1,779
-1,204
Apr 00
-3,365
1,645
-1,720
Mar 00
-2,452
1,544
-908
Feb 00
-3,032
1,542
-1,490
Jan 00
-3,119
1,671
-1,448
Dec 99
-2,815
1,841
-974
Nov 99
-2,800
1,926
-874
Oct 99
-2,852
1,845
-1,007
Sep 99
-2,512
1,671
-841
Aug 99
-2,686
1,526
-1,160
Jul 99
-2,773
1,490
-1,283
Jun 99
-2,990
1,506
-1,484
May 99
-2,361
1,480
-881
Apr 99
-2,804
1,357
-1,447
Mar 99
-2,622
1,212
-1,410
Feb 99
-3,004
1,162
-1,842
Jan 99
-2,956
1,274
-1,682
Dec 98
-2,409
1,474
-935
Nov 98
-2,482
1,635
-847
Oct 98
-2,346
1,669
-677
Sep 98
-2,762
1,609
-1,153
Aug 98
-2,125
1,522
-603
Jul 98
-1,977
1,465
-512
Jun 98
-2,268
1,446
-822
May 98
-2,397
1,459
-938
Apr 98
-1,958
1,494
-464
Mar 98
-2,028
1,520
-508
Feb 98
-2,002
1,500
-502
Jan 98
-1,133
1,421
288
Dec 97
-1,176
1,348
172
Nov 97
-1,734
1,367
-367
Oct 97
-1,487
1,523
36
Sep 97
-1,057
1,722
665
Aug 97
-1,210
1,821
611
Jul 97
-1,634
1,739
105
Jun 97
-1,871
1,561
-310
May 97
-1,440
1,429
-11
Apr 97
-1,308
1,438
130
Mar 97
-1,592
1,534
-58
Feb 97
-834
1,620
786
Jan 97
-377
1,625
1,248
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 13, 2022). Balance of trade in goods and services in the United Kingdom from January 1997 to April 2022 (in million GBP) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 29, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/284745/balance-of-trade-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Balance of trade in goods and services in the United Kingdom from January 1997 to April 2022 (in million GBP)." Chart. June 13, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284745/balance-of-trade-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2022). Balance of trade in goods and services in the United Kingdom from January 1997 to April 2022 (in million GBP). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 29, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/284745/balance-of-trade-uk/
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