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General profile: United Kingdom

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
67.768 Millions
0.811 GBP/US$
3 068 996 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 241 930 km²
9.07 %
4.07 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+12.7 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
384 477
415 959
465 850
530 222
Merchandise imports
513 673
591 095
630 003
823 936
Merchandise trade balance
-129 196
-175 136
-164 153
-293 715
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
15 %15 %61 %61 %12 %12 %6 %6 %6 %6 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
64 42244 14341 22235 55735 09264 42244 14341 22235 55735 092
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Services exports
254 361
302 950
383 547
494 440
Services imports
175 919
191 142
238 773
317 066
Services trade balance
78 442
111 808
144 774
177 374
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
13.2
9.9
9.5
6.6
Travel
13.5
12.7
14.5
13.8
Other services
72.4
75.9
74.0
77.6
TRADE INDICES
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9080971049990100961038289827279808879747271696895838797929010010010987939188898888919090868584
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+4.1 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2022
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
GDP, current
2 544 813
2 491 397
2 934 858
3 068 996
GDP per capita, current US$
41 984
39 545
44 827
45 287
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
2.67
2.43
2.39
4.07
Current account balance, % of GDP
-2.03
-2.89
-5.07
-3.96
Exchange rate (/US$)
0.550
0.647
0.655
0.811
GDP by expenditure in 2021
(as % of total GDP)
60.422.418.127.928.760.422.418.127.928.7
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+4.2 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2022
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
FDI inflows
182 927.94
58 200.28
39 185.70
14 093.40
FDI outflows
88 560.32
48 091.80
-66 821.48
129 601.55
Personal remittances, % of GDP
0.24
0.20
0.17
0.13
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
3 877.43 460.13 248.14 214.84 389.74 308.94 582.35 003.44 937.34 804.54 944.75 099.04 951.45 243.05 995.16 556.36 105.76 045.25 938.35 688.65 235.14 955.65 074.414 093-71 17458 23753 91887 83796 354258 69939 18624 69051 67655 44642 20058 20089 70992 158176 839147 372182 92861 22016 59019 68335 949115 304FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Balance, % of GDP
-2.18
-1.68
-1.65
-3.48
Balance, % of imports
-7.98
-5.57
-5.64
-9.61
Normalized balance
-0.042
-0.029
-0.029
-0.050
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
695958646463595759626263595556535753
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2022
(% of population)
Urban
84%Urban 84%Rural
16%Rural 16%
OTHER INDICATORS
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1.451 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2022
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
23 161
36 887
38 897
31 960
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
80.20
85.14
89.82
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
8 224 935
9 760 060
9 738 676
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
13.48
5.78
4.10
3.39
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
12.86
9.49
8.29
7.26
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
(r) 6.02
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
r
Number of persons employed in full time equivalent units.Total business economy includes repair of computers, personal and household goods; except financial and insurance activities.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 21 December 2023