What is the value of US trade with the United Kingdom?
Refreshed annually
$163.1 billion in imports and $208.5 billion in exports in 2025. That means that the US exported $45.5 billion more to the United Kingdom than we imported from it. Benefits of trade can include higher wages and job growth, a wider variety of products available at lower prices, increased productivity, and more efficient resource allocation.
$163B
Value of imports from the United Kingdom to the US (2025)
$209B
Value of exports from the US to the United Kingdom (2025)
Exports are goods and services the US sells to other countries. Imports are goods and services the US buys from other countries. Combining the value of imports and exports shows us how much trade happens between the US and other countries.
The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) provides data for 71 of the US' trading partners (though not necessarily the top 71 trading partners). The partners they track accounted for 94% of total trade with the US in 2025.
How high is the United Kingdom ranked as a US trade partner?
BEA data ranks the United Kingdom as the US’ 4th top trading partner: In 2025, the US traded $371.6 billion in goods and services with the United Kingdom. Countries with similar trade values include China ($496B) and Germany ($335.7B).
In 2025, the US traded $371.6 billion in goods and services with the United Kingdom.
Total trade value (imports + exports) with the US (2025), by select countries
Another way to look at international trade is through trade balance. A nation that imports more than it exports, has a trade deficit. One that exports more than it imports has a trade surplus. Neither is inherently good or bad; trade balance is just a metric that shows the relationship between imports and exports.
What is the trade balance with the United Kingdom?
The US has had a trade surplus with the United Kingdom every year from 2004 through 2025. The 2025 surplus was $45.46 billion, an increase from 2024's surplus of $19.32 billion.
The trade surplus with United Kingdom increased to $45.5B in 2025.
Annual trade balance with United Kingdom, not adjusted for inflation
What does the US import from the United Kingdom?
In 2025, 59.9% of imports from the United Kingdom to the US were services. The largest category was business services (like R&D, consulting, and tech services), accounting for $26.6 billion. The top three imports were business services, financial services (services normally provided by banks and other financial institutions) and travel (money leaving the US by Americans spending on things like like lodging, meals, transportation, and entertainment abroad). These categories accounted for $62 billion of total imports.
The other 40.1% were goods (tools used for the production process, like machinery and equipment), with capital goods being the largest goods category. Capital goods accounted for $21.1 billion.
Business services made up 16.3% of US imports from the United Kingdom in 2025.
US imports from the United Kingdom by category (2025)
What does the US export to the United Kingdom?
In [2025], more US exports to [the United Kingdom] were [services] — [53.2%]. The largest export was [financial services], which accounted for a value of [$26.6 billion]. The top three exports were [financial services], [business services], and [telecommunications and information services]. These categories accounted for [$65.4 billion] of exports to [the United Kingdom].
The other 46.8% were goods, with industrial supplies and materials (items used up in the production process, like oil, chemicals, and plastic) being the largest goods category. Industrial supplies and materials accounted for $28.3 billion.
Industrial supplies and materials made up 13.6% of US exports to the United Kingdom in 2025.
US exports to the United Kingdom by category (2025)
Value of imports and exports, by category (2025)
| 1. | Business services | $26.6 billion |
| 2. | Financial services | $23 billion |
| 3. | Capital goods | $21.1 billion |
| 4. | Industrial supplies and materials | $13.4 billion |
| 5. | Travel | $12.4 billion |
| 6. | Consumer goods | $10.7 billion |
| 7. | Insurance services | $9.99 billion |
| 8. | Other merchandise | $8.73 billion |
| 9. | Transport | $8.18 billion |
| 10. | Automotive vehicles and parts | $8.04 billion |
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