Country profilesUnited Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
GB · GBR · Full profile
Population
69.5million
2025
World Bank, World Development Indicators · SP.POP.TOTL · 2025
GDP
$4trillion
2025
World Bank, World Development Indicators · NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · 2025
GDP per person
$57,602
2025
World Bank, World Development Indicators · NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · 2025
GDP growth
1.4%
2025
World Bank, World Development Indicators · NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · 2025
Inflation
3.9%
2025
World Bank, World Development Indicators · FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · 2025
Trade
62.5%
2025 · of GDP
World Bank, World Development Indicators · NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS · 2025
| Goods | Value, USD | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pearls, precious stones and metals | $97.1 billion | 18% |
| Machinery | $74.5 billion | 14% |
| Mineral fuels | $74.3 billion | 14% |
| Vehicles | $40.6 billion | 7% |
| Pharmaceutical products | $27.6 billion | 5% |
| Electrical machinery | $27.2 billion | 5% |
Annual merchandise trade reported to UN Comtrade. Partner shares are of the reported total, and a missing reporter year is omitted.
The World Bank records a trade-weighted applied tariff of 1% for 2022. That average is not the rate on a shipment. The rate you pay is the HS line in the national schedule. World Bank, tariff rate, applied, weighted mean, all products
The United Kingdom Trade Tariff sets the duty. The rate depends on the product code. UK Trade Tariff
The lookup opens the customs schedules the desk already carries. It is not a ruling.
A commercial invoice, a packing list, and a bill of lading or air waybill travel with goods entering United Kingdom. WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
Add a certificate of origin only when the shipment claims a preferential rate. Without that claim, the most-favoured-nation line applies. WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
The customs declaration is filed with the customs authority of United Kingdom, usually through a licensed broker and the national single window where one exists. WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
Exports from United Kingdom carry a commercial invoice and a packing list, plus the transport document issued by the carrier. WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
The export declaration is filed before the goods leave. Permits for controlled goods, including food, minerals and dual-use items, sit with the sector regulator and are separate from this file. WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
| Agency | What it does | Site |
|---|---|---|
| HM Revenue and Customs | Clears goods in and out, collects duties and runs the customs declaration system. | Site |
| Department for Business and Trade | Sets trade policy, licences and trade remedies. | Site |
| Food Standards Agency | Licenses and inspects food, drugs, plants or animal products crossing the border. | Site |
| Office for Product Safety and Standards | Sets product standards and runs testing, inspection and conformity checks. | Site |
| Animal and Plant Health Agency | Licenses and inspects food, drugs, plants or animal products crossing the border. | Site |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the official name of United Kingdom, in Europe. The capital is London. The currency is the Pound sterling (GBP).
Cargo is recorded through Felixstowe, Southampton, London Gateway.
Population, output and inflation on this page are the latest World Bank values. Exports, imports and partners are UN Comtrade merchandise figures when the public preview published a row. The currency line uses the European Central Bank reference rate, or the official peg where the currency is fixed.
World Bank merchandise exports were $555.8 billion in 2025. Merchandise imports were $948.6 billion in 2025. These are goods totals, not a forecast. The product and partner tables, when shown, are the UN Comtrade breakdown of the same trade.
| World Bank, World Development Indicators |
| UN Comtrade |
| Frankfurter (European Central Bank reference rates) |
| WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement |
Public figures are reproduced from the source named in the chapter. They can be revised. A profile is not a customs ruling, a legal opinion, or an offer.