United Kingdom — Imports (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1560–2030 · 471 observations
About this series
Imports of goods and services are the value of goods and services supplied by nonresidents to residents during the period. The series measures a flow, not a stock. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In the United Kingdom, the imports reading was 30.8% of GDP in 2025, compared with 31.5% of GDP in 2024. The period change was −0.72 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 31.7% of GDP.
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- Quarterly data, 1955–2026
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Latest observations
2000–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 27.6 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 28.3 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 29.1 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 29.8 % of GDP |
| 2026 | 30.5 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2025 | 30.8 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 31.5 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 32.2 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 35.3 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 29.4 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 29.1 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 33 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 33 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 32.2 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 30.8 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 29.4 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 30.5 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 31.7 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 31.6 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 32.2 % of GDP |
Values before 2011, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.