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United Kingdom Imports

United Kingdom imports were £80.81 billion in August 2025, a decrease of 0.7% from £81.39 billion in July 2025. The highest United Kingdom imports on record was £81.39 billion in July 2025 and the record low was £1.03 billion in June 1955.

Monthly Historical Data (1955-2025)

(in Billion GBP)
Month Imports (Billion GBP)
Aug 2025 80.8
Jul 2025 81.4
Jun 2025 79.8
May 2025 81.3
Apr 2025 80
Mar 2025 80.6
Feb 2025 80.8
Jan 2025 77.6
Dec 2024 76.2
Nov 2024 76.9
Oct 2024 75.8
Sep 2024 71.7
Aug 2024 75.1
Jul 2024 75.5
Jun 2024 79
May 2024 76.4
Apr 2024 78.5
Mar 2024 72.9
Feb 2024 73.6
Jan 2024 74
Dec 2023 72.6
Nov 2023 74
Oct 2023 76.3
Sep 2023 71.5
Aug 2023 73.7
Jul 2023 73.8
Jun 2023 74.5
May 2023 77.7
Apr 2023 74.4
Mar 2023 75.4
Feb 2023 75.7
Jan 2023 76.6
Dec 2022 77.4
Nov 2022 75.2
Oct 2022 73.8
Sep 2022 75.9
Aug 2022 80.6
Jul 2022 75.2
Jun 2022 74.7
May 2022 76.4
Apr 2022 73.2
Mar 2022 71.9
Feb 2022 68.9
Jan 2022 69.2
Dec 2021 63.7
Nov 2021 61.5
Oct 2021 59
Sep 2021 58.8
Aug 2021 56.1
Jul 2021 57
Jun 2021 54.4
May 2021 52.6
Apr 2021 52.9
Mar 2021 52
Feb 2021 52.7
Jan 2021 51.3
Dec 2020 59.9
Nov 2020 56.5
Oct 2020 54.2
Sep 2020 51.8
Aug 2020 48
Jul 2020 47.7
Jun 2020 45.6
May 2020 39.3
Apr 2020 40.6
Mar 2020 52.4
Feb 2020 58.4
Jan 2020 58
Dec 2019 56.5
Nov 2019 56.7
Oct 2019 63
Sep 2019 61.9
Aug 2019 62.1
Jul 2019 61.1
Jun 2019 59.5
May 2019 59.9
Apr 2019 60.4
Mar 2019 66.4
Feb 2019 65.4
Jan 2019 64.9
Dec 2018 60.6
Nov 2018 61.7
Oct 2018 61.4
Sep 2018 58.9
Aug 2018 60.4
Jul 2018 58.8
Jun 2018 58.2
May 2018 58.9
Apr 2018 58.3
Mar 2018 58.7
Feb 2018 55.4
Jan 2018 58.3
Dec 2017 55.9
Nov 2017 57.1
Oct 2017 55.5
Sep 2017 57
Aug 2017 57
Jul 2017 56.4
Jun 2017 57.8
May 2017 55.7
Apr 2017 54.6
Mar 2017 56.1
Feb 2017 54
Jan 2017 54
Dec 2016 54.3
Nov 2016 54
Oct 2016 52
Sep 2016 54
Aug 2016 54.5
Jul 2016 52
Jun 2016 50.5
May 2016 47.9
Apr 2016 50.5
Mar 2016 48.9
Feb 2016 48.7
Jan 2016 46.2
Dec 2015 46.7
Nov 2015 46.8
Oct 2015 48
Sep 2015 46.3
Aug 2015 44.9
Jul 2015 46.5
Jun 2015 46.5
May 2015 46.4
Apr 2015 46.8
Mar 2015 46.8
Feb 2015 48.1
Jan 2015 48.8
Dec 2014 52
Nov 2014 48.9
Oct 2014 47.9
Sep 2014 47
Aug 2014 46.3
Jul 2014 48.6
Jun 2014 45.7
May 2014 46.7
Apr 2014 46.4
Mar 2014 46
Feb 2014 46.1
Jan 2014 46.8
Dec 2013 45.5
Nov 2013 48.2
Oct 2013 48.9
Sep 2013 47.8
Aug 2013 47.1
Jul 2013 47.5
Jun 2013 48.3
May 2013 48.2
Apr 2013 46.3
Mar 2013 46.6
Feb 2013 45.4
Jan 2013 45
Dec 2012 44.8
Nov 2012 43.8
Oct 2012 44.5
Sep 2012 44.2
Aug 2012 46.2
Jul 2012 45
Jun 2012 45
May 2012 46.1
Apr 2012 45.8
Mar 2012 45.8
Feb 2012 44.6
Jan 2012 45.8
Dec 2011 44.4
Nov 2011 45.6
Oct 2011 45.8
Sep 2011 46.1
Aug 2011 44.9
Jul 2011 45.4
Jun 2011 44.5
May 2011 47.6
Apr 2011 42.7
Mar 2011 43.2
Feb 2011 41.8
Jan 2011 42.9
Dec 2010 43.8
Nov 2010 43
Oct 2010 41.5
Sep 2010 42.1
Aug 2010 41
Jul 2010 41.5
Jun 2010 41.4
May 2010 39.9
Apr 2010 39.7
Mar 2010 40.1
Feb 2010 37.6
Jan 2010 37.8
Dec 2009 38.1
Nov 2009 36.8
Oct 2009 37.5
Sep 2009 37.2
Aug 2009 35.3
Jul 2009 36.1
Jun 2009 35.4
May 2009 34.4
Apr 2009 36.4
Mar 2009 36.4
Feb 2009 35.8
Jan 2009 36.1
Dec 2008 36.3
Nov 2008 37.5
Oct 2008 38.5
Sep 2008 39.5
Aug 2008 39.4
Jul 2008 40.8
Jun 2008 40.9
May 2008 38.8
Apr 2008 39.2
Mar 2008 37.8
Feb 2008 38.5
Jan 2008 37.9
Dec 2007 36.5
Nov 2007 37.2
Oct 2007 36.3
Sep 2007 35.9
Aug 2007 36
Jul 2007 35.9
Jun 2007 35.4
May 2007 34.5
Apr 2007 33.8
Mar 2007 35.1
Feb 2007 34
Jan 2007 33.5
Dec 2006 34
Nov 2006 34.3
Oct 2006 33.5
Sep 2006 33.7
Aug 2006 34.9
Jul 2006 34.2
Jun 2006 37.4
May 2006 39.4
Apr 2006 38.7
Mar 2006 39
Feb 2006 37.6
Jan 2006 36.3
Dec 2005 34.4
Nov 2005 33.6
Oct 2005 32.7
Sep 2005 32.8
Aug 2005 33
Jul 2005 32.1
Jun 2005 31.6
May 2005 31
Apr 2005 31.5
Mar 2005 30.7
Feb 2005 29.7
Jan 2005 30.2
Dec 2004 30.6
Nov 2004 30.2
Oct 2004 30.3
Sep 2004 29.6
Aug 2004 29.5
Jul 2004 29.2
Jun 2004 29
May 2004 28.4
Apr 2004 28.5
Mar 2004 28.1
Feb 2004 27.6
Jan 2004 28
Dec 2003 28.3
Nov 2003 27.5
Oct 2003 28.2
Sep 2003 27.9
Aug 2003 27
Jul 2003 27.4
Jun 2003 27
May 2003 27.1
Apr 2003 27
Mar 2003 27.6
Feb 2003 27.1
Jan 2003 27.3
Dec 2002 26
Nov 2002 26.9
Oct 2002 27.1
Sep 2002 26.5
Aug 2002 26.1
Jul 2002 27.6
Jun 2002 26.7
May 2002 27.7
Apr 2002 27.3
Mar 2002 26.4
Feb 2002 26.2
Jan 2002 25.6
Dec 2001 24.9
Nov 2001 25.2
Oct 2001 25.8
Sep 2001 24.9
Aug 2001 26.4
Jul 2001 26
Jun 2001 27
May 2001 26.4
Apr 2001 26.2
Mar 2001 26.7
Feb 2001 26.6
Jan 2001 26.5
Dec 2000 26.1
Nov 2000 26.5
Oct 2000 25.3
Sep 2000 25
Aug 2000 25.2
Jul 2000 25.2
Jun 2000 24.7
May 2000 23.9
Apr 2000 23.8
Mar 2000 23.6
Feb 2000 23.2
Jan 2000 23.2
Dec 1999 22.9
Nov 1999 23.1
Oct 1999 22.6
Sep 1999 22.4
Aug 1999 22.6
Jul 1999 22.1
Jun 1999 21.9
May 1999 21.2
Apr 1999 21.4
Mar 1999 21.9
Feb 1999 21.1
Jan 1999 21.1
Dec 1998 21
Nov 1998 20.9
Oct 1998 20.6
Sep 1998 21.1
Aug 1998 20.3
Jul 1998 20.8
Jun 1998 21
May 1998 20.8
Apr 1998 20.4
Mar 1998 21.2
Feb 1998 20.7
Jan 1998 19.8
Dec 1997 20.7
Nov 1997 19.9
Oct 1997 20.4
Sep 1997 19.9
Aug 1997 19.4
Jul 1997 20.5
Jun 1997 20.2
May 1997 20
Apr 1997 20.5
Mar 1997 19.8
Feb 1997 19.4
Jan 1997 19.7
Dec 1996 19.1
Nov 1996 19.1
Oct 1996 19.3
Sep 1996 19.2
Aug 1996 18.7
Jul 1996 19.2
Jun 1996 18.8
May 1996 19.2
Apr 1996 19.3
Mar 1996 19.1
Feb 1996 18.9
Jan 1996 18.6
Dec 1995 17.9
Nov 1995 18.1
Oct 1995 18
Sep 1995 18.2
Aug 1995 17.9
Jul 1995 17.4
Jun 1995 17.4
May 1995 17.3
Apr 1995 16.8
Mar 1995 16.6
Feb 1995 16.3
Jan 1995 16.2
Dec 1994 16.8
Nov 1994 16.3
Oct 1994 15.7
Sep 1994 15.7
Aug 1994 15.5
Jul 1994 15.5
Jun 1994 15.4
May 1994 15.3
Apr 1994 15.1
Mar 1994 15.2
Feb 1994 15
Jan 1994 14.7
Dec 1993 14.7
Nov 1993 14.4
Oct 1993 14.5
Sep 1993 14.6
Aug 1993 13.9
Jul 1993 14.3
Jun 1993 14.1
May 1993 13.9
Apr 1993 14
Mar 1993 14.1
Feb 1993 14.4
Jan 1993 13.7
Dec 1992 13.8
Nov 1992 13.4
Oct 1992 13
Sep 1992 12.3
Aug 1992 12.6
Jul 1992 12.6
Jun 1992 12.4
May 1992 12.7
Apr 1992 12.7
Mar 1992 12.2
Feb 1992 12.4
Jan 1992 11.9
Dec 1991 36.3
Sep 1991 36.3
Jun 1991 35.3
Mar 1991 34.7
Dec 1990 36.1
Sep 1990 36.3
Jun 1990 38.2
Mar 1990 38.1
Dec 1989 36.4
Sep 1989 36.7
Jun 1989 35.4
Mar 1989 34.5
Dec 1988 33
Sep 1988 32.2
Jun 1988 30.6
Mar 1988 29.1
Dec 1987 29.1
Sep 1987 28.8
Jun 1987 27.3
Mar 1987 26.4
Dec 1986 26.7
Sep 1986 25.3
Jun 1986 24.8
Mar 1986 24.3
Dec 1985 23.8
Sep 1985 23.7
Jun 1985 25.1
Mar 1985 26.4
Dec 1984 25.3
Sep 1984 23.7
Jun 1984 22.7
Mar 1984 21.1
Dec 1983 20.4
Sep 1983 19.5
Jun 1983 19.2
Mar 1983 18.4
Dec 1982 17.1
Sep 1982 17
Jun 1982 17.4
Mar 1982 16.4
Dec 1981 16.6
Sep 1981 16.6
Jun 1981 14.2
Mar 1981 13
Dec 1980 13.5
Sep 1980 13.8
Jun 1980 15.1
Mar 1980 15.3
Dec 1979 14.6
Sep 1979 13.6
Jun 1979 13.8
Mar 1979 12.2
Dec 1978 11.6
Sep 1978 11.6
Jun 1978 11.1
Mar 1978 11
Dec 1977 10.4
Sep 1977 10.7
Jun 1977 10.8
Mar 1977 10.4
Dec 1976 10.2
Sep 1976 9.5
Jun 1976 9
Mar 1976 7.7
Dec 1975 7.5
Sep 1975 7.4
Jun 1975 6.7
Mar 1975 7
Dec 1974 7
Sep 1974 7
Jun 1974 6.9
Mar 1974 6.1
Dec 1973 5.4
Sep 1973 4.9
Jun 1973 4.4
Mar 1973 4.1
Dec 1972 3.9
Sep 1972 3.3
Jun 1972 3.3
Mar 1972 3.2
Dec 1971 3.1
Sep 1971 3
Jun 1971 3.1
Mar 1971 2.9
Dec 1970 3
Sep 1970 2.8
Jun 1970 2.7
Mar 1970 2.6
Dec 1969 2.6
Sep 1969 2.5
Jun 1969 2.4
Mar 1969 2.4
Dec 1968 2.4
Sep 1968 2.4
Jun 1968 2.3
Mar 1968 2.3
Dec 1967 2.1
Sep 1967 1.9
Jun 1967 1.9
Mar 1967 1.9
Dec 1966 1.8
Sep 1966 1.8
Jun 1966 1.8
Mar 1966 1.8
Dec 1965 1.8
Sep 1965 1.8
Jun 1965 1.7
Mar 1965 1.7
Dec 1964 1.7
Sep 1964 1.7
Jun 1964 1.7
Mar 1964 1.7
Dec 1963 1.6
Sep 1963 1.5
Jun 1963 1.5
Mar 1963 1.4
Dec 1962 1.4
Sep 1962 1.4
Jun 1962 1.4
Mar 1962 1.4
Dec 1961 1.3
Sep 1961 1.3
Jun 1961 1.4
Mar 1961 1.4
Dec 1960 1.4
Sep 1960 1.4
Jun 1960 1.4
Mar 1960 1.3
Dec 1959 1.3
Sep 1959 1.2
Jun 1959 1.2
Mar 1959 1.1
Dec 1958 1.2
Sep 1958 1.2
Jun 1958 1.1
Mar 1958 1.1
Dec 1957 1.1
Sep 1957 1.2
Jun 1957 1.2
Mar 1957 1.2
Dec 1956 1.1
Sep 1956 1.1
Jun 1956 1.1
Mar 1956 1.1
Dec 1955 1.1
Sep 1955 1.1
Jun 1955 1
Mar 1955 1.1
United Kingdom Imports : Definition
UK imports represent the total value of goods and services purchased from other countries, denominated in GBP. Calculation involves summing the value of all inbound shipments as they cross UK borders.
Indicator Last Value Prior Value Period
Annual Exports $508.69B $521.21B 2024
Annual Imports $809.21B $791.66B 2024
Balance of Trade -£3.4B -£3B Aug'25
Exports £77.4B £78.4B Aug'25
Exports (% GDP) 30.64% 31.98% 2024
FDI Inflows (% GDP) 0.1% 0.41% 2024
Imports (% GDP) 31.77% 33.05% 2024
Net Trade (Goods & Services, BoP) -$41.22B -$36.25B 2024
Tariff Rate 1.13% 1% 2022
Trade (% GDP) 62.41% 65.03% 2024