Overview In 2022, United Kingdom was the number 6 economy in the world in terms of GDP (current US$), the number 14 in total exports, the number 7 in total imports, the number 23 economy in terms of GDP per capita (current US$) and the number 12 most complex economy according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI) .
Exports The top exports of United Kingdom are Gold ($32.1B), Cars ($29.4B), Gas Turbines ($29.2B), Crude Petroleum ($26.3B), and Packaged Medicaments ($20.3B), exporting mostly to United States ($61.8B), Netherlands ($41.9B), Germany ($40.6B), China ($35.4B), and Ireland ($32.6B).
In 2022, United Kingdom was the world's biggest exporter of Hard Liquor ($9.58B), Horses ($643M), Collector's Items ($452M), Scrap Nickel ($218M), and Scrap Lead ($89.3M)
Imports The top imports of United Kingdom are Petroleum Gas ($57B), Cars ($40.3B), Crude Petroleum ($38.7B), Gold ($38.7B), and Refined Petroleum ($24.9B), importing mostly from China ($92.5B), Germany ($76.2B), United States ($75.4B), Norway ($59.1B), and Netherlands ($38.2B).
In 2022, United Kingdom was the world's biggest importer of Preserved Meat ($858M), Tissue ($561M), Asphalt Mixtures ($388M), Ceramic Bricks ($308M), and Other Vegetable Residues and Waste ($158M)
Location United Kingdom borders Ireland by land and by sea.