Download - Balance of Payments Data
Annual balances for each component, £ billion
Components of the UK Balance of Payments
Source: Reuters EcoWin
97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
bill
ion
s
-100
-75
-50
-25
0
25
50
75
£ B
illio
n (
bill
ion
s)
-100
-75
-50
-25
0
25
50
75
Trade in Goods
Current account
Trade in Services
Transfers
Investment income
Seasonally adjusted, quarterly trade balance, £ billion
UK Balance of Trade in Goods and Services
Source: Reuters EcoWin
88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
bill
ion
s
-30
-25
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
20
Ste
rlin
g (
£)
(bill
ion
s)
-30
-25
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
20
Trade in services
Trade in goods
Trade balance (Exports - Imports) £ billion per quarter, source: ONS
UK Trade Balance in Finished Manufactured Goods
Source: Reuters EcoWin
97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
bill
ion
s
-17.5
-15.0
-12.5
-10.0
-7.5
-5.0
-2.5
0.0
GB
P (
bill
ion
s)
-17.5
-15.0
-12.5
-10.0
-7.5
-5.0
-2.5
0.0
Trade Balance £bn and Brent Crude ($s per barrel)
UK Trade in Oil and Brent Crude Oil Price
Source: Reuters EcoWin
90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
US
D/B
arr
el
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
Annual average price for Brent crude oil
bill
ion
s
-6
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
GB
P (
bill
ion
s)
-6
-4
-2
0
2
4
6
Annual UK balance of trade in oil
£ billion - annual value of exports and imports at constant 2003 prices
United Kingdom Exports and Imports of Gas
Source: Reuters EcoWin
90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
bill
ion
s
5.0
7.5
10.0
12.5
15.0
17.5
20.0
22.5
25.0
20
06
GB
P (
bill
ion
s)
5.0
7.5
10.0
12.5
15.0
17.5
20.0
22.5
25.0
Exports of Gas from the UK
Imports of Gas into the UK
£ billion per year
Selected Annual Trade Surpluses for the UK
Advertising & Market Research
Architectural, Engineering
Legal Services
Research & Development
Source: Reuters EcoWin
97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
bill
ion
s
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
GB
P (
bill
ion
s)
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
Advertising & Market Research
Architectural, Engineering
Legal Services
Research & Development
Quarterly trade balance, seasonally adjusted
UK Balance of Trade in Services
Source: Reuters EcoWin
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
bill
ion
s
-5.0
-2.5
0.0
2.5
5.0
7.5
10.0
12.5
GB
P (
bill
ion
s)
-5.0
-2.5
0.0
2.5
5.0
7.5
10.0
12.5
Royalties and license fees
Transportation
Travel
Financial services
Annual UK trade balance with Europe, Asia and the USA
UK Trade Balance with Selected Countries
Source: Reuters EcoWin
92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
bill
ion
s
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0
10
20
30
£ (
bill
ion
s)
-50
-40
-30
-20
-10
0
10
20
30
Asia
Total Europe
USA
Annual value of exports at current prices, £ billion
United Kingdom Exports to the BRIC Nations
Brazil China India Russia
Source: Reuters EcoWin
00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
bill
ion
s
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
GB
P (
bill
ion
s)
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5
5.0
5.5
£ billion per month, trade in goods and services
UK, Exports to and Imports from China
Source: Reuters EcoWin
96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
bill
ion
s
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
GB
P (
bill
ion
s)
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
Exports to China
Imports from China
Annual balance of trade, £ billion
UK Trade Balance in Goods & Services with China
Source: UK Statistics Agency
92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
bill
ion
s
-20.0
-17.5
-15.0
-12.5
-10.0
-7.5
-5.0
-2.5
0.0
£ (
bill
ion
s)
-20.0
-17.5
-15.0
-12.5
-10.0
-7.5
-5.0
-2.5
0.0
£ billion per quarter, seasonally adjusted
Net Investment Income from UK External Assets
Source: Reuters EcoWin
90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
bill
ion
s
-2.5
0.0
2.5
5.0
7.5
10.0
12.5
15.0
GB
P (
bill
ion
s)
-2.5
0.0
2.5
5.0
7.5
10.0
12.5
15.0
SOME CAPITAL ACCOUNT DATABalance of payments
Credits - Money flowing into UK / Debits - flowing out of UK, annual £billion
The Annual Value of Migrants' Transfers
Migrants' Transfers (Credits) Total: SA: £m
Migrants' Transfers (Debits) Total: SA: £m
Migrants' Transfers Balance: SA: £m
Source: Reuters EcoWin
95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09
bill
ion
s
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
GB
P (
bill
ion
s)
0.0
0.5
1.0
1.5
2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
Value of external liabilities - direct and portfolio investment
Foreign Investment in the UK Economy
Source: Reuters EcoWin
87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10
tho
usa
nd
bill
ion
s
0.00
0.25
0.50
0.75
1.00
1.25
1.50
1.75
2.00
2.25
2.50
2.75
GB
P (
tho
usa
nd
bill
ion
s)
0.00
0.25
0.50
0.75
1.00
1.25
1.50
1.75
2.00
2.25
2.50
2.75
Portfolio investment
Direct investment
Billions of US dollars
UK Reserves of Foreign Currency and Gold
Source: Reuters EcoWin
96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11
bill
ion
s
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
US
D (
bill
ion
s)
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
50
Foreign Currency
Gold
Special Drawing Rights
Current account balance, as a percentage of GDP, annual figures
Current Account Balance for Selected Countries
Germany
Greece
Norway
Spain
United Kingdom
United States
Source: Reuters EcoWin
00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
20
Pe
rce
nt
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
20