OECD members vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Commercial service imports

OECD members
5.68 trillion current US$
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
446.27 billion current US$
in 2025
OECD members rank
3rd
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
5th

Commercial service imports over time

  • OECD members
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
02.0T4.0T6.0T197019972025

How they compare

OECD members currently reports 5.68 trillion current US$ against 446.27 billion current US$ in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 5.23 trillion current US$.

That makes OECD members's figure about 12.7 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

OECD members ranks 3rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 5th of 45 groups.

OECD members has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1970s 201.42 billion current US$ 15.04 billion current US$ 186.38 billion current US$ OECD members
1980s 376.85 billion current US$ 26.34 billion current US$ 350.51 billion current US$ OECD members
1990s 879.00 billion current US$ 64.00 billion current US$ 815.00 billion current US$ OECD members
2000s 1.82 trillion current US$ 157.00 billion current US$ 1.66 trillion current US$ OECD members
2010s 3.16 trillion current US$ 230.59 billion current US$ 2.93 trillion current US$ OECD members
2020s 4.58 trillion current US$ 334.12 billion current US$ 4.24 trillion current US$ OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial service imports, OECD members or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
OECD members, at 5.68 trillion current US$ against 446.27 billion current US$ in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in commercial service imports between OECD members and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
5.23 trillion current US$, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
How do OECD members and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for commercial service imports?
OECD members ranks 3rd and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 5th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Commercial service imports (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

OECD members vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Commercial service imports. Statizoid, drawing on Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Retrieved 26 August 2026, from https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/commercial-service-imports-current-us/oecd-members/united-kingdom/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://private-sector.statizoid.com/compare/commercial-service-imports-current-us/oecd-members/united-kingdom/">OECD members vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Commercial service imports</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Commercial service imports (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,760 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Commercial service imports are total service imports minus imports of government services not included elsewhere. Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.