Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.1115 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1970–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 0.1115 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 56 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.1115 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0393 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1991.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 88th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 56 years of available data.
Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0478 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1971 | 0.0488 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0464 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0508 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0568 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.9% |
| 1975 | 0.0517 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0518 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0494 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 1978 | 0.0446 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0459 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0446 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0437 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 0.0428 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0447 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 0.0422 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0418 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0408 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0399 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.0408 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0409 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0393 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0431 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0466 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0497 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0463 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0485 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0481 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0517 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0593 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0607 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.062 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 0.064 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0647 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0663 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0672 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0688 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.0674 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0712 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 0.0737 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0742 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0747 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0737 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0761 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0771 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0796 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0855 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0896 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0968 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0979 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0786 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0777 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0994 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +27.9% |
| 2023 | 0.1082 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 0.1108 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2025 | 0.1115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0494 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0446 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0568 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0425 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0399 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0447 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0474 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0393 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0593 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0666 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0607 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0737 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0825 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0737 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0979 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0977 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0777 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1115 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 85 Burundi 0.1157 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 86 Barbados 0.1147 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 87 Congo 0.1133 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 89 France 0.1099 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 90 Czechia 0.1096 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 91 Eswatini 0.1093 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Merchandise trade 37.6% (2025)
- Food imports 9.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 56.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 948.64 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 59.3% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 555.83 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 7,999 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1389 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.02 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland →
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.1115 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1115 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0393 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1991.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 88th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is commercial service imports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service imports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Commercial service imports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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Commercial service imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.