United Kingdom vs Japan: 2023 Trade Comparison

Side-by-side stats from CEPII BACI. Bold values mark the larger figure.

United KingdomMetricJapan
$452.02BTotal exports$736.73B
$732.00BTotal imports$747.23B
$-279.98BTrade balance$-10.50B
$1.18TTotal trade volume$1.48T
#13Global export rank#4
#6Global import rank#5

Direct trade between United Kingdom and Japan

United KingdomJapan
$6.84B
JapanUnited Kingdom
$13.95B

United Kingdom top exports

  • gold, semi-manufactured$29.51B
  • petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminous minerals, crude$20.60B
  • of a thrust exceeding 25kN$19.03B
  • consisting of mixed or unmixed products n.e.c. in heading no. 3004, for therapeutic or prophylactic uses, packaged for retail sale$14.71B
  • preparations n.e.c. containing by weight 70% or more of petroleum oils or oils from bituminous minerals$13.73B

Japan top exports

  • with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 1500 but not over 3000cc$41.32B
  • with both spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine and electric motor for propulsion, incapable of being charged by plugging to external source of electric power$26.10B
  • with only spark-ignition internal combustion reciprocating piston engine, cylinder capacity over 3000cc$18.65B
  • Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuits$16.02B
  • n.e.c. in heading no. 8542$15.12B

Shared top trade partners

Both countries appear as major export destinations for 4 of the same partners:

USAChinaChina, Hong Kong SARGermany