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United Kingdom - Total value of imports 1.28T

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 194 economies tracked

Latest value

1.28T (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 194 economies

Share of global total

4.9%

Growth since 1970

46.54×

Ranking Race — Total value of imports

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#6#11#16#21#26#3119601970198019902000201020202025#3#31993 overtook Japan2025 overtook Germany
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. United Kingdom climbed from #3 to #3 (overtook Japan). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for United Kingdom ↓

Key Events — United Kingdom

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1979
Thatcher reforms begin curated

Privatisation and deregulation reshape the British economy.

1992
Black Wednesday curated

Pound forced out of the ERM after a failed defence of the exchange rate.

1993
Overtook Japan in global rank auto
2008
Banking crisis curated

Northern Rock, RBS and Lloyds require state support.

2016
Brexit referendum curated

Vote to leave the EU starts a long period of trade uncertainty.

2025
Overtook Germany in global rank auto

Total value of imports, 1970-2025

World Bank WDI · Current US$ · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1970198520002015202527.40B443.35B859.29B1.28T

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