The United Kingdom’s trade deficit in goods with non-EU countries narrowed to £7.14 billion in May 2026 from a downwardly revised £12.21 billion in April, marking the smallest trade gap in four months, as exports rose while imports fell. Exports rose 11.6% month-on-month to a four-month high of £18.75 billion, mainly driven by a £0.5 billion increase in chemical exports. Meanwhile, imports fell 10.8% to a four-month low of £25.89 billion. source: Office for National Statistics

Goods Trade Balance Non-EU in the United Kingdom averaged -3998.23 GBP Million from 1997 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 4437.00 GBP Million in December of 2019 and a record low of -15025.00 GBP Million in March of 2026. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United Kingdom Goods Trade Balance Non-EU. United Kingdom Goods Trade Balance Non-EU - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on July of 2026.

Goods Trade Balance Non-EU in the United Kingdom is expected to be -8800.00 GBP Million by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the United Kingdom Goods Trade Balance Non-EU is projected to trend around -7900.00 GBP Million in 2027 and -7500.00 GBP Million in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-06-12 06:00 AM
Goods Trade Balance Non-EU
Apr £-13.05B £-15.195B £-9.8B
2026-07-16 06:00 AM
Goods Trade Balance Non-EU
May £-7.14B £-12.21B £-9.6B
2026-08-13 06:00 AM
Goods Trade Balance Non-EU
Jun £-7.14B £-9.3B


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Balance of Trade -1044.00 -7053.00 GBP Million May 2026
Capital Flows 5660.00 18096.00 GBP Million Mar 2026
Current Account -22134.00 -27178.00 GBP Million Mar 2026
Current Account to GDP -2.40 -3.00 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Exports 82911.00 80639.00 GBP Million May 2026
External Debt 8472849.00 8221019.00 GBP Million Mar 2026
Net Foreign Direct Investment 14470.00 9965.00 GBP Million Mar 2026
Goods Exports 35855.00 33523.00 GBP Million May 2026
Goods Imports 54515.00 58106.00 GBP Million May 2026
Goods Trade Balance -18660.00 -24583.00 GBP Million May 2026
Goods Trade Balance Non-EU -7140.00 -12209.00 GBP Million May 2026
Imports 83955.00 87692.00 GBP Million May 2026


United Kingdom Goods Trade Balance Non-EU
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-7140.00 -12209.00 4437.00 -15025.00 1997 - 2026 GBP Million Monthly
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