Nov 29, 2024
🇬🇧 The UK’s Major Trade Partners in One Chart
What We’re Showing:
This graphic visualizes key British import and export partners, with data sourced from the Office for National Statistics (2023).
Key Takeaways
The world’s largest economy (🇺🇸 U.S.), and Europe’s largest economy (🇩🇪 Germany) are the top two sources and destinations for British imports and exports.
Also visible in the chart is the interconnectedness of these three big economies.
For example, medicines are a key UK import from Germany. At the same time 15% of all American-bound exports are medicines.
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