Trade value of UK automotive imports and exports 2014-2023

The UK reported a negative automotive trade balance in all the years recorded. In 2023, the country imported some 68.1 billion Great British pounds in automotive goods, compared to 47.1 billion Great British pounds in exports.  Economic contributionThe UK’s overall trade balance of goods was a negative 270.6 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. That same year, the motor industry contributed about 22 billion British pounds to the UK’s economy. This was an increase compared with 2021 when the motor industry was responsible for adding 14.1 billion British pounds to the country’s gross domestic product. Production figuresIn 2022, the UK produced roughly 775,000 million cars, a notable drop from nearly 859,600 million cars produced in 2021. Although the UK car production was declining for the past three years, the significant decrease in production that occurred in 2020 was mainly due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

英国在所记录的历年中均呈现出负面的汽车贸易平衡。2023年，该国汽车商品进口额约为681亿英镑，而出口额仅为471亿英镑。就商品贸易总体而言，英国在2023年的贸易平衡为负2706亿美元。同年，汽车产业为英国经济贡献了约220亿英镑，这一数字较2021年汽车产业为该国国内生产总值增加141亿英镑有所上升。在生产数据方面，2022年，英国汽车产量约为7750万辆，较2021年的约8560万辆有显著下降。尽管英国汽车产量在过去三年中持续下降，但2020年发生的显著产量下降主要归因于COVID-19大流行。