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Where does the United Kingdom get its aircraft and helicopters? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United Kingdom imported $8.2 billion of aircraft and helicopters (9 thousand tonnes), 5.3% of the world total. Its main sources were the United States (37%), France (25%) and Germany (14%). The United Kingdom was the world’s 5th-largest importer of aircraft and helicopters.

Summary

Value
$8.2billion
Tonnes
9thousand tonnes
Share of world total
5.3%
World rank
5th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 20 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
United States3Tonnes: 2,854USD per tonne: $1,057,38736.8%Air
France2.1Tonnes: 2,992USD per tonne: $693,59825.3%Air
Germany1.2Tonnes: 1,236USD per tonne: $932,41914.1%Air
Canada0.55Tonnes: 377USD per tonne: $1,454,9466.7%Air
Ireland0.48Tonnes: 372USD per tonne: $1,290,6345.9%Land
China0.26Tonnes: 179USD per tonne: $1,426,9803.1%Air
Italy0.25Tonnes: 103USD per tonne: $2,421,5983.1%Air
Netherlands re-exports0.11Tonnes: 187USD per tonne: $564,2861.3%Air
Sweden0.05Tonnes: 64USD per tonne: $814,2230.64%Air
Spain0.04Tonnes: 93USD per tonne: $483,8990.55%Air
Switzerland0.03Tonnes: 69USD per tonne: $470,3020.4%Air
Belgium re-exports0.03Tonnes: 102USD per tonne: $304,2980.38%Air
Philippines0.03Tonnes: 77USD per tonne: $377,5310.36%Air
Brazil0.03Tonnes: 55USD per tonne: $460,2080.31%Air
Poland0.02Tonnes: 90USD per tonne: $206,5350.23%Air
Austria0.02Tonnes: 58USD per tonne: $276,8660.2%Air
Portugal0.01Tonnes: 18USD per tonne: $741,3410.16%Air
Kazakhstan0.01Tonnes: 31USD per tonne: $408,6180.15%Air
Malaysia0.01Tonnes: 3USD per tonne: $2,921,5740.12%Air
Singapore re-exports0.01Tonnes: 7USD per tonne: $1,282,8580.11%Air

Trend

Who it buys from

The United States has been its main source since 2022

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • United States 3
  • France 2.1
  • Germany 1.2
  • Canada 0.55
  • Ireland 0.48

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
United States0.93
France0.282.1
Germany0.011.2
Canada0.020.55
Ireland00.48

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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