Summary
- Spain → United Kingdom
- $26.3billion
- United Kingdom → Spain
- $10.6billion
- Spain’s balance
- $15.7billion
Balance
Spain’s trade balance with the United Kingdom
Trade between Spain and the United Kingdom grew 2.3-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). Spain’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 26.3
- Imports 10.6
- Balance +15.7
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $7.2 billion | $9 billion | -$1.8 billion |
| 1996 | $8.5 billion | $10.6 billion | -$2 billion |
| 1997 | $8.9 billion | $10.2 billion | -$1.4 billion |
| 1998 | $9.7 billion | $10.7 billion | -$938 million |
| 1999 | $9.8 billion | $11.2 billion | -$1.5 billion |
| 2000 | $10.2 billion | $11.3 billion | -$1.1 billion |
| 2001 | $10.3 billion | $11.1 billion | -$864 million |
| 2002 | $13.1 billion | $11.3 billion | $1.8 billion |
| 2003 | $14.9 billion | $13.7 billion | $1.1 billion |
| 2004 | $17 billion | $16.2 billion | $862 million |
| 2005 | $17.6 billion | $16.8 billion | $866 million |
| 2006 | $20 billion | $17.5 billion | $2.5 billion |
| 2007 | $21.6 billion | $19.6 billion | $2 billion |
| 2008 | $19.7 billion | $18.7 billion | $1 billion |
| 2009 | $14.7 billion | $13.8 billion | $921 million |
| 2010 | $16.4 billion | $14.5 billion | $1.9 billion |
| 2011 | $18.4 billion | $15 billion | $3.4 billion |
| 2012 | $17.1 billion | $13.5 billion | $3.5 billion |
| 2013 | $21.3 billion | $13.3 billion | $8 billion |
| 2014 | $22.3 billion | $14.9 billion | $7.3 billion |
| 2015 | $21.8 billion | $14.3 billion | $7.5 billion |
| 2016 | $21.9 billion | $12.6 billion | $9.3 billion |
| 2017 | $20.8 billion | $13 billion | $7.8 billion |
| 2018 | $22.5 billion | $13.7 billion | $8.8 billion |
| 2019 | $22.2 billion | $13.4 billion | $8.8 billion |
| 2020 | $19 billion | $10.8 billion | $8.2 billion |
| 2021 | $20.6 billion | $10.2 billion | $10.3 billion |
| 2022 | $23.4 billion | $11.7 billion | $11.7 billion |
| 2023 | $25.5 billion | $11.4 billion | $14.2 billion |
| 2024 | $26.3 billion | $10.6 billion | $15.7 billion |
What they sell each other
What Spain sells to the United Kingdom
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What the United Kingdom sells to Spain
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Valencia and Felixstowe is 1,748 nautical miles (3,238 km) long: ≈ 4–5 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
Passages it crosses: Strait of Gibraltar and Strait of Dover.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
The United Kingdom was Spain’s 7th largest trading partner (4% of its trade), and Spain was the United Kingdom’s 8th (3%).
- The United Kingdom in Spain’s trade
- 4.4%
- The United Kingdom’s rank among Spain’s partners
- 7th
- Spain in the United Kingdom’s trade
- 3.3%
- Spain’s rank among the United Kingdom’s partners
- 8th
Compare with
Other partners of Spain
Other partners of the United Kingdom
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.