United Kingdom Balance of Payments: Total Trade in Goods & Services: Balance: £M: CP: NSA ()
QuarterlyNot seasonally adjustedCode UK.TRADEBAL.Q.NSA.ITEM-KTMY
Latest−12,522 £mQ2 2026
Previous−14,373 £mQ1 2026
Year ago−11,433 £mQ2 2025
United Kingdom Balance of Payments: Total Trade in Goods & Services: Balance: £M: CP: NSA () was −12,522 £m in Q2 2026, up 1,851.0 from Q1 2026 and down 1,089.0 from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −30,255 £m (Q1 2022) to 22,425 £m (Q2 2020), averaging −5,410.6 £m.
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Recent data
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | −12,522 £m |
| Q1 2026 | −14,373 £m |
| Q4 2025 | −8,101.0 £m |
| Q3 2025 | −13,828 £m |
| Q2 2025 | −11,433 £m |
| Q1 2025 | −6,085.0 £m |
| Q4 2024 | −5,953.0 £m |
| Q3 2024 | −4,920.0 £m |
| Q2 2024 | −10,664 £m |
| Q1 2024 | 440.0 £m |
| Q4 2023 | 778.0 £m |
| Q3 2023 | −10,630 £m |
| Q2 2023 | −7,250.0 £m |
| Q1 2023 | −3,564.0 £m |
| Q4 2022 | 15,577 £m |
| Q3 2022 | 2,209.0 £m |
| Q2 2022 | −17,964 £m |
| Q1 2022 | −30,255 £m |
| Q4 2021 | 2,698.0 £m |
| Q3 2021 | −13,123 £m |
| Q2 2021 | 10,511 £m |
| Q1 2021 | −1,128.0 £m |
| Q4 2020 | −8,848.0 £m |
| Q3 2020 | −3,479.0 £m |
Last 24 observations. The full history (286 observations) is available through the API.
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curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
"https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.TRADEBAL.Q.NSA.ITEM-KTMY"
# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.TRADEBAL.Q.NSA.ITEM-KTMY",
headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]About this series
| Latest observation | Q2 2026 |
|---|---|
| First observation | Q1 1955 |
| Observations | 286 |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Units | £m |
| Adjustment | Not seasonally adjusted |
| 10-year high | 22,425 £m (Q2 2020) |
| 10-year low | −30,255 £m (Q1 2022) |
| 10-year average | −5,410.6 £m |
| Source agency | UK Office for National Statistics |
| Makrognosis code | UK.TRADEBAL.Q.NSA.ITEM-KTMY |
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FAQ
- What is the current balance of Payments: Total Trade in Goods & Services: Balance: £M: CP: NSA () in United Kingdom?
- The latest reading is −12,522 £m for Q2 2026, published by UK Office for National Statistics.
- Where does this data come from?
- It is collected directly from UK Office for National Statistics and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code UK.TRADEBAL.Q.NSA.ITEM-KTMY.
Last updated 2026-10-16. Source: UK Office for National Statistics. Original title: “Balance of Payments: Total Trade in Goods & Services: Balance: £M: CP: NSA (UK)”.