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United Kingdom BoP: Trade in Services: Sea Transport Balance: CPNSA ()

AnnualNot seasonally adjustedCode UK.TRADEBAL.A.NSA.COMMODITY-TRANSPORT.ITEM-FJRQ

Latest5,288.0 £m2025
Previous4,192.0 £m2024
Year ago4,192.0 £m2024

United Kingdom BoP: Trade in Services: Sea Transport Balance: CPNSA () was 5,288.0 £m in 2025, up 26.1% from 2024.

That is the highest reading since 2023.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3,886.0 £m (2022) to 6,600.0 £m (2020), averaging 5,075.9 £m.

United Kingdom BoP: Trade in Services: Sea Transport Balance: CPNSA () (£m), 1986 – 2025−2,00002,0004,0006,00019901995200020052010201520202025Robomacro
United Kingdom BoP: Trade in Services: Sea Transport Balance: CPNSA () (£m), 1986 – 2025. Source: UK Office for National Statistics.

Showing the full history (downsampled for display). Open the interactive chart to zoom and switch transforms.

Recent data

PeriodValue
20255,288.0 £m
20244,192.0 £m
20235,493.0 £m
20223,886.0 £m
20215,195.0 £m
20206,600.0 £m
20195,561.0 £m
20184,567.0 £m
20175,148.0 £m
20164,948.0 £m
20154,957.0 £m
20144,862.0 £m
20134,803.0 £m
20124,671.0 £m
20115,452.0 £m
20103,598.0 £m
20093,219.0 £m
20084,891.0 £m
20073,501.0 £m
20063,773.0 £m
20054,679.0 £m
20044,747.0 £m
20033,430.0 £m
20022,445.0 £m

Last 24 observations. The full history (40 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.A.NSA.COMMODITY-TRANSPORT.ITEM-FJRQ"

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import requests
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                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
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About this series

Latest observation2025
First observation1986
Observations40
FrequencyAnnual
Units£m
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high6,600.0 £m (2020)
10-year low3,886.0 £m (2022)
10-year average5,075.9 £m
Source agencyUK Office for National Statistics
Makrognosis codeUK.TRADEBAL.A.NSA.COMMODITY-TRANSPORT.ITEM-FJRQ

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FAQ

What is the current boP: Trade in Services: Sea Transport Balance: CPNSA () in United Kingdom?
The latest reading is 5,288.0 £m for 2025, 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.A.NSA.COMMODITY-TRANSPORT.ITEM-FJRQ.

Last updated 2026-11-08. Source: UK Office for National Statistics. Original title: “BoP: Trade in Services: Sea Transport Balance: CPNSA (UK)”.