Research and analysis

UK-Alabama trade and investment highlights

Updated 25 June 2021

The US and UK have a strong trade relationship worth more than $260 billion a year, and a total of $1 trillion invested in each other’s economies. This relationship plays a pivotal role in Alabama’s economy and supports thousands of jobs in the state.

Alabama jobs supported by UK companies

16,400 Alabamians employed by UK subsidiaries in 2018

4,680 jobs are supported by exports from Alabama to the UK worth $823 million in 2019.

Value of exports to the UK from Alabama

The UK was the 6th largest export market for Alabama in 2019

Total value of Alabama goods exports to the UK $375 million

Total value of Alabama services exports to the UK $449 million

Top exports from Alabama to the UK 2019

Top Alabama goods exports to the UK US$
Miscellaneous wood products $71 million
Aerospace products and parts $50 million
Scrap products $34 million
Pulp and paperboard mill products $23 million
Engines and turbines $22 million
Top Alabama services exports to the UK US$
Miscellaneous financial services $73 million
Personal travel and tourism $66 million
Equipment installation and maintenance $52 million
Bank lending-related services $42 million
Architectural, engineering & other tech services $27 million
Year Goods exports to the UK (in $) Services exports to the UK (in $)
2010 500,100,248 283,700,613
2011 595,945,402 282,556,829
2012 691,643,320 342,372,104
2013 690,000,365 352,001,211
2014 598,768,176 377,234,600
2015 592,730,387 378,528,808
2016 560,896,577 384,691,021
2017 254,519,468 430,361,362
2018 287,577,800 458,852,072
2019 374,603,940 448,682,707

Sources

Goods, jobs and services estimates prepared by The Trade Partnership and derived from U.S. government and private industry data.

Companies trading with the UK from US Census, “A Profile of U.S. Importing and Exporting Companies, 2017-2018.”

Estimate of employment by UK subsidiaries from Bureau of Economic Analysis, Foreign Direct Investment in the United States database.