Research and analysis

UK-Arizona 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 Arizona’s economy and supports thousands of jobs in the state.

Arizona jobs supported by UK companies

19,900 Arizonans employed by UK subsidiaries in 2018

11,980 jobs are supported by exports from Arizona to the UK worth $2 billion in 2019.

Value of exports to the UK from Arizona

The UK was the 4th largest export market for Arizona in 2019

Total value of Arizona goods exports to the UK $780 million

Total value of Arizona services exports to the UK $1.3 billion

Top exports from Arizona to the UK 2019

Top Arizona goods exports to the UK US$
Aerospace products and parts $286 million
Miscellaneous fabricated metal products $78 million
Semiconductors and components $58 million
Navigational & Meas. Instruments $46 million
Electrical equipment $44 million
Top Arizona services exports to the UK US$
Personal travel and tourism $237 million
Business management and consulting services $183 million
Miscellaneous financial services $150 million
Passenger fares $110 million
Credit-related services 71 million
Year Goods exports to the UK (in $) Services exports to the UK (in $)
2010 629,886,677 781,084,520
2011 766,973,733 819,242,762
2012 875,531,371 902,914,829
2013 836,712,806 979,667,544
2014 1,065,820,533 1,009,230,391
2015 1,035,676,323 1,095,215,678
2016 777,469,492 1,095,132,795
2017 902,979,645 1,171,316,020
2018 888,046,167 1,259,524,034
2019 779,968,636 1,251,592,742

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.