UK-Idaho trade and investment highlights
Updated 25 June 2021
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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 Idaho’s economy and supports over 1,500 jobs in the state.
Idaho jobs supported by UK companies
2,200 Idahoans employed by UK subsidiaries in 2018
1,560 jobs are supported by exports from Idaho to the UK worth $248 million in 2019.
Value of exports to the UK from Idaho
The UK was the 7th largest export market for Idaho in 2019
Total value of Idaho goods exports to the UK $111 million
Total value of Idaho services exports to the UK $137 million
Top exports from Idaho to the UK 2019
| Top Idaho goods exports to the UK | US$ |
|---|---|
| Computer equipment | $51 million |
| Magnetic and optical media | $17 million |
| Miscellaneous manufactured commodities | $14 million |
| Communications equipment | $5.1 million |
| Miscellaneous fabricated metal products | $2.9 million |
| Top Idaho services exports to the UK | US$ |
|---|---|
| Personal travel and tourism | $31 million |
| Miscellaneous financial services | $16 million |
| Equipment installation and maintenance | $13 million |
| Business management and consulting services | $11 million |
| Royalties from industrial processes | $11 million |
Trends in exports from Idaho to the UK 2010 to 2019
| Year | Goods exports to the UK (in $) | Services exports to the UK (in $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 92,243,265 | 89,539,290 |
| 2011 | 88,362,092 | 87,322,522 |
| 2012 | 77,894,568 | 91,263,113 |
| 2013 | 106,649,747 | 91,921,539 |
| 2014 | 126,494,698 | 96,848,254 |
| 2015 | 121,365,311 | 107,665,447 |
| 2016 | 116,114,438 | 113,913,350 |
| 2017 | 143,386,075 | 127,688,941 |
| 2018 | 189,627,647 | 138,017,482 |
| 2019 | 111,453,557 | 136,681,464 |
Find out more about investing in, and trading with the UK.
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.