Research and analysis

UK-Indiana 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. The relationship plays a pivotal role in Indiana’s economy and supports thousands of jobs in the state.

Indiana jobs supported by UK companies

37,500 Hoosiers employed by UK subsidiaries in 2018

8,370 jobs are supported by exports from Indiana to the UK worth $1.6 billion in 2019.

Value of exports to the UK from Indiana

The UK was the 7th largest export market for Indiana in 2019

Total value of Indiana goods exports to the UK $1 billion

Total value of Indiana services exports to the UK $579 million

Top exports from Indiana to the UK 2019

Top Indiana goods exports to the UK US$
Pharmaceuticals and medicines $264 million
Aerospace products and parts $148 million
Engines and turbines $109 million
Nonferrous metal products $59 million
Basic chemicals $50 million
Top Indiana services exports to the UK US$
Personal travel and tourism $123 million
Royalties from industrial processes $97 million
Insurance services $81 million
Equipment installation, maintenance and repair $62 million
R&D and testing services $35 million
Year Goods exports to the UK (in $) Services exports to the UK (in $)
2010 1,447,254,798 464,537,389
2011 1,067,993,134 463,663,466
2012 1,184,727,218 497,951,520
2013 1,007,191,637 510,965,858
2014 1,179,910,135 537,775,898
2015 1,220,043,429 571,705,592
2016 1,404,158,299 547,866,236
2017 1,138,211,716 581,660,792
2018 1,179,973,426 613,463,767
2019 1,040,659,871 578,506,703

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.