Research and analysis

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

Kansas jobs supported by UK companies

8,600 Kansans employed by UK subsidiaries in 2018

4,370 jobs are supported by exports from Kansas to the UK worth $801 million in 2019.

Value of exports to the UK from Kansas

The UK was the 5th largest export market for Kansas in 2019

Total value of Kansas goods exports to the UK $457 million

Total value of Kansas services exports to the UK $345 million

Top exports from Kansas to the UK 2019

Top Kansas goods exports to the UK US$
Aerospace products and parts $158 million
Navigational and measurement instruments $87 million
Communications equipment $22 million
Audio and video equipment $21 million
Pharmaceuticals and medicines $19 million
Top Kansas services exports to the UK US$
Business management and consulting services $88 million
Personal travel and tourism $41 million
Insurance services $26 million
Miscellaneous financial services $26 million
Equipment installation and maintenance $25 million
Year Goods exports to the UK (in $) Services exports to the UK (in $)
2010 429,849,745 263,051,254
2011 412,829,521 258,480,044
2012 507,496,162 275,062,101
2013 472,322,062 287,025,264
2014 500,857,747 300,429,491
2015 425,838,096 318,931,859
2016 429,560,416 311,652,009
2017 413,614,999 320,597,184
2018 527,579,390 348,444,549
2019 456,665,889 344,595,141

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.