UK-Ohio 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 Ohio’s economy and supports thousands of jobs in the state.
Ohio jobs supported by UK companies
49,100 Ohioans employed by UK subsidiaries in 2018
20,640 jobs are supported by exports from Ohio to the UK worth $3.8 billion in 2019.
Value of exports to the UK from Ohio
The UK was the 4th largest export market for Ohio in 2019
Total value of Ohio goods exports to the UK $1.9 billion
Total value of Ohio services exports to the UK $1.9 billion
Top exports from Ohio to the UK 2019
| Top Ohio goods exports to the UK | US$ |
|---|---|
| Aerospace products and parts | $663 million |
| Motor vehicle parts | $222 million |
| Nonferrous metal products | $108 million |
| Miscellaneous general purpose machinery | $78 million |
| Miscellaneous fabricated metal products | $78 million |
| Top Ohio services exports to the UK | US$ |
|---|---|
| Miscellaneous financial services | $356 million |
| Air freight & port services | $260 million |
| Personal travel and tourism | $184 million |
| Credit-related services | $181 million |
| Insurance services | $160 million |
Trends in exports from Ohio to the UK 2010 to 2019
| Year | Goods exports to the UK (in $) | Services exports to the UK (in $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,214,426,935 | 1,182,641,190 |
| 2011 | 1,428,411,756 | 1,322,249,070 |
| 2012 | 1,398,913,712 | 1,466,324,136 |
| 2013 | 1,505,790,110 | 1,568,069,730 |
| 2014 | 1,605,900,919 | 1,592,873,973 |
| 2015 | 1,677,308,211 | 1,638,688,558 |
| 2016 | 1,700,265,889 | 1,682,199,793 |
| 2017 | 1,857,260,186 | 1,908,124,662 |
| 2018 | 1,961,477,501 | 2,033,211,162 |
| 2019 | 1,905,621,621 | 1,925,769,458 |
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.