Research and analysis

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

Oklahoma jobs supported by UK companies

9,600 Oklahomans employed by UK subsidiaries in 2018

2,970 jobs are supported by exports from Oklahoma to the UK worth $491 million in 2019.

Value of exports to the UK from Oklahoma

The UK was the 6th largest export market for Oklahoma in 2019

Total value of Oklahoma goods exports to the UK $193 million

Total value of Oklahoma services exports to the UK $299 million

Top exports from Oklahoma to the UK 2019

Top Oklahoma goods exports to the UK US$
Aerospace products and parts $82 million
Motor vehicle parts $28 million
Navigational and measurement instruments $18 million
Miscellaneous general purpose machinery $9.9 million
Electrical accessories and parts $7.6 million
Top Oklahoma services exports to the UK US$
Personal travel and tourism $76 million
Passenger fares $35 million
Equipment installation, maintenance and repair $31 million
Business management and consulting services $23 million
Miscellaneous financial services $17 million
Year Goods exports to the UK (in $) Services exports to the UK (in $)
2010 108,787,849 278,858,188
2011 129,657,707 259,249,788
2012 142,803,863 258,001,569
2013 107,156,097 261,476,268
2014 107,660,609 264,438,311
2015 108,958,133 293,435,956
2016 159,935,093 291,259,235
2017 207,657,988 284,933,050
2018 153,376,099 304,203,266
2019 192,784,008 298,542,154

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.