Trade and economic cooperation between Ukraine and the United Kingdom in 2025 developed under the direct impact of Russia’s aggression against our state.
According to the UK Department for Business and Trade, total trade in goods and services (exports and imports) between the United Kingdom and Ukraine for the period Q3 2024 – Q2 2025 amounted to £2 billion, which is 19.9% (or £339 million) higher than in the corresponding period of previous years.
Total UK exports to Ukraine during the indicated period amounted to £1.2 billion (an increase of 20% compared to the corresponding period of previous years).
Total UK imports from Ukraine during the same period amounted to £798 million (an increase of 19.8%).
Historically, the United Kingdom has not been among Ukraine’s largest trading partners. Ukraine, in turn, ranked 72nd among the United Kingdom’s largest trading partners in the period Q3 2024 – Q2 2025 (accounting for 0.1% of the UK’s total external trade).
According to the National Bank of Ukraine, as of September 2025, the United Kingdom had invested USD 3,053.3 million in direct investment (equity instruments and debt instruments, positions by country) in the economy of Ukraine.
Equity instruments (positions by country) as of September 2025 amounted to USD 2,018.8 million, representing 4.8% of the total stock of foreign direct investment in Ukraine’s economy.
According to the National Bank of Ukraine, as of September 2025, Ukraine had invested USD 1.1 million (equity instruments) in the economy of the United Kingdom.
Ukrainian investments were directed to such sectors of the UK economy as industry (manufacturing); transportation, warehousing, postal and courier activities; information and telecommunications; and financial and insurance activities. However, in accordance with the Law of Ukraine “On Official Statistics,” information on the volume of investment is confidential, as according to the National Bank of Ukraine, direct investment in this sector was received from no more than two business entities.