UK-Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin’s economy and supports thousands of jobs in the state.
Wisconsin jobs supported by UK companies
16,700 Wisconsinites employed by UK subsidiaries in 2018
7,260 jobs are supported by exports from Wisconsin to the UK worth $1.3 billion in 2019.
Value of exports to the UK from Wisconsin
The UK was the 4th largest export market for Wisconsin in 2019
Total value of Wisconsin goods exports to the UK $796 million
Total value of Wisconsin services exports to the UK $538 million
Top exports from Wisconsin to the UK 2019
| Top Wisconsin goods exports to the UK | US$ |
|---|---|
| Aerospace products and parts | $202 million |
| Miscellaneous general purpose machinery | $79 million |
| Agriculture and construction machinery | $53 million |
| Navigational and measurement instruments | $48 million |
| Motor vehicle parts | $36 million |
| Top Wisconsin services exports to the UK | US$ |
|---|---|
| Insurance services | $105 million |
| Personal travel and tourism | $79 million |
| Software distribution royalties | $44 million |
| Miscellaneous financial services | $40 million |
| Equipment installation, maintenance and repair | $39 million |
Trends in exports from Wisconsin to the UK 2010 to 2019
| Year | Goods exports to the UK (in $) | Services exports to the UK (in $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 592,660,161 | 404,166,187 |
| 2011 | 601,036,214 | 417,766,973 |
| 2012 | 597,713,156 | 438,175,768 |
| 2013 | 658,820,808 | 448,254,917 |
| 2014 | 834,115,742 | 479,417,154 |
| 2015 | 803,850,952 | 520,360,272 |
| 2016 | 783,644,003 | 521,061,141 |
| 2017 | 703,772,613 | 556,882,547 |
| 2018 | 734,310,235 | 597,225,697 |
| 2019 | 796,062,839 | 537,578,937 |
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.