The report, ‘Enabling growth across the UK’, shows that in 2021 (the latest available data), nearly 2.5 million people were employed in the industry – approximately one in every 13 jobs – with two thirds of those based outside the capital.
Financial and related professional services
exports from Britain totalled
£129.7bn
in 2020
43%
of this total originated outside London
Click on a region or nation on the map below for details of its industry exports and imports.
Select region for information
(excluding Northern Ireland)
• Exports - £99.7bn
• Imports - £36.6bn
• Trade surplus - £60.5bn
• Exports - £1.5bn
• Imports - £0.6bn
• Trade surplus - £0.9bn
• Exports - £5.9bn
• Imports - £2.3bn
• Trade surplus - £3.5bn
• Exports - £4.4bn
• Imports - £1.5bn
• Trade surplus - £2.9bn
• Exports - £1.9bn
• Imports - £0.8bn
• Trade surplus - £1.1bn
• Exports - £4.3bn
• Imports - £1.3bn
• Trade surplus - £3.0bn
• Exports - £4.1bn
• Imports - £1.1bn
• Trade surplus - £3.0bn
• Exports - £56.8bn
• Imports - £22.8bn
• Trade surplus - £34bn
• Exports - £7bn
• Imports - £1.9bn
• Trade surplus - £5.1bn
• Exports - £3.8bn
• Imports - £1.3bn
• Trade surplus - £2.5bn
• Exports - £7.6bn
• Imports - £3.0bn
• Trade surplus - £4.6bn
• Exports - £2.6bn
• Imports - na
• Trade surplus - na
*Wales financial services imports are not available.