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The aerospace industry of the UK is the second largest aerospace industry in the world (after the United States) and the largest in Europe. [154] [155] The industry employs around 113,000 people directly and around 276,000 indirectly and has an annual turnover of around £20 billion.
This list displays all British companies in the Fortune Global 500, which ranks the world's largest companies by annual revenue. The figures below are given in millions of US dollars and are for the fiscal year 2023/24. Also listed are the headquarters location, net profit, number of employees worldwide and industry sector of each company. [1]
The aerospace industry of the UK is the second- or third-largest aerospace industry in the world, depending upon the method of measurement. [108] [109] The industry employs around 113,000 people directly and around 276,000 indirectly and has an annual turnover of around £20 billion. [110]
Its pharmaceutical industry is the tenth-largest in the world. [17] Of the world's 500 largest companies, 26 are headquartered in the UK. [18] The economy is boosted by North Sea oil and gas production; its reserves were estimated at 2.8 billion barrels in 2016, [19] although it has been a net importer of oil since 2005. [20]
A range of international companies like Alstom, Siemens, Hitachi and CAF manufacture railway locomotives and other related components. Associated with this sector are the defence and aerospace industries. As of 2022, the UK aerospace industry was the second largest in the world behind that of the United States, [15] with a turnover of over $34. ...
The oil and gas industry in the United Kingdom produced 1.42 million BOE per day [4] in 2014, of which 59% [4] was oil/liquids. In 2013 the UK consumed 1.508 million barrels per day (bpd) of oil and 2.735 trillion cubic feet (tcf) of gas, [5] so is now an importer of hydrocarbons having been a significant exporter in the 1980s and 1990s.
Tourism is one of London's prime industries. London is the most visited city in the world by international tourists with 18.8 million international visitors forecast in 2015 [out of date], ahead of Bangkok (18.2 million) and Paris (16.1 million). [80] Within the UK, London is home to the ten most-visited tourist attractions. [81]
The UK exports to 160 nations. The UK is the fifth largest exporter. Data is for 2019, in millions of USD (United States dollars), as reported by International Trade Centre. Currently the top fifty exports are listed. #