In fact, in terms of aerospace export earnings, UK is now 4th in the world - behind both France and Germany - and further behind Germany than any other country in the Top 5 to 15 is behind the UK !
2016 figures:
- United States: US$134.6 billion (41% of total aerospace exports)
- France: $53.4 billion (16.2%)
- Germany: $44.6 billion (13.6%)
- United Kingdom: $21 billion (6.4%)
- Canada: $10.3 billion (3.1%)
- Singapore: $6.7 billion (2%)
- Japan: $5.1 billion (1.6%)
- Spain: $5.1 billion (1.5%)
- Italy: $4.9 billion (1.5%)
- Brazil: $4.8 billion (1.5%)
- Ireland: $4.1 billion (1.2%)
- China: $3.4 billion (1%)
- India: $3 billion (0.9%)
- Netherlands: $2.6 billion (0.8%)
- Israel: $2.4 billion (0.7%)