Strategic export controls: licensing statistics

Export control licensing statistics compiled by the Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU).

Statistics on export licensing decisions made by His Majesty’s Government (HMG), submitted to and processed by the Export Control Joint Unit (ECJU), part of the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade (BIST). Licences are used to control the export of strategic goods.

Statistics for the reporting periods 2008 Q1 to 2023 Q4 were published as Official Statistics. However, these statistics have been reclassified and are being published as Official Statistics in Development from the 2024 Q1 publication until further notice. For further details, please see the strategic export controls licensing statistics supporting guidance documentation.

Quarterly licensing statistics: latest publication

Quarterly statistics from 2015 Q1 to 2021 Q2 include statistical commentary and outputs in Excel and CSV formats. From 2021 Q3, these formats have been replaced with outputs in Open Document Spreadsheet (ODS) formats.

Country-level statistics are available for each quarter and year from January 2008 onwards.

Quarterly licensing statistics: previous publications

Country level annual licensing statistics publications from 2008 to 2025

Visit the strategic export controls: annual licensing statistics page for all annual country level publications.

Guidance on strategic export controls licensing statistics

Custom export control licensing data reports

Users can download custom export control licensing data reports through the strategic export controls: reports and statistics webpage once registered. The tool offers a variety of filters that can be applied to allow users to download data of specific interest, such as licences which name a certain destination or licences for the shipment of goods with a certain control entry or case summary.