External balance on goods and services (constant LCU) by country
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country....
Countries reporting
162
Highest
5,690.56 trillion constant LCU
Iran
Lowest
-109.69 trillion constant LCU
Colombia
Median
-3.05 billion constant LCU
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
3,215
What the numbers show
External balance on goods and services (constant LCU) is currently reported for 162 countries. The highest value is 5,690.56 trillion constant LCU in Iran; the lowest is -109.69 trillion constant LCU in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is -3.05 billion constant LCU, and the mean is 38.84 trillion constant LCU.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 52.
Over the past decade 62 countries rose and 94 fell. The largest increase was in Finland (up 11,183.2%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela (down 12,293.5%).
External balance on goods and services: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 5,690.56 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Indonesia | 616.22 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | up 335.4% | volatile |
| 3 | South Korea | 143.51 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | up 89.2% | rising |
| 4 | Vietnam | 54.24 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | up 135.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Iraq | 31.09 trillion constant LCU | 2024 | up 40.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Japan | 5.75 trillion constant LCU | 2024 | up 386.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 5.24 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | up 249.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Hungary | 2.83 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | down 16.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Congo | 1.40 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | up 331.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Russia | 1.39 trillion constant LCU | 2021 | down 68.8% | falling |
| 11 | Thailand | 799.63 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Chad | 746.38 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 212.5% | rising |
| 13 | Equatorial Guinea | 511.47 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 77.4% | falling |
| 14 | Czechia | 380.87 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Denmark | 330.08 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 111.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Ireland | 229.34 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 201.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Sweden | 208.04 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 48.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Singapore | 169.69 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 19 | Cote d'Ivoire | 114.86 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 20 | United Arab Emirates | 104.21 billion constant LCU | 2023 | down 69.6% | falling |
| 21 | Netherlands | 99.59 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 58.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Poland | 92.87 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 148.2% | rising |
| 23 | Germany | 91.67 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Uruguay | 91.60 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 25 | Djibouti | 69.05 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Switzerland | 63.20 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Brazil | 62.84 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 225.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Malaysia | 56.44 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 29 | Italy | 50.21 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 27.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Turkey | 45.44 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 242.8% | volatile |
| 31 | Spain | 43.63 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Mauritius | 42.23 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 229.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Libya | 32.09 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 1,652.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Israel | 31.17 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 19.33 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Botswana | 17.96 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Austria | 16.88 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 38 | France | 15.41 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 1,266.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Maldives | 13.80 billion constant LCU | 2024 | up 357.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Kuwait | 10.96 billion constant LCU | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 41 | Belgium | 10.51 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 80.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Azerbaijan | 9.38 billion constant LCU | 2014 | up 646.1% | rising |
| 43 | Oman | 6.49 billion constant LCU | 2024 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 44 | Finland | 4.88 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 11,183.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Brunei | 4.61 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 24.0% | falling |
| 46 | Malta | 4.12 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 63.7% | rising |
| 47 | Lithuania | 4.04 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 972.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Slovakia | 3.75 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 8,786.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Panama | 3.03 billion constant LCU | 2024 | up 413.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Slovenia | 2.80 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Eswatini | 2.64 billion constant LCU | 2024 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Bahrain | 2.24 billion constant LCU | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 53 | Bermuda | 2.12 billion constant LCU | 2024 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 54 | Ecuador | 2.10 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 311.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Cyprus | 1.77 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 648.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Tajikistan | 1.26 billion constant LCU | 2024 | up 612.5% | volatile |
| 57 | San Marino | 439.13 million constant LCU | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 58 | United States Virgin Islands | 262.00 million constant LCU | 2022 | up 103.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Ghana | 211.18 million constant LCU | 2024 | up 103.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Belize | 25.10 million constant LCU | 2024 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Palau | -93.36 million constant LCU | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 62 | Marshall Islands | -110.12 million constant LCU | 2024 | down 19.9% | flat |
| 63 | Bahamas | -153.10 million constant LCU | 2024 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 64 | American Samoa | -249.00 million constant LCU | 2022 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 65 | Cuba | -354.00 million constant LCU | 2024 | down 109.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Kiribati | -395.63 million constant LCU | 2024 | down 85.4% | falling |
| 67 | Sierra Leone | -425.93 million constant LCU | 2025 | up 94.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Tonga | -470.86 million constant LCU | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 69 | Northern Mariana Islands | -520.00 million constant LCU | 2022 | down 425.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Samoa | -606.66 million constant LCU | 2025 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 71 | Bulgaria | -819.96 million constant LCU | 2025 | down 140.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Sudan | -1.14 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 101.3% | volatile |
| 73 | East Timor | -1.15 billion constant LCU | 2024 | down 33.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Estonia | -1.22 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 236.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Venezuela | -1.38 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 12,293.5% | falling |
| 76 | Latvia | -1.60 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 227.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Kosovo | -2.01 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 77 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | -2.01 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 79 | Montenegro | -2.05 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 201.7% | falling |
| 80 | Sao Tome and Principe | -2.57 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 23.3% | falling |
| 81 | South Sudan | -2.80 billion constant LCU | 2015 | down 138.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Guam | -3.30 billion constant LCU | 2022 | down 62.4% | falling |
| 83 | New Zealand | -3.69 billion constant LCU | 2024 | down 193.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Portugal | -3.84 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 218.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Palestine | -3.92 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 86 | Seychelles | -4.14 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 195.4% | falling |
| 87 | Croatia | -4.21 billion constant LCU | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Greenland | -4.64 billion constant LCU | 2023 | down 37.4% | rising |
| 89 | Solomon Islands | -4.73 billion constant LCU | 2024 | down 348.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -5.73 billion constant LCU | 2025 | — | falling |
| 91 | El Salvador | -6.80 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 48.4% | falling |
| 92 | Georgia | -7.13 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 55.9% | flat |
| 93 | Tunisia | -10.27 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 9.5% | rising |
| 94 | Bolivia | -14.15 billion constant LCU | 2024 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 95 | Greece | -14.72 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 340.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Lesotho | -15.82 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 97 | United Kingdom | -20.83 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Gambia | -22.82 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 226.0% | falling |
| 99 | Peru | -24.04 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 67.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Bhutan | -26.21 billion constant LCU | 2024 | up 21.9% | falling |
| 101 | Vanuatu | -35.09 billion constant LCU | 2024 | down 146.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Cape Verde | -40.77 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 99.7% | falling |
| 103 | Argentina | -48.32 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 104 | Norway | -50.34 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Honduras | -56.90 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 164.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Armenia | -57.66 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Namibia | -63.31 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 108 | South Africa | -64.88 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Mauritania | -66.54 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 177.0% | falling |
| 110 | Yemen | -68.13 billion constant LCU | 2018 | down 250.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Moldova | -73.73 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 98.2% | falling |
| 112 | Nicaragua | -82.82 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 113 | Canada | -87.04 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 114 | North Macedonia | -116.39 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 115 | Central African Republic | -121.10 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 5,933.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Comoros | -128.55 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 79.1% | falling |
| 117 | Guinea-Bissau | -138.28 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 374.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Guatemala | -138.41 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 156.2% | falling |
| 119 | Iceland | -181.56 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 201.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Romania | -198.45 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 215.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Albania | -219.49 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 122 | Syria | -220.82 billion constant LCU | 2022 | down 44.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Mozambique | -224.06 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 124 | Morocco | -236.77 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 117.3% | falling |
| 125 | Ethiopia | -286.81 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 126 | Dominican Republic | -307.59 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 68.1% | falling |
| 127 | Benin | -317.30 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 128 | Sri Lanka | -324.83 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Niger | -375.80 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 59.5% | flat |
| 130 | Afghanistan | -530.23 billion constant LCU | 2024 | — | falling |
| 131 | Togo | -597.69 billion constant LCU | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 132 | Kyrgyzstan | -636.54 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 254.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Serbia | -669.20 billion constant LCU | 2025 | — | falling |
| 134 | Kenya | -798.44 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 135 | Nepal | -845.59 billion constant LCU | 2025 | down 71.3% | falling |
| 136 | Malawi | -879.87 billion constant LCU | 2025 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 137 | Angola | -919.98 billion constant LCU | 2024 | down 117.0% | volatile |
| 138 | United States | -984.55 billion constant LCU | 2024 | down 215.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Algeria | -1.32 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Mexico | -1.32 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | down 157.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Ukraine | -1.35 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | down 715.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Burkina Faso | -1.52 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | down 216.6% | falling |
| 143 | Mali | -1.81 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | down 49.5% | falling |
| 144 | Gabon | -1.88 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | down 693.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Bangladesh | -1.98 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | down 173.2% | falling |
| 146 | Kazakhstan | -2.08 trillion constant LCU | 2024 | down 489.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Cameroon | -2.13 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | down 288.7% | falling |
| 148 | Philippines | -2.31 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 149 | Senegal | -2.67 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | down 74.3% | falling |
| 150 | Uganda | -3.38 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 151 | Cambodia | -3.91 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 152 | Madagascar | -5.11 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | down 146.7% | falling |
| 153 | Pakistan | -5.93 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | down 150.6% | falling |
| 154 | Chile | -6.59 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | down 211.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Paraguay | -7.00 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | down 197.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Tanzania | -8.77 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 157 | Lebanon | -11.18 trillion constant LCU | 2024 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 158 | Mongolia | -11.74 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | down 3,889.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Laos | -15.70 trillion constant LCU | 2016 | — | rising |
| 160 | Uzbekistan | -20.99 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | down 1,353.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Guinea | -23.22 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | down 77.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Colombia | -109.69 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | down 93.1% | falling |
About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.