External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in External balance on goods and services (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
192
Highest
696.41 % change on previous year
Mongolia
Lowest
-983.72 % change on previous year
Zimbabwe
Median
-5.29 % change on previous year
Years covered
65
1961–2025
Data points
8,589
What the numbers show
External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 696.41 % change on previous year in Mongolia; the lowest is -983.72 % change on previous year in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is -5.29 % change on previous year, and the mean is -5.35 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 81 countries rose and 110 fell. The largest increase was in Cambodia (up 190,985.0%), and the largest decrease in North Macedonia (down 9,615.0%).
External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mongolia | 696.41 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 859.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire | 596.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 4,104.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Cambodia | 282.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 190,985.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Ghana | 280.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 5,679.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 269.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 760.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Finland | 259.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Estonia | 234.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,584.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Faroe Islands | 228.14 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 84.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Zambia | 155.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 120.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Eswatini | 101.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 201.6% | volatile |
| 12 | United States Virgin Islands | 100.77 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 213.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Qatar | 96.58 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 643.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Maldives | 96.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 348.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 80.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 198.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Panama | 78.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 279.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Botswana | 63.16 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Cyprus | 63.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Senegal | 61.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 675.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Niger | 60.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 345.2% | volatile |
| 21 | New Zealand | 50.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 206.0% | volatile |
| 22 | China | 48.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 23 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 46.56 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Sudan | 45.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 420.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Peru | 45.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 167.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Aruba | 44.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 27 | Eritrea | 41.74 % change on previous year | 2011 | up 238.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Djibouti | 41.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 39.49 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 109.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Japan | 37.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 487.1% | volatile |
| 31 | San Marino | 37.02 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 1,823.3% | volatile |
| 32 | Indonesia | 36.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Slovakia | 34.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 169.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Republic of Korea | 32.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Brazil | 29.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 46.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Chile | 29.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 107.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 28.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 721.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Bhutan | 26.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 409.8% | volatile |
| 39 | American Samoa | 25.97 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 8.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 24.01 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Mexico | 22.4 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 125.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Chad | 21.53 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 24.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Namibia | 19.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 236.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Angola | 18 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 111.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Brunei Darussalam | 17.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 126.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Naoero | 16.79 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 117.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Georgia | 16.43 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 265.5% | volatile |
| 48 | New Caledonia | 16.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Albania | 15.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 143.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Bermuda | 15.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 405.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Greece | 14.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Palau | 13.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 169.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Macau, China | 12.94 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 131.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Nicaragua | 12.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 158.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Northern Mariana Islands | 12.77 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Denmark | 12.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 292.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Uganda | 10.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 109.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 10.32 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 113.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Greenland | 10.26 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 51.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Ireland | 9.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 91.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Malaysia | 9.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 166.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Thailand | 8.91 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 89.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Central African Republic | 7.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 332.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Equatorial Guinea | 7.34 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 111.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Hungary | 7.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Netherlands | 6.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 124.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Viet Nam | 6.51 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 108.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Samoa | 6.48 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Malta | 6.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 192.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Libya | 5.63 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Mauritius | 5.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Romania | 4.89 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 104.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Oman | 4.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 50.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Ecuador | 4.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 101.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Tonga | 3.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 288.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Seychelles | 3.75 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 92.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Bahrain | 3.62 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 183.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.09 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Mali | 2.64 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 128.8% | volatile |
| 80 | South Africa | 2.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Luxembourg | 1.78 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Singapore | 1.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Fiji | 1.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 97.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Serbia | -0.5247 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 105.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Czechia | -0.6063 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 139.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Philippines | -0.7711 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 99.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Kazakhstan | -1.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 104.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Honduras | -1.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 76.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Togo | -1.86 % change on previous year | 2023 | up 96.5% | volatile |
| 91 | Austria | -2.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 112.1% | volatile |
| 92 | Spain | -2.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 172.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Kenya | -3.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 124.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -3.35 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 121.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Italy | -4.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 219.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Comoros | -4.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 142.5% | volatile |
| 97 | India | -5.78 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 138.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Uruguay | -6.22 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 107.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Kosovo | -6.48 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | -6.48 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Cape Verde | -6.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 123.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Guatemala | -6.92 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 213.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Nepal | -6.93 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Rwanda | -7.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 73.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Israel | -7.45 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 105.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Lesotho | -7.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 6,550.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Bangladesh | -7.66 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 72.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Marshall Islands | -8 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 430.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Norway | -9.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Slovenia | -9.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 140.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Lebanon | -11.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,335.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Uzbekistan | -11.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 206.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Benin | -11.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 94.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Guam | -11.73 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 1,876.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Solomon Islands | -12.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 36.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Palestine, State of | -12.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Kuwait | -12.18 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Belarus | -13.28 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 111.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Papua New Guinea | -13.34 % change on previous year | 2004 | down 3,719.4% | volatile |
| 120 | United States of America | -14.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 123.7% | volatile |
| 121 | North Macedonia | -14.77 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 9,615.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Pakistan | -14.97 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 314.9% | volatile |
| 123 | Vanuatu | -16.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 83.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Kiribati | -16.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 18.3% | volatile |
| 125 | Haiti | -16.93 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 553.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Croatia | -17.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 111.4% | volatile |
| 127 | United Arab Emirates | -18.48 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 732.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Somalia | -19.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Morocco | -19.48 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 160.0% | volatile |
| 130 | French Polynesia | -21.77 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 320.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Montenegro | -22.11 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,454.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Hong Kong, China | -22.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 65.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Poland | -23.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 105.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Republic of Moldova | -23.56 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 346.4% | volatile |
| 135 | Malawi | -24.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 97.4% | falling |
| 136 | El Salvador | -24.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 714.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Lithuania | -24.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Switzerland | -24.6 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2,875.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Jordan | -25.42 % change on previous year | 2007 | down 415.7% | volatile |
| 140 | France | -26.26 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 131.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Sweden | -27.94 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 330.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Azerbaijan | -30.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 63.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Sierra Leone | -30.62 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 30.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Gabon | -30.8 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 395.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Kyrgyzstan | -32.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 346.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Saudi Arabia | -32.52 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 75.1% | volatile |
| 147 | South Sudan | -33.01 % change on previous year | 2015 | down 5.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Russian Federation | -33.51 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 205.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Antigua and Barbuda | -34.48 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 159.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Germany | -35.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 305.9% | volatile |
| 151 | Madagascar | -35.71 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 464.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Tajikistan | -37.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 306.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Tunisia | -39.51 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 415.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Ethiopia | -39.64 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 155 | Paraguay | -39.91 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 189.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Colombia | -40.58 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Curaçao | -40.61 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 63.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Mozambique | -41.4 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 273.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Afghanistan | -41.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Mauritania | -42.88 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3,918.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Portugal | -50.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 112.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Ukraine | -51.9 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 878.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Timor-Leste | -53.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 365.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Belize | -55.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 369.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Syrian Arab Republic | -55.63 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Argentina | -57.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 87.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Guinea | -58.72 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 168 | Sri Lanka | -61.68 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 929.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Puerto Rico | -62.81 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 286.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Congo | -64.78 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Gambia | -69.99 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,372.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Australia | -70.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 82.4% | volatile |
| 173 | Sao Tome and Principe | -72.3 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 570.9% | volatile |
| 174 | Iraq | -74.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 174.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Cuba | -78.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 345.2% | volatile |
| 176 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -82.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 513.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Turkmenistan | -86.37 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Yemen | -89.15 % change on previous year | 2018 | down 1,882.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Iceland | -93.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 392.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Algeria | -112 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 181 | Armenia | -117.32 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 472.1% | volatile |
| 182 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -120.39 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 83.5% | volatile |
| 183 | Egypt | -122.76 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 698.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Bulgaria | -145.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 182.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Cameroon | -150.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3,230.0% | volatile |
| 186 | Türkiye | -161.82 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 468.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Guyana | -175.98 % change on previous year | 2005 | down 2,933.2% | volatile |
| 188 | Latvia | -206.16 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 460.0% | volatile |
| 189 | Bahamas | -311.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,019.6% | volatile |
| 190 | Canada | -381.5 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 122.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Belgium | -441.47 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 302.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Zimbabwe | -983.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 9,137.1% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in External balance on goods and services (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- External balance on goods and services Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in External balance on goods and services (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.