External balance on goods and services (current 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 current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
Countries reporting
189
Highest
790.38 trillion current LCU
Vietnam
Lowest
-23,522.90 trillion current LCU
Iran
Median
-2.10 billion current LCU
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
9,054
What the numbers show
External balance on goods and services (current LCU) is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 790.38 trillion current LCU in Vietnam; the lowest is -23,522.90 trillion current LCU in Iran.
The median across all reporting countries is -2.10 billion current LCU, and the mean is -124.78 trillion current LCU.
Over the past decade 76 countries rose and 111 fell. The largest increase was in Venezuela (up 3,529,700,000,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Zimbabwe (down 4,436,360.0%).
External balance on goods and services: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnam | 790.38 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 1,534.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Indonesia | 548.34 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 1,143.0% | volatile |
| 3 | South Korea | 137.55 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 4 | Angola | 14.62 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 3,548.5% | volatile |
| 5 | Chile | 14.08 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 1,018.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Iraq | 8.68 trillion current LCU | 2024 | down 63.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 8.22 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 51.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Argentina | 6.33 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 9,988.2% | volatile |
| 9 | China | 5.87 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 162.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Russia | 5.78 trillion current LCU | 2025 | down 13.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Mongolia | 4.88 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 1,759.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Hungary | 3.90 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 47.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Gabon | 3.25 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 111.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Costa Rica | 3.22 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 1,498.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.91 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 438.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Cambodia | 2.48 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 124.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Chad | 1.59 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 152.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.35 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Burkina Faso | 800.13 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 266.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Venezuela | 790.65 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 3,529,700,000,000.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Thailand | 736.66 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Norway | 645.18 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 197.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Czechia | 500.62 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Congo | 415.27 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 115.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Denmark | 337.27 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 155.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Qatar | 317.31 billion current LCU | 2022 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 27 | United Arab Emirates | 281.13 billion current LCU | 2023 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Singapore | 279.47 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 141.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Ireland | 256.59 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 217.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Macao | 189.92 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Uruguay | 155.59 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 2,749.6% | volatile |
| 32 | South Africa | 145.90 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 354.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Sweden | 139.42 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Netherlands | 132.32 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 147.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Djibouti | 120.74 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 24.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Malaysia | 112.06 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Poland | 111.80 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 198.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Germany | 105.34 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 54.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Peru | 97.04 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 720.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Hong Kong | 95.62 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Switzerland | 77.59 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia | 75.25 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 168.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Spain | 64.52 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Zambia | 49.19 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 1,929.1% | volatile |
| 45 | Israel | 44.86 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Brazil | 44.58 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 164.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Italy | 43.60 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Australia | 16.32 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 165.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Libya | 14.72 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 275.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Ghana | 13.54 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 215.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Austria | 12.23 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Kuwait | 8.65 billion current LCU | 2024 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Azerbaijan | 8.02 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 393.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Oman | 7.12 billion current LCU | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Ecuador | 4.59 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 303.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Panama | 4.36 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 263.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Puerto Rico | 4.28 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 83.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Brunei | 3.84 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Slovenia | 3.78 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Finland | 3.53 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 521.0% | volatile |
| 63 | South Sudan | 3.35 billion current LCU | 2015 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Lithuania | 3.25 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 980.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Bahrain | 3.11 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 49.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Portugal | 2.81 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 111.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Bermuda | 2.77 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 67.1% | rising |
| 68 | Turkmenistan | 2.10 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 131.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Cyprus | 2.06 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 316.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Suriname | 1.70 billion current LCU | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Papua New Guinea | 1.68 billion current LCU | 2004 | up 120.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Faroe Islands | 938.80 million current LCU | 2024 | up 736.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Aruba | 581.80 million current LCU | 2024 | up 308.6% | volatile |
| 74 | San Marino | 581.25 million current LCU | 2023 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 75 | Estonia | 401.56 million current LCU | 2025 | down 46.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Belize | 94.46 million current LCU | 2024 | down 43.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Eswatini | 27.74 million current LCU | 2024 | up 106.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Maldives | -49.47 million current LCU | 2024 | down 100.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Nauru | -114.00 million current LCU | 2025 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Palau | -129.93 million current LCU | 2024 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 81 | Marshall Islands | -135.00 million current LCU | 2025 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 82 | Slovakia | -209.56 million current LCU | 2025 | down 113.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Micronesia (country) | -245.00 million current LCU | 2025 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 84 | American Samoa | -268.00 million current LCU | 2022 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 85 | Antigua and Barbuda | -416.08 million current LCU | 2022 | down 249.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Kiribati | -484.01 million current LCU | 2024 | down 171.9% | volatile |
| 87 | United States Virgin Islands | -509.00 million current LCU | 2022 | down 494.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Northern Mariana Islands | -533.00 million current LCU | 2022 | down 438.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Samoa | -551.78 million current LCU | 2025 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 90 | Bahamas | -581.90 million current LCU | 2024 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Tonga | -673.00 million current LCU | 2024 | down 106.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Bulgaria | -1.20 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 414.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Fiji | -1.37 billion current LCU | 2024 | down 144.0% | volatile |
| 94 | East Timor | -1.39 billion current LCU | 2024 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Curacao | -1.57 billion current LCU | 2018 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 96 | Latvia | -1.97 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 597.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Montenegro | -2.10 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 210.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Greenland | -2.36 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Eritrea | -3.52 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 101 | Guam | -3.88 billion current LCU | 2022 | down 90.7% | falling |
| 102 | Solomon Islands | -4.05 billion current LCU | 2024 | down 367.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Sao Tome and Principe | -4.27 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 104 | Jordan | -4.55 billion current LCU | 2007 | down 298.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Seychelles | -4.59 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 229.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Croatia | -4.69 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 4,933.0% | volatile |
| 107 | New Zealand | -5.40 billion current LCU | 2024 | down 374.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Palestine | -5.55 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 109 | Belarus | -5.58 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 5,915.7% | volatile |
| 110 | Georgia | -6.08 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -7.42 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 42.0% | falling |
| 112 | El Salvador | -8.83 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 114.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Greece | -11.25 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 613.4% | volatile |
| 114 | France | -12.12 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 367.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Sierra Leone | -12.37 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 131.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Belgium | -12.95 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 553.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Tunisia | -14.03 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 118 | Botswana | -14.74 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Bolivia | -15.58 billion current LCU | 2024 | down 616.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Lesotho | -25.28 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Canada | -27.43 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Cape Verde | -34.03 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Vanuatu | -35.09 billion current LCU | 2024 | down 708.7% | volatile |
| 124 | United Kingdom | -38.41 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 45.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Guyana | -41.39 billion current LCU | 2005 | down 330.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Zimbabwe | -44.35 billion current LCU | 2024 | down 4,436,360.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Bhutan | -45.85 billion current LCU | 2024 | down 83.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Namibia | -51.87 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Tajikistan | -57.12 billion current LCU | 2024 | down 250.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Mauritania | -66.54 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Gambia | -68.31 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 771.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Mauritius | -73.35 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 329.6% | volatile |
| 133 | Romania | -100.54 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 1,616.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Moldova | -103.09 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 177.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Nicaragua | -108.02 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 72.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Iceland | -112.00 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 161.6% | volatile |
| 137 | North Macedonia | -143.47 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 58.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Albania | -145.93 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Guatemala | -145.93 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 199.6% | volatile |
| 140 | Turkey | -148.18 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 379.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Morocco | -156.26 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 142 | New Caledonia | -160.12 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 143 | Comoros | -176.53 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 135.1% | volatile |
| 144 | Guinea-Bissau | -193.40 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 563.7% | volatile |
| 145 | French Polynesia | -194.10 billion current LCU | 2024 | down 108.8% | falling |
| 146 | Mozambique | -205.30 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 5.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Honduras | -221.21 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 183.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Mexico | -223.26 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Sudan | -234.13 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 726.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Central African Republic | -253.67 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Niger | -300.05 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Dominican Republic | -332.89 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 143.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Benin | -430.60 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Cuba | -433.06 billion current LCU | 2024 | down 11,071.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Serbia | -446.61 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 47.1% | volatile |
| 156 | Haiti | -535.15 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 303.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Armenia | -623.38 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Togo | -634.91 billion current LCU | 2023 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Afghanistan | -660.71 billion current LCU | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Kyrgyzstan | -766.53 billion current LCU | 2025 | down 338.8% | volatile |
| 161 | Mali | -808.18 billion current LCU | 2025 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 162 | United States | -898.46 billion current LCU | 2024 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 163 | Ethiopia | -1.04 trillion current LCU | 2025 | down 283.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Kenya | -1.05 trillion current LCU | 2025 | down 52.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -1.22 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Sri Lanka | -1.27 trillion current LCU | 2025 | down 53.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Senegal | -1.31 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Nepal | -1.54 trillion current LCU | 2025 | down 142.7% | volatile |
| 169 | Algeria | -2.01 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 12.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Egypt | -2.12 trillion current LCU | 2025 | down 923.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Tanzania | -2.30 trillion current LCU | 2025 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 172 | Ukraine | -2.37 trillion current LCU | 2025 | down 4,460.2% | volatile |
| 173 | Cameroon | -2.47 trillion current LCU | 2025 | down 264.3% | volatile |
| 174 | Bangladesh | -3.15 trillion current LCU | 2025 | down 180.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Rwanda | -3.17 trillion current LCU | 2025 | down 175.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Philippines | -3.84 trillion current LCU | 2025 | down 482.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Yemen | -4.47 trillion current LCU | 2018 | down 1,391.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Malawi | -4.73 trillion current LCU | 2025 | down 262.9% | falling |
| 179 | Japan | -5.66 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 57.9% | volatile |
| 180 | India | -6.02 trillion current LCU | 2025 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 181 | Paraguay | -7.89 trillion current LCU | 2025 | down 263.9% | volatile |
| 182 | Pakistan | -8.22 trillion current LCU | 2025 | down 300.9% | volatile |
| 183 | Madagascar | -10.29 trillion current LCU | 2025 | down 597.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Laos | -11.21 trillion current LCU | 2016 | down 465.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Uganda | -16.68 trillion current LCU | 2025 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 186 | Syria | -19.48 trillion current LCU | 2022 | down 3,129.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Guinea | -51.06 trillion current LCU | 2025 | down 163.4% | volatile |
| 188 | Colombia | -100.13 trillion current LCU | 2025 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 189 | Uzbekistan | -246.53 trillion current LCU | 2025 | down 3,370.6% | volatile |
| 190 | Somalia | -272.14 trillion current LCU | 2025 | down 365.1% | volatile |
| 191 | Lebanon | -827.49 trillion current LCU | 2024 | down 3,432.9% | volatile |
| 192 | Iran | -23,522.90 trillion current LCU | 2025 | down 9,710.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Kosovo -3.34 billion current LCU
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 current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.