External balance on goods and services in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: External balance on goods and services was -1.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
External balance on goods and services in Early-demographic dividend, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, external balance on goods and services in Early-demographic dividend stood at -1.9%.
That represents a change of down 19.9% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external balance on goods and services in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 4.8% in 1974 and was at its lowest, -3.0%, in 2015.
That places Early-demographic dividend 30th out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External balance on goods and services in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -2.1% | — |
| 1961 | -1.1% | -45.4% |
| 1962 | -1.2% | +6.9% |
| 1963 | -1.0% | -16.4% |
| 1964 | -1.8% | +76.5% |
| 1965 | -1.7% | -1.6% |
| 1966 | -1.5% | -11.2% |
| 1967 | -1.6% | +4.0% |
| 1968 | -1.4% | -13.6% |
| 1969 | -1.5% | +11.8% |
| 1970 | -1.6% | +0.1% |
| 1971 | -1.2% | -20.7% |
| 1972 | 0.1% | -111.2% |
| 1973 | 2.7% | +1887.6% |
| 1974 | 4.8% | +75.4% |
| 1975 | 0.8% | -83.0% |
| 1976 | 1.9% | +134.2% |
| 1977 | 0.3% | -86.0% |
| 1978 | -1.7% | -749.8% |
| 1979 | 1.8% | -202.5% |
| 1980 | 2.1% | +19.5% |
| 1981 | 0.6% | -73.6% |
| 1982 | -1.1% | -288.4% |
| 1983 | -2.2% | +111.1% |
| 1984 | -1.7% | -25.6% |
| 1985 | -1.4% | -17.1% |
| 1986 | -2.8% | +105.3% |
| 1987 | -1.2% | -57.2% |
| 1988 | -2.0% | +68.3% |
| 1989 | -1.8% | -10.8% |
| 1990 | -0.8% | -53.3% |
| 1991 | -2.0% | +134.6% |
| 1992 | -2.4% | +22.6% |
| 1993 | -2.1% | -13.2% |
| 1994 | -1.0% | -51.6% |
| 1995 | -0.1% | -87.0% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -163.5% |
| 1997 | -0.4% | -602.9% |
| 1998 | -1.6% | +272.4% |
| 1999 | -0.1% | -96.8% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -2707.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9% | -27.4% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +43.7% |
| 2003 | 2.0% | +48.5% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | -11.4% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +44.5% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -40.3% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -22.1% |
| 2009 | -0.6% | -149.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -128.8% |
| 2011 | 0.5% | +199.6% |
| 2012 | -0.2% | -138.6% |
| 2013 | -0.7% | +224.2% |
| 2014 | -1.1% | +66.5% |
| 2015 | -3.0% | +165.9% |
| 2016 | -2.4% | -20.0% |
| 2017 | -2.3% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | -1.8% | -21.3% |
| 2019 | -1.5% | -19.1% |
| 2020 | -1.6% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | -1.4% | -15.4% |
| 2022 | -1.1% | -18.5% |
| 2023 | -1.4% | +28.1% |
| 2024 | -1.6% | +10.0% |
| 2025 | -1.9% | +19.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External balance on goods and services in Early-demographic dividend changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +2707.6% | -0.1% | 1.3% |
| 1973 | +1887.6% | 0.1% | 2.7% |
| 1978 | -749.8% | 0.3% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | -602.9% | 0.1% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.5% | -2.1% | -1.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.8% | -1.7% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.2% | -2.8% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.1% | -2.4% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.5% | -0.6% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.2% | -3.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.5% | -1.9% | -1.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 27 South Sudan 7.8% compare
- 28 Zambia 7.4% compare
- 29 Azerbaijan 6.2% compare
- 30 Costa Rica 6.2% compare
- 31 Viet Nam 6.2% compare
- 32 Kazakhstan 6.0% compare
- 33 Czechia 5.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Early-demographic dividend
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 598.5 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1129 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 515.76 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 2,855 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5751 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 4.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1311 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.6252 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external balance on goods and services in Early-demographic dividend?
- External balance on goods and services in Early-demographic dividend was -1.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest external balance on goods and services recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 4.8% in 1974.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.0% in 2015.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for external balance on goods and services?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 30th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is external balance on goods and services rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of External balance on goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.