External balance on goods and services in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): External balance on goods and services was 3.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
External balance on goods and services in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 3.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 44.1% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external balance on goods and services in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 7.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -2.7%, in 1985.
That places East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 8th out of 44 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External balance on goods and services in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -0.6% | — |
| 1961 | -0.5% | -15.2% |
| 1962 | -0.3% | -36.2% |
| 1963 | -0.4% | +5.4% |
| 1964 | -0.3% | -18.7% |
| 1965 | -0.5% | +55.3% |
| 1966 | -0.7% | +58.4% |
| 1967 | -0.8% | +12.7% |
| 1968 | -0.8% | -7.8% |
| 1969 | -0.5% | -38.2% |
| 1970 | -0.9% | +98.9% |
| 1971 | -0.5% | -43.9% |
| 1972 | -0.4% | -25.7% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | -141.1% |
| 1974 | -0.1% | -153.5% |
| 1975 | -1.1% | +1221.7% |
| 1976 | -0.1% | -89.0% |
| 1977 | -0.1% | -21.3% |
| 1978 | -1.5% | +1367.4% |
| 1979 | -0.5% | -67.4% |
| 1980 | -0.7% | +47.7% |
| 1981 | -1.5% | +110.4% |
| 1982 | -2.0% | +33.0% |
| 1983 | -2.1% | +7.1% |
| 1984 | -0.4% | -82.6% |
| 1985 | -2.7% | +634.1% |
| 1986 | -1.7% | -35.7% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | -113.6% |
| 1988 | -0.7% | -392.4% |
| 1989 | -0.9% | +33.2% |
| 1990 | 0.3% | -138.0% |
| 1991 | 0.2% | -39.9% |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -10.6% |
| 1993 | -2.1% | -1216.7% |
| 1994 | -0.5% | -78.0% |
| 1995 | -1.0% | +128.8% |
| 1996 | -0.3% | -71.7% |
| 1997 | 2.2% | -838.1% |
| 1998 | 5.6% | +155.0% |
| 1999 | 4.7% | -15.4% |
| 2000 | 4.2% | -10.9% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | -22.9% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 3.2% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +64.8% |
| 2006 | 7.1% | +39.9% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | +10.1% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | -32.6% |
| 2010 | 3.5% | -19.6% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | -31.2% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +49.6% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -25.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -19.6% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -64.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +38.4% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +139.8% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -9.2% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +31.2% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -26.3% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +37.1% |
| 2025 | 3.7% | +44.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External balance on goods and services in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | -1367.4% | -0.1% | -1.5% |
| 1975 | -1221.7% | -0.1% | -1.1% |
| 1993 | -1216.7% | 0.2% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | +838.1% | -0.3% | 2.2% |
| 1985 | -634.1% | -0.4% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | -392.4% | 0.2% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.5% | -0.8% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5% | -1.5% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | -1.2% | -2.7% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | -2.1% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.8% | 3.1% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 0.6% | 3.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 1.9% | 3.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 5 Luxembourg 31.2% compare
- 6 San Marino 31.0% compare
- 7 Bermuda 30.1% compare
- 8 Gabon 26.1% compare
- 9 Brunei Darussalam 19.5% compare
- 10 Malta 19.2% compare
- 11 Equatorial Guinea 18.1% compare
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0735 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,053 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.19 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3602 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,949 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2183 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,394 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP growth 4.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external balance on goods and services in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- External balance on goods and services in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 3.7% 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 East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.7% in 1985.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for external balance on goods and services?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 8th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is external balance on goods and services rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.