External balance on goods and services in East Asia & Pacific
East Asia & Pacific: External balance on goods and services was 4.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
External balance on goods and services in East Asia & Pacific, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific recorded 4.1% for external balance on goods and services in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.5% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external balance on goods and services in East Asia & Pacific peaked at 4.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -1.2%, in 1974.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 5th of 44 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | -0.4% | — |
| 1961 | -0.7% | +73.4% |
| 1962 | 0.4% | -152.9% |
| 1963 | -0.2% | -139.0% |
| 1964 | 0.7% | -563.4% |
| 1965 | -0.1% | -120.3% |
| 1966 | -0.3% | +128.2% |
| 1967 | -0.1% | -67.4% |
| 1968 | -0.4% | +281.3% |
| 1969 | -0.0% | -96.0% |
| 1970 | -0.0% | +40.4% |
| 1971 | 0.9% | -3900.2% |
| 1972 | 1.2% | +35.6% |
| 1973 | 0.2% | -79.9% |
| 1974 | -1.2% | -606.3% |
| 1975 | -0.8% | -36.0% |
| 1976 | 0.3% | -138.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | +172.5% |
| 1978 | 0.7% | -19.6% |
| 1979 | -1.1% | -272.2% |
| 1980 | -1.1% | -4.8% |
| 1981 | -0.4% | -63.8% |
| 1982 | -0.6% | +46.9% |
| 1983 | 0.4% | -169.7% |
| 1984 | 1.6% | +292.5% |
| 1985 | 1.6% | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 2.7% | +65.2% |
| 1987 | 2.7% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 1.9% | -30.2% |
| 1989 | 1.2% | -38.0% |
| 1990 | 0.7% | -38.4% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | +68.2% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | +30.8% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | -10.7% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | -5.4% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | -53.3% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | -72.6% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +554.9% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | +165.4% |
| 1999 | 2.4% | -18.8% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | -17.2% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -15.4% |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +32.7% |
| 2003 | 2.4% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 2.5% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 2.9% | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 3.7% | +27.2% |
| 2007 | 4.5% | +22.5% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -28.3% |
| 2009 | 3.1% | -4.7% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -37.3% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -19.3% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | +78.0% |
| 2016 | 2.6% | -9.3% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -7.9% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -39.0% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | +61.1% |
| 2021 | 2.5% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -7.2% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +34.1% |
| 2025 | 4.1% | +33.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External balance on goods and services in East Asia & Pacific 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +3900.2% | -0.0% | 0.9% |
| 1974 | -606.3% | 0.2% | -1.2% |
| 1964 | +563.4% | -0.2% | 0.7% |
| 1997 | +554.9% | 0.2% | 1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.1% | -0.7% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.1% | -1.2% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | -1.1% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.4% | 0.2% | 3.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 1.7% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.8% | 2.3% | 4.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific
More economy & growth data for East Asia & Pacific
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 3,139 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added 59.8% (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2845 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 4,005 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 4.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.0547 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) 769.41 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.223 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 4,757 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.3379 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external balance on goods and services in East Asia & Pacific?
- External balance on goods and services in East Asia & Pacific was 4.1% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services recorded in East Asia & Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.2% in 1974.
- How does East Asia & Pacific rank for external balance on goods and services?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 5th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is external balance on goods and services rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific 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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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 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.