External balance on goods and services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): External balance on goods and services was -3.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
External balance on goods and services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external balance on goods and services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is -3.8%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 51.6% on the previous year and down 76.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external balance on goods and services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 0.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, -5.8%, in 1993.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 44 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External balance on goods and services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -3.5% | — |
| 1991 | -1.5% | -56.8% |
| 1992 | -2.0% | +34.6% |
| 1993 | -5.8% | +187.7% |
| 1994 | -3.7% | -36.8% |
| 1995 | -1.8% | -52.2% |
| 1996 | -3.0% | +69.5% |
| 1997 | -3.0% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | -2.6% | -11.7% |
| 1999 | -1.8% | -32.2% |
| 2000 | -2.4% | +35.0% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | -123.3% |
| 2002 | -0.7% | -216.4% |
| 2003 | -2.1% | +223.5% |
| 2004 | -2.5% | +17.2% |
| 2005 | -2.4% | -3.5% |
| 2006 | -3.1% | +29.7% |
| 2007 | -3.8% | +21.5% |
| 2008 | -2.3% | -39.1% |
| 2009 | -1.1% | -53.8% |
| 2010 | -2.0% | +83.0% |
| 2011 | -2.2% | +10.4% |
| 2012 | -1.3% | -40.4% |
| 2013 | -2.5% | +92.4% |
| 2014 | -1.0% | -59.5% |
| 2015 | -2.1% | +112.5% |
| 2016 | -3.0% | +42.7% |
| 2017 | -3.1% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | -0.5% | -82.5% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -125.8% |
| 2020 | -3.3% | -2465.0% |
| 2021 | -0.4% | -87.8% |
| 2022 | -2.3% | +459.7% |
| 2023 | -3.7% | +61.5% |
| 2024 | -2.5% | -32.5% |
| 2025 | -3.8% | +51.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External balance on goods and services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -2465.0% | 0.1% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.9% | -5.8% | -1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | -2.0% | -3.8% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.8% | -3.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.7% | -3.8% | -0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More economy & growth data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0062 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,786 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1606 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 15.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 68.56 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 20.44 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 5.18 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 16.87 % change on previous year (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is external balance on goods and services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- External balance on goods and services in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was -3.8% 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 Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.8% in 1993.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for external balance on goods and services?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is external balance on goods and services rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 76.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.