External balance on goods and services in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): External balance on goods and services was -0.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
External balance on goods and services in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) is -0.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 168.0% on the previous year and down 121.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external balance on goods and services in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 7.0% in 1992 and was at its lowest, -1.9%, in 1990.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th of 44 groups on this measure, 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -1.9% | — |
| 1991 | -0.7% | -63.3% |
| 1992 | 7.0% | -1095.0% |
| 1993 | 1.6% | -77.4% |
| 1994 | 1.1% | -28.8% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | -27.8% |
| 1996 | -0.0% | -105.1% |
| 1997 | -1.3% | +3115.9% |
| 1998 | -0.6% | -56.2% |
| 1999 | 1.5% | -366.6% |
| 2000 | 3.1% | +100.7% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -32.6% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -15.0% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +25.4% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +40.7% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -16.3% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -83.6% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +185.0% |
| 2009 | 1.8% | +46.2% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 2.4% | +24.9% |
| 2012 | 2.4% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -29.9% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +49.6% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -55.1% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +17.7% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +217.9% |
| 2019 | 3.5% | -12.8% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -64.2% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | +198.6% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | +21.1% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -84.2% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | +3.8% |
| 2025 | -0.5% | -168.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External balance on goods and services in Europe & Central Asia (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -3115.9% | -0.0% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | +1095.0% | -0.7% | 7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | -1.9% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 0.4% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 1.1% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | -0.5% | 4.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 24 Switzerland 8.9% compare
- 25 Peru 8.1% compare
- 26 Aruba 7.8% compare
- 27 South Sudan 7.8% compare
- 28 Zambia 7.4% compare
- 29 Azerbaijan 6.2% compare
- 30 Costa Rica 6.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1823 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 5.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8,599 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.562 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 17.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1,688 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.1103 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 1.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 2,789 current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external balance on goods and services in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- External balance on goods and services in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was -0.5% 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.0% in 1992.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.9% in 1990.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for external balance on goods and services?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is external balance on goods and services rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 121.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (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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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.