External balance on goods and services in IDA only
IDA only: External balance on goods and services was -8.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
External balance on goods and services in IDA only, 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
IDA only recorded -8.4% for external balance on goods and services in 2025.
The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external balance on goods and services in IDA only peaked at -6.5% in 1994 and was at its lowest, -13.5%, in 2013.
IDA only ranks 40th of 44 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
External balance on goods and services in IDA only, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -8.2% | — |
| 1991 | -10.2% | +24.0% |
| 1992 | -11.0% | +8.7% |
| 1993 | -11.7% | +6.2% |
| 1994 | -6.5% | -44.2% |
| 1995 | -8.3% | +27.0% |
| 1996 | -9.4% | +13.4% |
| 1997 | -8.2% | -12.8% |
| 1998 | -8.7% | +5.6% |
| 1999 | -8.9% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | -6.7% | -24.8% |
| 2001 | -6.9% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | -7.2% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | -7.9% | +10.1% |
| 2004 | -7.7% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | -8.4% | +8.5% |
| 2006 | -7.8% | -7.2% |
| 2007 | -8.8% | +13.4% |
| 2008 | -9.5% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | -9.5% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | -8.1% | -14.8% |
| 2011 | -9.9% | +22.3% |
| 2012 | -12.7% | +28.1% |
| 2013 | -13.5% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | -11.8% | -12.8% |
| 2015 | -12.1% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | -10.4% | -14.3% |
| 2017 | -9.6% | -7.4% |
| 2018 | -10.9% | +13.8% |
| 2019 | -9.9% | -9.8% |
| 2020 | -9.0% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | -9.7% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | -11.3% | +16.3% |
| 2023 | -9.8% | -13.0% |
| 2024 | -9.5% | -3.9% |
| 2025 | -8.4% | -11.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -9.1% | -11.7% | -6.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | -8.0% | -9.5% | -6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | -10.9% | -13.5% | -8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -9.6% | -11.3% | -8.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near IDA only
- 37 Mongolia 5.4% compare
- 38 Slovenia 5.4% compare
- 39 Korea 5.2% compare
- 40 Panama 5.0% compare
- 41 Côte d'Ivoire 5.0% compare
- 42 Burkina Faso 5.0% compare
- 43 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 4.8% compare
More economy & growth data for IDA only
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 117.1 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 873.51 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 1,096 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7383 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 5.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 142.19 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 9.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.0958 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external balance on goods and services in IDA only?
- External balance on goods and services in IDA only was -8.4% 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 IDA only?
- The highest recorded value was -6.5% in 1994.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services recorded in IDA only?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.5% in 2013.
- How does IDA only rank for external balance on goods and services?
- IDA only ranks 40th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is external balance on goods and services rising or falling in IDA only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this IDA only 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.