External balance on goods and services in Low income
Low income: External balance on goods and services was -10.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
External balance on goods and services in Low income, 1994–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Low income recorded -10.3% for external balance on goods and services in 2025.
That represents a change of up 14.6% on the previous year and up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external balance on goods and services in Low income peaked at -3.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, -15.7%, in 2013.
Low income ranks 43rd of 44 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
External balance on goods and services in Low income, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | -3.6% | — |
| 1995 | -7.6% | +111.5% |
| 1996 | -10.4% | +36.7% |
| 1997 | -8.2% | -21.5% |
| 1998 | -10.2% | +25.3% |
| 1999 | -9.1% | -11.3% |
| 2000 | -4.0% | -56.3% |
| 2001 | -4.1% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | -7.0% | +68.7% |
| 2003 | -7.4% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | -5.5% | -25.9% |
| 2005 | -5.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | -4.3% | -22.2% |
| 2007 | -4.2% | -1.5% |
| 2008 | -3.8% | -8.5% |
| 2009 | -8.3% | +117.2% |
| 2010 | -5.2% | -37.4% |
| 2011 | -8.5% | +63.5% |
| 2012 | -13.7% | +60.4% |
| 2013 | -15.7% | +15.0% |
| 2014 | -13.7% | -13.1% |
| 2015 | -13.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | -14.7% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | -13.2% | -10.5% |
| 2018 | -14.2% | +7.6% |
| 2019 | -14.1% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | -12.4% | -12.0% |
| 2021 | -12.3% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | -13.6% | +10.5% |
| 2023 | -12.6% | -7.5% |
| 2024 | -12.1% | -4.3% |
| 2025 | -10.3% | -14.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -8.2% | -10.4% | -3.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | -5.4% | -8.3% | -3.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | -12.7% | -15.7% | -5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | -12.2% | -13.6% | -10.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Low income
- 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
- 44 Hungary 4.5% compare
- 45 Uruguay 4.4% compare
- 46 Congo 4.4% compare
More economy & growth data for Low income
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 76.83 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 4.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 545.88 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 665.53 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 0.7948 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 3.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 101.2 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 11.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1209 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external balance on goods and services in Low income?
- External balance on goods and services in Low income was -10.3% 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 Low income?
- The highest recorded value was -3.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was -15.7% in 2013.
- How does Low income rank for external balance on goods and services?
- Low income ranks 43rd out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is external balance on goods and services rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Low 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.