External balance on goods and services in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: External balance on goods and services was -0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
External balance on goods and services in Post-demographic dividend, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Post-demographic dividend recorded -0.3% for external balance on goods and services in 2025.
The figure is down 315.4% on the previous year and down 184.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external balance on goods and services in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 0.7% in 1993 and was at its lowest, -1.1%, in 1980.
Post-demographic dividend ranks 26th 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 Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2% | — |
| 1971 | 0.3% | +34.5% |
| 1972 | 0.2% | -32.3% |
| 1973 | -0.0% | -102.7% |
| 1974 | -1.0% | +19287.4% |
| 1975 | -0.0% | -95.0% |
| 1976 | -0.5% | +1037.6% |
| 1977 | -0.6% | +4.6% |
| 1978 | -0.1% | -87.4% |
| 1979 | -0.8% | +1071.3% |
| 1980 | -1.1% | +36.1% |
| 1981 | -0.5% | -52.5% |
| 1982 | -0.5% | -1.1% |
| 1983 | -0.5% | -15.6% |
| 1984 | -0.6% | +39.9% |
| 1985 | -0.6% | -8.4% |
| 1986 | -0.3% | -52.2% |
| 1987 | -0.5% | +63.4% |
| 1988 | -0.4% | -18.2% |
| 1989 | -0.5% | +43.2% |
| 1990 | -0.5% | -14.9% |
| 1991 | 0.1% | -127.3% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | +160.5% |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +111.5% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -13.8% |
| 1995 | 0.6% | +5.8% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -17.9% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | +29.4% |
| 1998 | 0.5% | -18.2% |
| 1999 | -0.0% | -108.1% |
| 2000 | -0.6% | +1316.5% |
| 2001 | -0.6% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | -0.5% | -19.9% |
| 2003 | -0.6% | +27.3% |
| 2004 | -0.6% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | -1.0% | +73.2% |
| 2006 | -1.1% | +13.5% |
| 2007 | -0.7% | -35.9% |
| 2008 | -0.9% | +29.4% |
| 2009 | -0.0% | -95.3% |
| 2010 | -0.2% | +349.0% |
| 2011 | -0.3% | +75.4% |
| 2012 | -0.1% | -59.9% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -229.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +49.4% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +27.6% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +58.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -48.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +15.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -58.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -43.1% |
| 2022 | -0.8% | -1286.5% |
| 2023 | -0.0% | -98.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -1353.2% |
| 2025 | -0.3% | -315.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.2% | -1.0% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.6% | -1.1% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.4% | -0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.7% | -1.1% | -0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | -0.3% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1% | -0.8% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Post-demographic dividend
- 23 Denmark 11.0% compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for Post-demographic dividend
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 8,288 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 1.14 trillion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,006 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 821.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -12.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0122 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 725.33 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 0.147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external balance on goods and services in Post-demographic dividend?
- External balance on goods and services in Post-demographic dividend was -0.3% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1993.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.1% in 1980.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for external balance on goods and services?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 26th out of 44 groups with data for 2025.
- Is external balance on goods and services rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 184.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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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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.