economic2025
External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) — series 3
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
-6.3% of GDP
Median: -2.4% of GDP
Countries Covered
193
with available data
Highest
Macao
45.4% of GDP
Lowest
Kiribati
-93.1% of GDP
Top 5 Countries
1Macao45.4% of GDP
2Ireland40.2% of GDP
3Qatar37.0% of GDP
4Singapore35.4% of GDP
5Luxembourg31.2% of GDP
By Region
Europe3.1% of GDP(32 countries)
South America2.3% of GDP(7 countries)
Oceania-0.3% of GDP(2 countries)
Asia-2.3% of GDP(26 countries)
Africa-3.6% of GDP(9 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (-93.1% of GDP)High (45.4% of GDP)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: -6.3% of GDP)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Asia (26)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
Other (113)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macao | 45.4% of GDP |
| 2 | Ireland | 40.2% of GDP |
| 3 | Qatar | 37.0% of GDP |
| 4 | Singapore | 35.4% of GDP |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 31.2% of GDP |
| 6 | San Marino | 31.0% of GDP |
| 7 | Bermuda | 30.1% of GDP |
| 8 | Gabon | 26.1% of GDP |
| 9 | Brunei Darussalam | 19.5% of GDP |
| 10 | Malta | 19.2% of GDP |
| 11 | Equatorial Guinea | 18.1% of GDP |
| 12 | Kuwait | 17.5% of GDP |
| 13 | Bahrain | 17.5% of GDP |
| 14 | Oman | 17.3% of GDP |
| 15 | Djibouti | 14.7% of GDP |
| 16 | United Arab Emirates | 14.6% of GDP |
| 17 | Suriname | 14.1% of GDP |
| 18 | Cayman Islands | 13.8% of GDP |
| 19 | Papua New Guinea | 13.2% of GDP |
| 20 | Chad | 12.7% of GDP |
| 21 | Norway | 11.7% of GDP |
| 22 | Angola | 11.3% of GDP |
| 23 | Netherlands | 11.2% of GDP |
| 24 | Denmark | 11.0% of GDP |
| 25 | Switzerland | 8.9% of GDP |
| 26 | Peru | 8.1% of GDP |
| 27 | Aruba | 7.8% of GDP |
| 28 | South Sudan | 7.8% of GDP |
| 29 | Zambia | 7.4% of GDP |
| 30 | Azerbaijan | 6.2% of GDP |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 6.2% of GDP |
| 32 | Vietnam | 6.2% of GDP |
| 33 | Kazakhstan | 6.0% of GDP |
| 34 | Czech Republic | 5.9% of GDP |
| 35 | Libya | 5.8% of GDP |
| 36 | Cyprus | 5.7% of GDP |
| 37 | Malaysia | 5.5% of GDP |
| 38 | Mongolia | 5.4% of GDP |
| 39 | Slovenia | 5.4% of GDP |
| 40 | South Korea | 5.2% of GDP |
| 41 | Panama | 5.0% of GDP |
| 42 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.0% of GDP |
| 43 | Burkina Faso | 5.0% of GDP |
| 44 | Venezuela | 4.8% of GDP |
| 45 | Hungary | 4.5% of GDP |
| 46 | Uruguay | 4.4% of GDP |
| 47 | Republic of the Congo | 4.4% of GDP |
| 48 | People's Republic of China | 4.2% of GDP |
| 49 | Chile | 4.1% of GDP |
| 50 | Thailand | 3.9% of GDP |
| 51 | Lithuania | 3.9% of GDP |
| 52 | Spain | 3.8% of GDP |
| 53 | Ecuador | 3.5% of GDP |
| 54 | Faroe Islands | 3.4% of GDP |
| 55 | Puerto Rico | 3.3% of GDP |
| 56 | Poland | 2.9% of GDP |
| 57 | Hong Kong | 2.9% of GDP |
| 58 | Russian Federation | 2.7% of GDP |
| 59 | Iraq | 2.4% of GDP |
| 60 | Austria | 2.4% of GDP |
| 61 | Germany | 2.4% of GDP |
| 62 | Indonesia | 2.3% of GDP |
| 63 | Israel | 2.1% of GDP |
| 64 | Sweden | 2.1% of GDP |
| 65 | Italy | 1.9% of GDP |
| 66 | South Africa | 1.9% of GDP |
| 67 | Saudi Arabia | 1.6% of GDP |
| 68 | Belize | 1.5% of GDP |
| 69 | Finland | 1.3% of GDP |
| 70 | Cambodia | 1.2% of GDP |
| 71 | Ghana | 1.1% of GDP |
| 72 | Estonia | 1.0% of GDP |
| 73 | Portugal | 0.9% of GDP |
| 74 | Turkmenistan | 0.8% of GDP |
| 75 | Argentina | 0.7% of GDP |
| 76 | Australia | 0.6% of GDP |
| 77 | Brazil | 0.3% of GDP |
| 78 | Eswatini | 0.0% of GDP |
| 79 | Maldives | -0.0% of GDP |
| 80 | Slovakia | -0.2% of GDP |
| 81 | Sudan | -0.2% of GDP |
| 82 | Türkiye | -0.2% of GDP |
| 83 | France | -0.4% of GDP |
| 84 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -0.5% of GDP |
| 85 | Mexico | -0.6% of GDP |
| 86 | Canada | -0.8% of GDP |
| 87 | Japan | -0.9% of GDP |
| 88 | United Republic of Tanzania | -1.0% of GDP |
| 89 | Bulgaria | -1.0% of GDP |
| 90 | New Zealand | -1.3% of GDP |
| 91 | United Kingdom | -1.3% of GDP |
| 92 | India | -1.7% of GDP |
| 93 | Belarus | -1.9% of GDP |
| 94 | Belgium | -2.0% of GDP |
| 95 | Paraguay | -2.1% of GDP |
| 96 | Iceland | -2.3% of GDP |
| 97 | Niger | -2.4% of GDP |
| 98 | Benin | -3.0% of GDP |
| 99 | United States of America | -3.1% of GDP |
| 100 | Bahamas | -3.7% of GDP |
| 101 | Sri Lanka | -3.9% of GDP |
| 102 | Bolivia | -4.1% of GDP |
| 103 | Dominican Republic | -4.2% of GDP |
| 104 | Serbia | -4.3% of GDP |
| 105 | Greece | -4.5% of GDP |
| 106 | Latvia | -4.6% of GDP |
| 107 | Mali | -4.6% of GDP |
| 108 | Croatia | -5.0% of GDP |
| 109 | Romania | -5.2% of GDP |
| 110 | Algeria | -5.3% of GDP |
| 111 | Zimbabwe | -5.4% of GDP |
| 112 | Colombia | -5.4% of GDP |
| 113 | Botswana | -5.5% of GDP |
| 114 | Albania | -5.5% of GDP |
| 115 | Armenia | -5.5% of GDP |
| 116 | Bangladesh | -5.7% of GDP |
| 117 | Georgia | -5.8% of GDP |
| 118 | Kenya | -6.0% of GDP |
| 119 | Senegal | -6.1% of GDP |
| 120 | Ethiopia | -6.9% of GDP |
| 121 | Cameroon | -7.2% of GDP |
| 122 | Pakistan | -7.2% of GDP |
| 123 | Sierra Leone | -7.3% of GDP |
| 124 | Uganda | -7.3% of GDP |
| 125 | Nigeria | -7.7% of GDP |
| 126 | Tunisia | -8.1% of GDP |
| 127 | Antigua and Barbuda | -8.3% of GDP |
| 128 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -8.7% of GDP |
| 129 | Islamic Republic of Iran | -8.7% of GDP |
| 130 | Morocco | -9.2% of GDP |
| 131 | Mauritius | -9.9% of GDP |
| 132 | Fiji | -10.2% of GDP |
| 133 | Greenland | -10.3% of GDP |
| 134 | Togo | -10.8% of GDP |
| 135 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | -10.9% of GDP |
| 136 | Eritrea | -11.1% of GDP |
| 137 | Cape Verde | -11.4% of GDP |
| 138 | Madagascar | -11.6% of GDP |
| 139 | Egypt | -11.7% of GDP |
| 140 | Haiti | -12.8% of GDP |
| 141 | Seychelles | -13.0% of GDP |
| 142 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -13.1% of GDP |
| 143 | Guinea-Bissau | -13.1% of GDP |
| 144 | Nicaragua | -13.3% of GDP |
| 145 | Uzbekistan | -13.3% of GDP |
| 146 | Rwanda | -13.6% of GDP |
| 147 | Philippines | -13.7% of GDP |
| 148 | The Republic of North Macedonia | -13.7% of GDP |
| 149 | Central African Republic | -14.2% of GDP |
| 150 | Mauritania | -14.3% of GDP |
| 151 | Mozambique | -14.3% of GDP |
| 152 | Samoa | -15.4% of GDP |
| 153 | Guatemala | -15.4% of GDP |
| 154 | Bhutan | -16.4% of GDP |
| 155 | New Caledonia | -17.0% of GDP |
| 156 | Malawi | -18.1% of GDP |
| 157 | Namibia | -19.2% of GDP |
| 158 | Sao Tome and Principe | -20.0% of GDP |
| 159 | Guinea | -20.9% of GDP |
| 160 | Honduras | -21.5% of GDP |
| 161 | Syrian Arab Republic | -21.9% of GDP |
| 162 | Comoros | -22.3% of GDP |
| 163 | Vanuatu | -22.7% of GDP |
| 164 | El Salvador | -24.1% of GDP |
| 165 | Nepal | -24.9% of GDP |
| 166 | Guyana | -25.1% of GDP |
| 167 | Montenegro | -25.6% of GDP |
| 168 | Ukraine | -26.5% of GDP |
| 169 | French Polynesia | -27.8% of GDP |
| 170 | Curaçao | -28.8% of GDP |
| 171 | Moldova, Republic of | -29.2% of GDP |
| 172 | Solomon Islands | -30.2% of GDP |
| 173 | American Samoa | -30.8% of GDP |
| 174 | State of Palestine | -32.3% of GDP |
| 175 | Lebanon | -35.6% of GDP |
| 176 | Tajikistan | -36.7% of GDP |
| 177 | Republic of The Gambia | -36.7% of GDP |
| 178 | Jordan | -37.5% of GDP |
| 179 | Yemen | -38.6% of GDP |
| 180 | Kyrgyzstan | -38.8% of GDP |
| 181 | Cuba | -39.9% of GDP |
| 182 | Palau | -40.4% of GDP |
| 183 | Nauru | -41.9% of GDP |
| 184 | Tonga | -43.8% of GDP |
| 185 | Marshall Islands | -43.8% of GDP |
| 186 | Northern Mariana Islands | -48.6% of GDP |
| 187 | Micronesia, Federated States of | -48.8% of GDP |
| 188 | Afghanistan | -52.4% of GDP |
| 189 | Lesotho | -54.9% of GDP |
| 190 | Guam | -56.1% of GDP |
| 191 | Somalia | -69.6% of GDP |
| 192 | Timor-Leste | -74.3% of GDP |
| 193 | Kiribati | -93.1% of GDP |
Showing 193 of 193 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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