economic2026
External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)
Latest available World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024.
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Key Insights
Global Average
-5.9%
Median: -1.8%
Countries Covered
183
with available data
Highest
Macao
42.3%
Lowest
Kiribati
-93.1%
Top 5 Countries
1Macao42.3%
2Ireland41.8%
3Gabon37.1%
4Qatar37.0%
5Singapore36.0%
By Region
Europe3.9%(32 countries)
South America2.4%(7 countries)
Asia0.9%(24 countries)
Oceania0.4%(2 countries)
Africa-1.6%(8 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (-93.1%)High (42.3%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: -5.9%)
Europe (32)
South America (7)
Asia (24)
Oceania (2)
Africa (8)
North America (4)
Other (106)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators value for each country, using observations from 2020–2024. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macao | 42.3% |
| 2 | Ireland | 41.8% |
| 3 | Gabon | 37.1% |
| 4 | Qatar | 37.0% |
| 5 | Singapore | 36.0% |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 31.8% |
| 7 | San Marino | 31.0% |
| 8 | Bermuda | 30.1% |
| 9 | Malta | 19.2% |
| 10 | Kuwait | 17.5% |
| 11 | Bahrain | 17.5% |
| 12 | Oman | 17.3% |
| 13 | Brunei Darussalam | 16.0% |
| 14 | Equatorial Guinea | 15.7% |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 14.6% |
| 16 | Cayman Islands | 13.8% |
| 17 | Norway | 13.2% |
| 18 | Republic of the Congo | 12.4% |
| 19 | Switzerland | 12.1% |
| 20 | Angola | 11.9% |
| 21 | Djibouti | 11.6% |
| 22 | Netherlands | 11.0% |
| 23 | Chad | 10.8% |
| 24 | Denmark | 10.2% |
| 25 | Puerto Rico | 9.1% |
| 26 | Azerbaijan | 9.1% |
| 27 | Aruba | 7.8% |
| 28 | Zambia | 7.4% |
| 29 | Venezuela | 7.2% |
| 30 | Vietnam | 6.4% |
| 31 | Turkmenistan | 6.4% |
| 32 | Czech Republic | 6.3% |
| 33 | Slovenia | 6.2% |
| 34 | Peru | 6.1% |
| 35 | Kazakhstan | 6.0% |
| 36 | Libya | 5.9% |
| 37 | Lithuania | 5.5% |
| 38 | Malaysia | 5.3% |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 5.2% |
| 40 | Panama | 5.0% |
| 41 | Uruguay | 5.0% |
| 42 | Hungary | 4.5% |
| 43 | Russian Federation | 4.3% |
| 44 | Spain | 4.2% |
| 45 | South Korea | 4.1% |
| 46 | Poland | 4.0% |
| 47 | Hong Kong | 3.9% |
| 48 | Germany | 3.8% |
| 49 | Cyprus | 3.6% |
| 50 | Thailand | 3.6% |
| 51 | Ecuador | 3.6% |
| 52 | Chile | 3.5% |
| 53 | Faroe Islands | 3.4% |
| 54 | Sweden | 3.0% |
| 55 | People's Republic of China | 2.9% |
| 56 | Argentina | 2.6% |
| 57 | Austria | 2.5% |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 2.5% |
| 59 | Israel | 2.4% |
| 60 | Iraq | 2.4% |
| 61 | Saudi Arabia | 2.4% |
| 62 | Australia | 2.1% |
| 63 | Italy | 2.1% |
| 64 | Portugal | 2.0% |
| 65 | South Africa | 1.9% |
| 66 | Indonesia | 1.8% |
| 67 | Belize | 1.5% |
| 68 | Ghana | 1.1% |
| 69 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.8% |
| 70 | Türkiye | 0.5% |
| 71 | Finland | 0.4% |
| 72 | Estonia | 0.3% |
| 73 | Brazil | 0.3% |
| 74 | Eswatini | 0.0% |
| 75 | Maldives | -0.0% |
| 76 | Canada | -0.2% |
| 77 | Slovakia | -0.2% |
| 78 | France | -0.3% |
| 79 | Belgium | -0.4% |
| 80 | Algeria | -0.4% |
| 81 | Sudan | -0.6% |
| 82 | Cambodia | -0.7% |
| 83 | United Kingdom | -0.7% |
| 84 | Mexico | -0.9% |
| 85 | Japan | -0.9% |
| 86 | Mongolia | -1.0% |
| 87 | New Zealand | -1.3% |
| 88 | Iceland | -1.3% |
| 89 | Latvia | -1.6% |
| 90 | Paraguay | -1.7% |
| 91 | India | -1.8% |
| 92 | United Republic of Tanzania | -1.8% |
| 93 | Belarus | -1.9% |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | -2.6% |
| 95 | Armenia | -2.8% |
| 96 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -2.9% |
| 97 | Benin | -3.0% |
| 98 | Cameroon | -3.1% |
| 99 | United States of America | -3.1% |
| 100 | Burkina Faso | -3.4% |
| 101 | Bahamas | -3.7% |
| 102 | Bolivia | -4.1% |
| 103 | Colombia | -4.2% |
| 104 | Serbia | -4.6% |
| 105 | Croatia | -4.6% |
| 106 | Islamic Republic of Iran | -5.0% |
| 107 | Mali | -5.1% |
| 108 | Zimbabwe | -5.4% |
| 109 | Greece | -5.6% |
| 110 | Bangladesh | -5.9% |
| 111 | Romania | -6.0% |
| 112 | Sierra Leone | -6.0% |
| 113 | Dominican Republic | -6.2% |
| 114 | Tunisia | -6.3% |
| 115 | Kenya | -6.3% |
| 116 | Ethiopia | -6.3% |
| 117 | Niger | -6.4% |
| 118 | Pakistan | -6.8% |
| 119 | Egypt | -6.8% |
| 120 | Albania | -6.9% |
| 121 | Georgia | -7.8% |
| 122 | Morocco | -8.2% |
| 123 | Antigua and Barbuda | -8.3% |
| 124 | Uganda | -9.1% |
| 125 | Madagascar | -9.5% |
| 126 | Mozambique | -10.0% |
| 127 | Fiji | -10.2% |
| 128 | Greenland | -10.3% |
| 129 | Togo | -10.8% |
| 130 | Mauritania | -10.8% |
| 131 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | -10.9% |
| 132 | Mauritius | -11.2% |
| 133 | Cape Verde | -11.5% |
| 134 | The Republic of North Macedonia | -13.0% |
| 135 | Sao Tome and Principe | -13.2% |
| 136 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -13.4% |
| 137 | Haiti | -14.3% |
| 138 | Philippines | -14.4% |
| 139 | Uzbekistan | -14.4% |
| 140 | Seychelles | -14.7% |
| 141 | Rwanda | -14.8% |
| 142 | Guinea-Bissau | -15.0% |
| 143 | Guinea | -15.0% |
| 144 | Botswana | -15.3% |
| 145 | Guatemala | -15.5% |
| 146 | Bhutan | -16.4% |
| 147 | Central African Republic | -16.4% |
| 148 | New Caledonia | -17.0% |
| 149 | Nicaragua | -17.2% |
| 150 | Senegal | -17.3% |
| 151 | Samoa | -18.2% |
| 152 | Malawi | -19.3% |
| 153 | Ukraine | -20.3% |
| 154 | El Salvador | -20.4% |
| 155 | Syrian Arab Republic | -21.9% |
| 156 | Montenegro | -22.4% |
| 157 | Vanuatu | -22.7% |
| 158 | Comoros | -23.0% |
| 159 | Honduras | -23.8% |
| 160 | Republic of The Gambia | -24.7% |
| 161 | Nepal | -25.1% |
| 162 | Moldova, Republic of | -25.8% |
| 163 | Namibia | -25.9% |
| 164 | French Polynesia | -27.8% |
| 165 | Solomon Islands | -30.2% |
| 166 | American Samoa | -30.8% |
| 167 | State of Palestine | -30.9% |
| 168 | Lebanon | -35.6% |
| 169 | Kyrgyzstan | -36.6% |
| 170 | Tajikistan | -36.7% |
| 171 | Cuba | -39.9% |
| 172 | Palau | -40.4% |
| 173 | Tonga | -43.8% |
| 174 | Marshall Islands | -43.9% |
| 175 | Northern Mariana Islands | -48.6% |
| 176 | Micronesia, Federated States of | -51.5% |
| 177 | Afghanistan | -52.4% |
| 178 | Nauru | -53.5% |
| 179 | Lesotho | -53.7% |
| 180 | Guam | -56.1% |
| 181 | Somalia | -67.9% |
| 182 | Timor-Leste | -74.3% |
| 183 | Kiribati | -93.1% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2026).
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