Trade balance — all countries

Trade balance — High-income countries

Trade balance in high-income countries in 2024 — 620,769,584,566 US$. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 219.3%.

2024 621B US$ +8.41% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 782B US$2013
Period minimum -38.4B US$2006

Trend over time

1995–2024 · US$

Trade balance — High-income countries, 1995–2024-250B0250B500B750B1T199519982001200420072010201320162019202220241995: 194,404,791,520 US$1996: 168,434,052,703 US$1997: 195,901,270,736 US$1998: 151,001,192,755 US$1999: 56,498,326,625 US$2000: -37,577,437,667 US$2001: -36,609,584,798 US$2002: -9,565,852,889 US$2003: -14,559,657,509 US$2004: 33,350,010,524 US$2005: -24,672,246,675 US$2006: -38,400,272,014 US$2007: 38,168,050,280 US$2008: 48,179,904,661 US$2009: 259,232,959,642 US$2010: 357,191,389,441 US$2011: 520,315,307,468 US$2012: 651,631,543,723 US$2013: 781,687,031,442 US$2014: 729,813,740,030 US$2015: 508,402,777,545 US$2016: 531,220,121,220 US$2017: 618,413,343,382 US$2018: 729,364,950,549 US$2019: 563,248,014,770 US$2020: 366,975,912,308 US$2021: 704,280,093,473 US$2022: 535,349,424,193 US$2023: 572,637,586,761 US$2024: 620,769,584,566 US$
Change over the period: +426B (+219.32%) Average annual rate: 4.08 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries

High-income countries 621B US$
World computed 863B US$
Trade balance — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 621B +48.13B +8.41%
2023 573B +37.29B +6.97%
2022 535B −169B −23.99%
2021 704B +337B +91.91%
2020 367B −196B −34.85%
2019 563B −166B −22.78%
2018 729B +111B +17.94%
2017 618B +87.19B +16.41%
2016 531B +22.82B +4.49%
2015 508B −221B −30.34%
2014 730B −51.87B −6.64%
2013 782B +130B +19.96%
2012 652B +131B +25.24%
2011 520B +163B +45.67%
2010 357B +97.96B +37.79%
2009 259B +211B +438.05%
2008 48.18B +10.01B +26.23%
2007 38.17B +76.57B +199.4%
2006 -38.4B −13.73B −55.64%
2005 -24.67B −58.02B −173.98%
2004 33.35B +47.91B +329.06%
2003 -14.56B −4.99B −52.2%
2002 -9.57B +27.04B +73.87%
2001 -36.61B +968M +2.58%
2000 -37.58B −94.08B −166.51%
1999 56.5B −94.5B −62.58%
1998 151B −44.9B −22.92%
1997 196B +27.47B +16.31%
1996 168B −25.97B −13.36%
1995 194B

About the indicator

The balance of foreign trade in goods and services: exports minus imports. This is the largest part of the current account but not the whole of it — investment income and remittances do not enter the trade balance, and for countries with large transfers the two indicators move in opposite directions. A surplus is not in itself a sign of a healthy economy: a country importing equipment for construction will run a deficit precisely because it is investing in growth.

Important: Goods and services together. For countries with large service exports — tourism, transport, software — the merchandise balance can be negative while the overall balance is positive.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.