Trade balance in low-income countries in 2025 — -37,406,941,709 US$. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 587.7%.
1990–2025 · US$
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -37.41B | +11.74B | +23.9% |
| 2024 | -49.15B | +633M | +1.27% |
| 2023 | -49.78B | +9.98B | +16.7% |
| 2022 | -59.76B | −12.33B | −25.99% |
| 2021 | -47.43B | −6.22B | −15.08% |
| 2020 | -41.22B | +3.05B | +6.88% |
| 2019 | -44.26B | +8.22B | +15.66% |
| 2018 | -52.48B | −6.6B | −14.38% |
| 2017 | -45.88B | +2.03B | +4.24% |
| 2016 | -47.92B | +888M | +1.82% |
| 2015 | -48.81B | +568M | +1.15% |
| 2014 | -49.37B | +3.68B | +6.93% |
| 2013 | -53.05B | −8.36B | −18.71% |
| 2012 | -44.69B | −16.65B | −59.37% |
| 2011 | -28.04B | −15.99B | −132.67% |
| 2010 | -12.05B | +5.92B | +32.93% |
| 2009 | -17.97B | −12.14B | −208.31% |
| 2008 | -5.83B | +3.95B | +40.4% |
| 2007 | -9.78B | −1.5B | −18.16% |
| 2006 | -8.28B | +512M | +5.83% |
| 2005 | -8.79B | −1.5B | −20.55% |
| 2004 | -7.29B | +849M | +10.43% |
| 2003 | -8.14B | −1.27B | −18.52% |
| 2002 | -6.87B | −2.69B | −64.33% |
| 2001 | -4.18B | −10.97M | −0.26% |
| 2000 | -4.17B | +2.73B | +39.59% |
| 1999 | -6.9B | +693M | +9.13% |
| 1998 | -7.59B | −1.58B | −26.34% |
| 1997 | -6.01B | +1.06B | +15.01% |
| 1996 | -7.07B | −1.57B | −28.48% |
| 1995 | -5.5B | −2.68B | −95.17% |
| 1994 | -2.82B | +7.67B | +73.12% |
| 1993 | -10.49B | −1.3B | −14.16% |
| 1992 | -9.19B | +1.97B | +17.69% |
| 1991 | -11.16B | −5.72B | −105.21% |
| 1990 | -5.44B | — | — |
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.
The value of goods shipped out and of services provided to non-residents, in US dollars.
Trade Imports of goods and servicesThe value of goods brought in and of services received from non-residents.
Finance Current account balance in US dollarsHow much more a country receives from abroad than it pays out there. A minus means it pays more.
Trade Trade opennessExports plus imports as a percent of GDP — total foreign trade turnover.