Trade balance — all countries

Trade balance — South Asia

Trade balance in South Asia in 2025 — -139,975,343,233 US$. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 12,263.2%.

2025 -140B US$ +1.56% vs 2024
World rank
Period maximum -534M US$1972
Period minimum -190B US$2022

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Trade balance — South Asia, 1960–2025-200B-150B-100B-50B019601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: -1,132,193,340 US$1962: -1,164,747,656 US$1964: -1,827,927,640 US$1966: -1,887,419,898 US$1968: -1,197,270,239 US$1970: -850,711,467 US$1972: -534,123,638 US$1974: -2,689,646,079 US$1976: -1,899,621,247 US$1978: -3,615,646,612 US$1980: -11,649,406,245 US$1982: -10,757,933,744 US$1984: -8,890,543,065 US$1986: -9,549,925,530 US$1988: -9,358,229,705 US$1990: -9,987,240,877 US$1992: -6,495,825,072 US$1994: -5,979,868,221 US$1996: -12,365,732,648 US$1998: -11,380,937,383 US$2000: -11,253,293,286 US$2002: -9,769,926,952 US$2004: -21,200,556,798 US$2006: -51,502,709,097 US$2008: -98,402,907,214 US$2010: -99,202,931,611 US$2012: -157,099,145,710 US$2014: -97,049,782,302 US$2016: -85,351,011,666 US$2018: -180,420,455,278 US$2020: -75,599,078,315 US$2022: -190,090,285,654 US$2024: -142,194,607,565 US$2025: -139,975,343,233 US$
Change over the period: −139B (−12,263.2%)
Trade balance — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 -140B +2.22B +1.56%
2024 -142B −20.23B −16.59%
2023 -122B +68.13B +35.84%
2022 -190B −27.28B −16.76%
2021 -163B −87.21B −115.36%
2020 -75.6B +66.26B +46.71%
2019 -142B +38.57B +21.38%
2018 -180B −37.81B −26.51%
2017 -143B −57.26B −67.09%
2016 -85.35B +10.3B +10.77%
2015 -95.65B +1.4B +1.44%
2014 -97.05B −8.39B −9.46%
2013 -88.66B +68.44B +43.56%
2012 -157B −10.63B −7.26%
2011 -146B −47.27B −47.65%
2010 -99.2B +2.41B +2.37%
2009 -102B −3.21B −3.26%
2008 -98.4B −24.73B −33.56%
2007 -73.68B −22.17B −43.06%
2006 -51.5B −13.3B −34.8%
2005 -38.21B −17.01B −80.22%
2004 -21.2B −11.61B −121.12%
2003 -9.59B +182M +1.86%
2002 -9.77B +1.34B +12.1%
2001 -11.11B +139M +1.24%
2000 -11.25B +2.68B +19.24%
1999 -13.93B −2.55B −22.43%
1998 -11.38B +907M +7.38%
1997 -12.29B +77.99M +0.63%
1996 -12.37B −2.22B −21.85%
1995 -10.15B −4.17B −69.71%
1994 -5.98B +212M +3.43%
1993 -6.19B +304M +4.68%
1992 -6.5B −2.68B −70.02%
1991 -3.82B +6.17B +61.74%
1990 -9.99B −931M −10.28%
1989 -9.06B +302M +3.23%
1988 -9.36B −1.12B −13.62%
1987 -8.24B +1.31B +13.75%
1986 -9.55B +2.42B +20.2%
1985 -11.97B −3.08B −34.61%
1984 -8.89B +1.18B +11.74%
1983 -10.07B +685M +6.37%
1982 -10.76B −260M −2.48%
1981 -10.5B +1.15B +9.89%
1980 -11.65B −5.37B −85.39%
1979 -6.28B −2.67B −73.79%
1978 -3.62B −1.98B −120.76%
1977 -1.64B +262M +13.78%
1976 -1.9B +1.5B +44.14%
1975 -3.4B −711M −26.43%
1974 -2.69B −1.75B −186.71%
1973 -938M −404M −75.64%
1972 -534M +550M +50.73%
1971 -1.08B −233M −27.43%
1970 -851M +165M +16.25%
1969 -1.02B +181M +15.16%
1968 -1.2B +675M +36.04%
1967 -1.87B +15.52M +0.82%
1966 -1.89B +195M +9.35%
1965 -2.08B −254M −13.91%
1964 -1.83B −518M −39.6%
1963 -1.31B −145M −12.42%
1962 -1.16B −117M −11.13%
1961 -1.05B +84.1M +7.43%
1960 -1.13B

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.