Trade balance in Eastern Africa in 2025 — -43,363,860,748 US$. Since 1994, the indicator has fallen by 986.1%.
1994–2025 · US$
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -43.36B | −1.18B | −2.79% |
| 2024 | -42.19B | +3.09B | +6.83% |
| 2023 | -45.28B | +4.41B | +8.88% |
| 2022 | -49.69B | −10.33B | −26.26% |
| 2021 | -39.36B | −6.55B | −19.95% |
| 2020 | -32.81B | +3.49B | +9.61% |
| 2019 | -36.3B | +1.49B | +3.94% |
| 2018 | -37.79B | −523M | −1.4% |
| 2017 | -37.26B | −1.07B | −2.96% |
| 2016 | -36.19B | +5.17B | +12.5% |
| 2015 | -41.37B | −1.22B | −3.03% |
| 2014 | -40.15B | +7.25B | +15.3% |
| 2013 | -47.4B | −10.59B | −28.76% |
| 2012 | -36.81B | −13.93B | −60.87% |
| 2011 | -22.88B | −9.84B | −75.43% |
| 2010 | -13.04B | −310M | −2.44% |
| 2009 | -12.73B | −1.94B | −17.94% |
| 2008 | -10.8B | −396M | −3.8% |
| 2007 | -10.4B | −2.69B | −34.88% |
| 2006 | -7.71B | −451M | −6.21% |
| 2005 | -7.26B | −1.25B | −20.76% |
| 2004 | -6.01B | −411M | −7.34% |
| 2003 | -5.6B | −682M | −13.86% |
| 2002 | -4.92B | −984M | −25.01% |
| 2001 | -3.94B | +1.25B | +24.09% |
| 2000 | -5.18B | +392M | +7.03% |
| 1999 | -5.58B | −41.02M | −0.74% |
| 1998 | -5.54B | +107M | +1.89% |
| 1997 | -5.64B | −831M | −17.27% |
| 1996 | -4.81B | −46.82M | −0.98% |
| 1995 | -4.76B | −772M | −19.33% |
| 1994 | -3.99B | — | — |
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.