Trade balance — all countries

Trade balance — Western Asia

Trade balance in Western Asia in 2024 — 102,344,377,405 US$. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 23.6%.

2024 102B US$ −52.3% vs 2023
World rank
Period maximum 503B US$2012
Period minimum -25.15B US$1993

Trend over time

1980–2024 · US$

Trade balance — Western Asia, 1980–2024-200B0200B400B600B19801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 82,785,037,087 US$1981: 50,383,796,384 US$1982: -5,029,407,012 US$1983: -21,315,101,701 US$1984: -17,719,034,668 US$1985: -11,772,475,111 US$1986: -19,242,088,986 US$1987: -9,644,179,435 US$1988: -7,176,251,470 US$1989: -7,828,492,821 US$1990: -257,831,300 US$1991: -25,000,324,068 US$1992: -16,562,691,460 US$1993: -25,153,004,637 US$1994: 1,956,487,125 US$1995: 1,595,337,796 US$1996: 6,806,657,414 US$1997: 17,251,894,605 US$1998: -5,646,573,657 US$1999: 20,343,893,302 US$2000: 58,631,836,537 US$2001: 54,873,481,696 US$2002: 55,574,513,236 US$2003: 68,554,448,946 US$2004: 94,989,850,765 US$2005: 163,381,062,870 US$2006: 201,851,739,435 US$2007: 174,661,176,328 US$2008: 289,779,196,074 US$2009: 118,428,710,721 US$2010: 234,400,063,245 US$2011: 420,220,426,687 US$2012: 503,449,459,324 US$2013: 457,464,443,367 US$2014: 360,119,792,763 US$2015: 76,670,034,413 US$2016: 67,348,921,206 US$2017: 134,107,869,413 US$2018: 305,509,290,559 US$2019: 255,583,629,387 US$2020: 44,568,130,626 US$2021: 278,264,963,016 US$2022: 495,029,189,952 US$2023: 214,565,956,872 US$2024: 102,344,377,405 US$
Change over the period: +19.56B (+23.63%) Average annual rate: 0.48 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Asia

Western Asia 102B US$
World computed 863B US$
Trade balance — Western Asia, by year Western Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2024 102B −112B −52.3%
2023 215B −280B −56.66%
2022 495B +217B +77.9%
2021 278B +234B +524.36%
2020 44.57B −211B −82.56%
2019 256B −49.93B −16.34%
2018 306B +171B +127.81%
2017 134B +66.76B +99.12%
2016 67.35B −9.32B −12.16%
2015 76.67B −283B −78.71%
2014 360B −97.34B −21.28%
2013 457B −45.99B −9.13%
2012 503B +83.23B +19.81%
2011 420B +186B +79.27%
2010 234B +116B +97.93%
2009 118B −171B −59.13%
2008 290B +115B +65.91%
2007 175B −27.19B −13.47%
2006 202B +38.47B +23.55%
2005 163B +68.39B +72%
2004 94.99B +26.44B +38.56%
2003 68.55B +12.98B +23.36%
2002 55.57B +701M +1.28%
2001 54.87B −3.76B −6.41%
2000 58.63B +38.29B +188.2%
1999 20.34B +25.99B +460.29%
1998 -5.65B −22.9B −132.73%
1997 17.25B +10.45B +153.46%
1996 6.81B +5.21B +326.66%
1995 1.6B −361M −18.46%
1994 1.96B +27.11B +107.78%
1993 -25.15B −8.59B −51.87%
1992 -16.56B +8.44B +33.75%
1991 -25B −24.74B −9,596.39%
1990 -258M +7.57B +96.71%
1989 -7.83B −652M −9.09%
1988 -7.18B +2.47B +25.59%
1987 -9.64B +9.6B +49.88%
1986 -19.24B −7.47B −63.45%
1985 -11.77B +5.95B +33.56%
1984 -17.72B +3.6B +16.87%
1983 -21.32B −16.29B −323.81%
1982 -5.03B −55.41B −109.98%
1981 50.38B −32.4B −39.14%
1980 82.79B

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.