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External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

% · higher is better · 193 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1Macao SAR, China45.4%
  2. 2Ireland40.2%
  3. 3Singapore35.4%
  4. 4Luxembourg31.2%
  5. 5Gabon26.1%
  6. 6Brunei Darussalam19.5%
  7. 7Malta19.2%
  8. 8Equatorial Guinea18.1%
  9. 9Djibouti14.7%
  10. 10Chad12.7%
  11. 11Norway11.7%
  12. 12Angola11.3%
  13. 13Netherlands11.2%
  14. 14Denmark11%
  15. 15Switzerland8.9%
  16. 16Peru8.1%
  17. 17Azerbaijan6.2%
  18. 18Costa Rica6.2%
  19. 19Viet Nam6.2%
  20. 20Czechia5.9%
  21. 21Libya5.8%
  22. 22Cyprus5.7%
  23. 23Malaysia5.5%
  24. 24Mongolia5.4%
  25. 25Slovenia5.4%
  26. 26Korea, Rep.5.2%
  27. 27Cote d'Ivoire5%
  28. 28Burkina Faso5%
  29. 29Venezuela, RB4.8%
  30. 30Hungary4.5%
  31. 31Uruguay4.4%
  32. 32Congo, Rep.4.4%
  33. 33China4.2%
  34. 34Chile4.1%
  35. 35Thailand3.9%
  36. 36Lithuania3.9%
  37. 37Spain3.8%
  38. 38Ecuador3.5%
  39. 39Puerto Rico (US)3.3%
  40. 40Poland2.9%
  41. 41Hong Kong SAR, China2.9%
  42. 42Russian Federation2.7%
  43. 43Austria2.4%
  44. 44Germany2.4%
  45. 45Indonesia2.3%
  46. 46Israel2.1%
  47. 47Sweden2.1%
  48. 48Italy1.9%
  49. 49South Africa1.9%
  50. 50Saudi Arabia1.6%
  51. 51Finland1.3%
  52. 52Cambodia1.2%
  53. 53Estonia0.96%
  54. 54Portugal0.92%
  55. 55Turkmenistan0.78%
  56. 56Argentina0.75%
  57. 57Australia0.59%
  58. 58Brazil0.35%
  59. 59Slovak Republic-0.15%
  60. 60Sudan-0.18%
  61. 61Turkiye-0.24%
  62. 62France-0.41%
  63. 63Congo, Dem. Rep.-0.5%
  64. 64Mexico-0.63%
  65. 65Canada-0.85%
  66. 66Tanzania-1%
  67. 67Bulgaria-1%
  68. 68United Kingdom-1.3%
  69. 69India-1.7%
  70. 70Belarus-1.9%
  71. 71Belgium-2%
  72. 72Paraguay-2.1%
  73. 73Iceland-2.3%
  74. 74Niger-2.4%
  75. 75Benin-3%
  76. 76Sri Lanka-3.9%
  77. 77Dominican Republic-4.2%
  78. 78Serbia-4.3%
  79. 79Greece-4.5%
  80. 80Latvia-4.6%
  81. 81Mali-4.6%
  82. 82Croatia-5%
  83. 83Romania-5.2%
  84. 84Algeria-5.3%
  85. 85Colombia-5.4%
  86. 86Botswana-5.5%
  87. 87Albania-5.5%
  88. 88Armenia-5.5%
  89. 89Bangladesh-5.7%
  90. 90Georgia-5.8%
  91. 91Kenya-6%
  92. 92Senegal-6.1%
  93. 93Ethiopia-6.9%
  94. 94Cameroon-7.2%
  95. 95Pakistan-7.2%
  96. 96Sierra Leone-7.3%
  97. 97Uganda-7.3%
  98. 98Tunisia-8.1%
  99. 99Iran, Islamic Rep.-8.7%
  100. 100Morocco-9.2%
  101. 101Mauritius-9.9%
  102. 102Cabo Verde-11.4%
  103. 103Madagascar-11.6%
  104. 104Egypt, Arab Rep.-11.7%
  105. 105Haiti-12.8%
  106. 106Seychelles-13%
  107. 107Bosnia and Herzegovina-13.1%
  108. 108Guinea-Bissau-13.1%
  109. 109Nicaragua-13.3%
  110. 110Uzbekistan-13.3%
  111. 111Rwanda-13.6%
  112. 112Philippines-13.7%
  113. 113North Macedonia-13.7%
  114. 114Central African Republic-14.2%
  115. 115Mauritania-14.3%
  116. 116Mozambique-14.3%
  117. 117Samoa-15.4%
  118. 118Guatemala-15.4%
  119. 119Malawi-18.1%
  120. 120Namibia-19.2%
  121. 121Sao Tome and Principe-20%
  122. 122Guinea-20.9%
  123. 123Honduras-21.5%
  124. 124Comoros-22.3%
  125. 125El Salvador-24.1%
  126. 126Nepal-24.9%
  127. 127Montenegro-25.6%
  128. 128Ukraine-26.5%
  129. 129Moldova-29.2%
  130. 130West Bank and Gaza-32.3%
  131. 131Gambia, The-36.7%
  132. 132Kyrgyz Republic-38.8%
  133. 133Naoero-41.9%
  134. 134Marshall Islands-43.8%
  135. 135Micronesia, Fed. Sts.-48.8%
  136. 136Lesotho-54.9%
  137. 137Somalia, Fed. Rep.-69.6%

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)