Canada - External balance on goods and services

External balance on goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for External balance on goods and services (current US$) in Canada was ($33,823,890,000) as of 2020. Over the past 59 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $46,388,020,000 in 2005 and ($38,367,630,000) in 2015.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1961 ($264,543,200)
1962 ($155,319,200)
1963 $240,146,600
1964 $479,321,500
1965 ($169,761,500)
1966 ($112,316,100)
1967 $496,890,700
1968 $661,732,400
1969 ($156,950,200)
1970 $1,937,027,000
1971 $1,299,267,000
1972 $656,632,000
1973 $1,435,856,000
1974 ($156,441,700)
1975 ($3,376,917,000)
1976 ($1,865,112,000)
1977 ($752,233,200)
1978 $476,900,200
1979 $1,021,854,000
1980 $4,663,017,000
1981 $2,048,545,000
1982 $11,860,260,000
1983 $10,738,400,000
1984 $12,115,670,000
1985 $8,246,064,000
1986 $3,449,442,000
1987 $4,939,668,000
1988 $3,769,400,000
1989 $147,804,000
1990 $918,752,100
1991 ($3,165,750,000)
1992 ($2,019,525,000)
1993 $199,209,400
1994 $6,794,815,000
1995 $18,993,000,000
1996 $24,825,820,000
1997 $12,636,860,000
1998 $12,535,220,000
1999 $24,472,640,000
2000 $42,102,890,000
2001 $42,385,720,000
2002 $33,546,810,000
2003 $34,853,330,000
2004 $45,822,440,000
2005 $46,388,020,000
2006 $36,316,110,000
2007 $31,956,990,000
2008 $27,432,050,000
2009 ($19,832,040,000)
2010 ($30,298,630,000)
2011 ($20,478,980,000)
2012 ($34,546,950,000)
2013 ($28,939,830,000)
2014 ($16,351,250,000)
2015 ($38,367,630,000)
2016 ($36,038,360,000)
2017 ($36,155,870,000)
2018 ($32,563,030,000)
2019 ($27,790,310,000)
2020 ($33,823,890,000)

External balance on goods and services (current LCU)

The value for External balance on goods and services (current LCU) in Canada was -45,363,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 65,647,000,000 in 2001 and a minimum value of -49,064,000,000 in 2015.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1961 -268,000,000
1962 -166,000,000
1963 259,000,000
1964 517,000,000
1965 -183,000,000
1966 -121,000,000
1967 536,000,000
1968 713,000,000
1969 -169,000,000
1970 2,024,000,000
1971 1,312,000,000
1972 650,000,000
1973 1,436,000,000
1974 -153,000,000
1975 -3,435,000,000
1976 -1,839,000,000
1977 -800,000,000
1978 544,000,000
1979 1,197,000,000
1980 5,452,000,000
1981 2,456,000,000
1982 14,632,000,000
1983 13,234,000,000
1984 15,691,000,000
1985 11,260,000,000
1986 4,793,000,000
1987 6,550,000,000
1988 4,639,000,000
1989 175,000,000
1990 1,072,000,000
1991 -3,627,000,000
1992 -2,441,000,000
1993 257,000,000
1994 9,279,000,000
1995 26,066,000,000
1996 33,850,000,000
1997 17,497,000,000
1998 18,596,000,000
1999 36,359,000,000
2000 62,527,000,000
2001 65,647,000,000
2002 52,645,000,000
2003 48,833,000,000
2004 59,615,000,000
2005 56,213,000,000
2006 41,197,000,000
2007 34,325,000,000
2008 29,270,000,000
2009 -22,670,000,000
2010 -31,211,000,000
2011 -20,259,000,000
2012 -34,525,000,000
2013 -29,812,000,000
2014 -18,064,000,000
2015 -49,064,000,000
2016 -47,773,000,000
2017 -46,928,000,000
2018 -42,195,000,000
2019 -36,872,000,000
2020 -45,363,000,000

External balance on goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for External balance on goods and services (constant LCU) in Canada was -35,751,180,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 110,793,000,000 in 2001 and a minimum value of -85,039,040,000 in 2012.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services). Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1961 4,399,448,000
1962 5,599,062,000
1963 9,100,977,000
1964 10,757,430,000
1965 6,905,259,000
1966 7,721,483,000
1967 11,852,530,000
1968 14,711,710,000
1969 11,983,120,000
1970 21,955,450,000
1971 21,598,840,000
1972 18,524,290,000
1973 16,094,170,000
1974 -1,228,204,000
1975 -7,869,422,000
1976 -6,487,425,000
1977 1,842,054,000
1978 10,795,290,000
1979 6,702,585,000
1980 12,658,320,000
1981 12,447,580,000
1982 32,641,270,000
1983 29,421,970,000
1984 36,512,100,000
1985 32,380,020,000
1986 30,410,580,000
1987 27,491,380,000
1988 21,787,150,000
1989 11,534,060,000
1990 17,872,530,000
1991 16,138,860,000
1992 22,715,490,000
1993 33,286,340,000
1994 49,457,070,000
1995 62,638,060,000
1996 67,313,980,000
1997 54,773,720,000
1998 75,329,710,000
1999 94,106,180,000
2000 104,828,000,000
2001 110,793,000,000
2002 109,454,000,000
2003 81,745,550,000
2004 72,782,140,000
2005 49,467,380,000
2006 26,468,520,000
2007 987,321,000
2008 -31,044,230,000
2009 -30,404,860,000
2010 -69,397,660,000
2011 -77,280,890,000
2012 -85,039,040,000
2013 -84,648,160,000
2014 -64,928,810,000
2015 -49,064,000,000
2016 -40,492,990,000
2017 -62,825,010,000
2018 -62,778,620,000
2019 -56,743,450,000
2020 -35,751,180,000

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in Canada was -2.06 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 5.74 in 2001, while its lowest value was -2.46 in 2015.

Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1961 -0.65
1962 -0.37
1963 0.53
1964 0.97
1965 -0.31
1966 -0.18
1967 0.76
1968 0.92
1969 -0.20
1970 2.20
1971 1.31
1972 0.58
1973 1.09
1974 -0.10
1975 -1.94
1976 -0.90
1977 -0.36
1978 0.22
1979 0.42
1980 1.70
1981 0.67
1982 3.78
1983 3.15
1984 3.41
1985 2.26
1986 0.91
1987 1.15
1988 0.74
1989 0.03
1990 0.15
1991 -0.52
1992 -0.34
1993 0.03
1994 1.18
1995 3.14
1996 3.95
1997 1.93
1998 1.98
1999 3.61
2000 5.65
2001 5.74
2002 4.41
2003 3.89
2004 4.46
2005 3.95
2006 2.75
2007 2.18
2008 1.77
2009 -1.44
2010 -1.87
2011 -1.14
2012 -1.89
2013 -1.57
2014 -0.91
2015 -2.46
2016 -2.36
2017 -2.19
2018 -1.89
2019 -1.60
2020 -2.06

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts