Fragile and conflict affected situations - External balance on goods and services

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in Fragile and conflict affected situations was -6.28 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 10.16 in 2006, while its lowest value was -6.32 in 2016.

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
1990 2.34
1991 -1.51
1992 -3.91
1993 -6.01
1994 -4.66
1995 -2.73
1996 -1.32
1997 -0.27
1998 -4.33
1999 0.53
2000 9.24
2001 1.40
2002 4.11
2003 2.11
2004 4.00
2005 5.90
2006 10.16
2007 5.23
2008 8.88
2009 -1.71
2010 4.80
2011 5.93
2012 6.63
2013 -0.87
2014 -5.06
2015 -5.34
2016 -6.32
2017 -3.09
2018 -0.83
2019 -3.33
2020 -6.28

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts