Egypt - External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in Egypt was -7.55 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was -1.36 in 2004, while its lowest value was -17.86 in 1988.

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
1960 -1.96
1961 -2.10
1962 -4.47
1963 -5.83
1964 -6.48
1965 -3.00
1966 -4.15
1967 -2.29
1968 -5.66
1969 -3.08
1970 -3.53
1971 -4.54
1972 -4.66
1973 -4.63
1974 -10.93
1975 -17.38
1976 -10.75
1977 -9.78
1978 -14.03
1979 -16.48
1980 -12.35
1981 -12.54
1982 -11.54
1983 -11.28
1984 -11.39
1985 -9.65
1986 -8.39
1987 -10.10
1988 -17.86
1989 -14.55
1990 -12.21
1991 -7.91
1992 -2.52
1993 -4.25
1994 -5.49
1995 -5.15
1996 -5.45
1997 -6.05
1998 -9.50
1999 -8.26
2000 -6.62
2001 -4.85
2002 -4.35
2003 -2.59
2004 -1.36
2005 -2.27
2006 -1.62
2007 -4.58
2008 -5.59
2009 -6.64
2010 -5.24
2011 -4.12
2012 -7.92
2013 -6.34
2014 -8.43
2015 -8.48
2016 -9.56
2017 -13.49
2018 -10.45
2019 -8.24
2020 -7.55

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts