Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was -7.53 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 34 years was -6.70 in 1986, while its lowest value was -12.36 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
1986 -6.70
1987 -8.28
1988 -8.42
1989 -7.01
1990 -6.91
1991 -7.89
1992 -8.74
1993 -7.82
1994 -8.62
1995 -7.69
1996 -7.93
1997 -8.04
1998 -9.49
1999 -10.27
2000 -8.35
2001 -8.29
2002 -8.73
2003 -9.05
2004 -8.27
2005 -9.22
2006 -8.06
2007 -9.49
2008 -9.83
2009 -9.45
2010 -9.63
2011 -8.84
2012 -10.77
2013 -10.98
2014 -10.39
2015 -12.36
2016 -11.44
2017 -8.87
2018 -8.95
2019 -8.46
2020 -7.53

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts