External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)
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).
Description: The map below shows how External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) varies by country. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value. The country with the highest value in the world is Luxembourg, with a value of 33.09. The country with the lowest value in the world is Kiribati, with a value of -77.78.
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
See also: Country ranking, Time series comparison
More maps: Africa | Asia | Central America & the Caribbean | Europe | Middle East | North America | Oceania | South America | World |
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
