External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) - Country Ranking
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: Thematic map, Time series comparison
Find indicator:
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 33.09 | 2020 |
| 2 | Singapore | 31.92 | 2020 |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 25.99 | 2019 |
| 4 | Gabon | 24.94 | 2020 |
| 5 | Ireland | 22.27 | 2020 |
| 6 | San Marino | 20.73 | 2019 |
| 7 | Guinea | 16.05 | 2020 |
| 8 | Zambia | 14.25 | 2020 |
| 9 | Suriname | 14.13 | 2010 |
| 10 | Puerto Rico | 13.98 | 2018 |
| 11 | Cayman Islands | 13.95 | 2020 |
| 12 | Papua New Guinea | 13.25 | 2004 |
| 13 | Djibouti | 13.11 | 2020 |
| 14 | Bahrain | 11.27 | 2019 |
| 15 | Netherlands | 10.41 | 2020 |
| 16 | Turkmenistan | 10.17 | 2018 |
| 17 | Malta | 9.61 | 2020 |
| 18 | Lithuania | 9.29 | 2020 |
| 19 | Slovenia | 9.23 | 2020 |
| 20 | Switzerland | 8.79 | 2020 |
| 21 | Angola | 8.67 | 2020 |
| 22 | Kuwait | 8.40 | 2019 |
| 23 | Qatar | 8.22 | 2020 |
| 24 | Oman | 7.44 | 2020 |
| 25 | Iraq | 7.07 | 2019 |
| 26 | Czech Republic | 6.83 | 2020 |
| 27 | Poland | 6.79 | 2020 |
| 28 | Denmark | 6.45 | 2020 |
| 29 | Malaysia | 6.44 | 2020 |
| 30 | Germany | 5.73 | 2020 |
| 31 | Chile | 5.25 | 2020 |
| 32 | Panama | 5.14 | 2020 |
| 33 | Russia | 4.96 | 2020 |
| 34 | Thailand | 4.93 | 2020 |
| 35 | Israel | 4.65 | 2020 |
| 36 | Sweden | 4.58 | 2020 |
| 37 | South Africa | 4.43 | 2020 |
| 38 | Brunei | 4.42 | 2020 |
| 39 | Uruguay | 4.38 | 2020 |
| 40 | Kazakhstan | 4.23 | 2020 |
| 41 | Paraguay | 4.13 | 2020 |
| 42 | Australia | 3.93 | 2020 |
| 43 | Italy | 3.69 | 2020 |
| 44 | Korea | 3.68 | 2020 |
| 45 | Belarus | 3.12 | 2020 |
| 46 | Argentina | 3.04 | 2020 |
| 47 | Austria | 2.87 | 2020 |
| 48 | Vietnam | 2.85 | 2020 |
| 49 | Eswatini | 2.72 | 2020 |
| 50 | China | 2.49 | 2020 |
| 51 | Mongolia | 2.48 | 2020 |
| 52 | Macao SAR, China | 2.30 | 2020 |
| 53 | Myanmar | 2.17 | 2020 |
| 54 | Mexico | 2.15 | 2020 |
| 55 | Saudi Arabia | 2.08 | 2020 |
| 56 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.82 | 2020 |
| 57 | Ecuador | 1.78 | 2020 |
| 58 | Hungary | 1.70 | 2020 |
| 59 | Costa Rica | 1.69 | 2020 |
| 60 | Spain | 1.47 | 2020 |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 1.47 | 2020 |
| 62 | Belgium | 1.41 | 2020 |
| 63 | Brazil | 1.39 | 2020 |
| 64 | Peru | 1.23 | 2020 |
| 65 | Latvia | 1.17 | 2020 |
| 66 | Indonesia | 1.15 | 2020 |
| 67 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1.09 | 2020 |
| 68 | Slovak Republic | 0.93 | 2020 |
| 69 | Cuba | 0.65 | 2020 |
| 70 | Estonia | 0.48 | 2020 |
| 71 | Finland | 0.34 | 2020 |
| 72 | Barbados | 0.32 | 2019 |
| 73 | United Kingdom | 0.13 | 2020 |
| 74 | Sudan | 0.09 | 2020 |
| 75 | Japan | -0.02 | 2020 |
| 76 | India | -0.54 | 2020 |
| 77 | New Zealand | -0.69 | 2020 |
| 78 | Iceland | -0.73 | 2020 |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | -0.77 | 2020 |
| 80 | Norway | -0.84 | 2020 |
| 81 | Tanzania | -1.01 | 2020 |
| 82 | Ukraine | -1.05 | 2020 |
| 83 | Dem. Rep. Congo | -1.28 | 2020 |
| 84 | The Bahamas | -1.36 | 2020 |
| 85 | Cambodia | -1.42 | 2020 |
| 86 | Zimbabwe | -1.60 | 2020 |
| 87 | Congo | -1.60 | 2020 |
| 88 | France | -2.02 | 2020 |
| 89 | Canada | -2.06 | 2020 |
| 90 | Portugal | -2.11 | 2020 |
| 91 | Cyprus | -2.53 | 2020 |
| 92 | Afghanistan | -3.03 | 1978 |
| 93 | United States | -3.11 | 2020 |
| 94 | Equatorial Guinea | -3.13 | 2020 |
| 95 | Cameroon | -3.19 | 2020 |
| 96 | Burkina Faso | -3.43 | 2019 |
| 97 | Ghana | -3.60 | 2020 |
| 98 | Turkey | -3.81 | 2020 |
| 99 | Antigua and Barbuda | -4.12 | 2020 |
| 100 | Romania | -4.46 | 2020 |
| 101 | Nicaragua | -4.83 | 2020 |
| 102 | Bolivia | -4.94 | 2020 |
| 103 | Benin | -5.09 | 2020 |
| 104 | Iran | -5.76 | 2020 |
| 105 | Uganda | -6.17 | 2020 |
| 106 | Lebanon | -6.25 | 2020 |
| 107 | Sri Lanka | -6.36 | 2020 |
| 108 | Mali | -6.39 | 2020 |
| 109 | Bangladesh | -6.54 | 2020 |
| 110 | Colombia | -6.61 | 2020 |
| 111 | Croatia | -6.76 | 2020 |
| 112 | Pakistan | -7.42 | 2020 |
| 113 | Egypt | -7.55 | 2020 |
| 114 | Greece | -7.61 | 2020 |
| 115 | Morocco | -7.63 | 2020 |
| 116 | Dominican Republic | -7.70 | 2020 |
| 117 | Nigeria | -7.74 | 2020 |
| 118 | Philippines | -7.80 | 2020 |
| 119 | Kenya | -8.00 | 2020 |
| 120 | Guatemala | -8.05 | 2020 |
| 121 | Solomon Islands | -8.16 | 2020 |
| 122 | Serbia | -8.28 | 2020 |
| 123 | Lao PDR | -8.67 | 2016 |
| 124 | Madagascar | -8.72 | 2020 |
| 125 | Togo | -9.29 | 2020 |
| 126 | Namibia | -9.66 | 2020 |
| 127 | Ethiopia | -9.84 | 2020 |
| 128 | Algeria | -9.84 | 2020 |
| 129 | Armenia | -9.96 | 2020 |
| 130 | Eritrea | -11.08 | 2011 |
| 131 | Mauritania | -11.51 | 2020 |
| 132 | Greenland | -12.31 | 2019 |
| 133 | North Macedonia | -12.79 | 2020 |
| 134 | Tunisia | -12.94 | 2018 |
| 135 | Belize | -13.40 | 2020 |
| 136 | Uzbekistan | -13.45 | 2020 |
| 137 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -13.96 | 2020 |
| 138 | Jamaica | -14.17 | 2020 |
| 139 | Venezuela | -14.70 | 2014 |
| 140 | Albania | -14.75 | 2020 |
| 141 | Guinea-Bissau | -14.86 | 2020 |
| 142 | Senegal | -14.89 | 2020 |
| 143 | Botswana | -14.98 | 2020 |
| 144 | Chad | -15.14 | 2020 |
| 145 | Honduras | -15.30 | 2020 |
| 146 | Syrian Arab Republic | -15.59 | 2019 |
| 147 | Niger | -15.60 | 2020 |
| 148 | Fiji | -16.25 | 2020 |
| 149 | Rwanda | -16.28 | 2020 |
| 150 | Bhutan | -16.66 | 2020 |
| 151 | New Caledonia | -16.91 | 2017 |
| 152 | Jordan | -17.93 | 2020 |
| 153 | El Salvador | -18.37 | 2020 |
| 154 | Mauritius | -18.69 | 2020 |
| 155 | Georgia | -19.29 | 2020 |
| 156 | Central African Republic | -19.38 | 2020 |
| 157 | Samoa | -19.47 | 2020 |
| 158 | Kyrgyz Republic | -20.33 | 2020 |
| 159 | Tajikistan | -21.17 | 2020 |
| 160 | Sierra Leone | -21.38 | 2020 |
| 161 | Haiti | -22.11 | 2020 |
| 162 | Comoros | -22.25 | 2020 |
| 163 | Moldova | -22.62 | 2020 |
| 164 | Burundi | -22.93 | 2020 |
| 165 | Guyana | -25.11 | 2005 |
| 166 | Timor-Leste | -25.48 | 2020 |
| 167 | Seychelles | -25.86 | 2020 |
| 168 | Vanuatu | -26.09 | 2020 |
| 169 | Nepal | -27.13 | 2020 |
| 170 | The Gambia | -28.89 | 2020 |
| 171 | Mozambique | -34.32 | 2019 |
| 172 | Libya | -34.85 | 2020 |
| 173 | Cabo Verde | -34.99 | 2020 |
| 174 | Montenegro | -35.01 | 2020 |
| 175 | Yemen | -37.19 | 2018 |
| 176 | Tonga | -43.31 | 2020 |
| 177 | Dominica | -48.94 | 2018 |
| 178 | Lesotho | -58.24 | 2020 |
| 179 | Nauru | -59.04 | 2019 |
| 180 | Somalia | -66.62 | 2020 |
| 181 | Kiribati | -77.78 | 2018 |
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Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
