North America - External balance on goods and services

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in North America was -3.022 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 0.687 in 1975, while its lowest value was -4.946 in 2006.

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
1970 0.513
1971 0.158
1972 -0.189
1973 0.364
1974 -0.048
1975 0.687
1976 -0.160
1977 -1.032
1978 -0.960
1979 -0.741
1980 -0.258
1981 -0.288
1982 -0.213
1983 -1.021
1984 -2.055
1985 -2.242
1986 -2.584
1987 -2.638
1988 -1.830
1989 -1.386
1990 -1.164
1991 -0.460
1992 -0.507
1993 -0.864
1994 -1.079
1995 -0.847
1996 -0.811
1997 -0.956
1998 -1.538
1999 -2.270
2000 -3.071
2001 -2.944
2002 -3.463
2003 -3.934
2004 -4.434
2005 -4.871
2006 -4.946
2007 -4.410
2008 -4.374
2009 -2.763
2010 -3.375
2011 -3.450
2012 -3.241
2013 -2.718
2014 -2.713
2015 -2.842
2016 -2.665
2017 -2.709
2018 -2.806
2019 -2.684
2020 -3.022

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts