South Asia - External balance on goods and services
External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)
External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in South Asia was -2.342 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was -0.639 in 1972, while its lowest value was -7.543 in 2012.
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.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | -2.505 |
| 1961 | -2.182 |
| 1962 | -2.267 |
| 1963 | -2.265 |
| 1964 | -2.736 |
| 1965 | -2.833 |
| 1966 | -3.071 |
| 1967 | -2.762 |
| 1968 | -1.711 |
| 1969 | -1.331 |
| 1970 | -1.047 |
| 1971 | -1.238 |
| 1972 | -0.639 |
| 1973 | -0.955 |
| 1974 | -2.171 |
| 1975 | -2.556 |
| 1976 | -1.511 |
| 1977 | -1.147 |
| 1978 | -2.134 |
| 1979 | -3.363 |
| 1980 | -5.102 |
| 1981 | -4.349 |
| 1982 | -4.305 |
| 1983 | -3.819 |
| 1984 | -3.397 |
| 1985 | -4.167 |
| 1986 | -3.157 |
| 1987 | -2.472 |
| 1988 | -2.617 |
| 1989 | -2.523 |
| 1990 | -2.586 |
| 1991 | -1.194 |
| 1992 | -1.843 |
| 1993 | -1.796 |
| 1994 | -1.541 |
| 1995 | -2.300 |
| 1996 | -2.539 |
| 1997 | -2.415 |
| 1998 | -2.223 |
| 1999 | -2.519 |
| 2000 | -1.768 |
| 2001 | -1.673 |
| 2002 | -1.560 |
| 2003 | -1.301 |
| 2004 | -2.156 |
| 2005 | -3.580 |
| 2006 | -4.395 |
| 2007 | -4.961 |
| 2008 | -6.625 |
| 2009 | -6.149 |
| 2010 | -5.213 |
| 2011 | -7.138 |
| 2012 | -7.543 |
| 2013 | -4.325 |
| 2014 | -4.214 |
| 2015 | -3.747 |
| 2016 | -3.136 |
| 2017 | -4.506 |
| 2018 | -5.497 |
| 2019 | -4.101 |
| 2020 | -2.342 |
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: National accounts
