United States - External balance on goods and services

External balance on goods and services (current US$)

The latest value for External balance on goods and services (current US$) in United States was ($651,187,000,000) as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $15,976,000,000 in 1975 and ($786,453,000,000) 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). Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1970 $3,949,000,000
1971 $621,000,000
1972 ($3,373,000,000)
1973 $4,110,000,000
1974 ($815,000,000)
1975 $15,976,000,000
1976 ($1,631,000,000)
1977 ($23,094,000,000)
1978 ($25,367,000,000)
1979 ($22,545,000,000)
1980 ($13,056,000,000)
1981 ($12,519,000,000)
1982 ($19,974,000,000)
1983 ($51,642,000,000)
1984 ($102,727,000,000)
1985 ($114,018,000,000)
1986 ($131,869,000,000)
1987 ($144,770,000,000)
1988 ($109,392,000,000)
1989 ($86,742,000,000)
1990 ($77,854,000,000)
1991 ($28,613,000,000)
1992 ($34,738,000,000)
1993 ($65,174,000,000)
1994 ($92,487,000,000)
1995 ($89,762,000,000)
1996 ($96,377,000,000)
1997 ($101,971,000,000)
1998 ($162,711,000,000)
1999 ($259,550,000,000)
2000 ($381,073,000,000)
2001 ($376,747,000,000)
2002 ($439,745,000,000)
2003 ($521,955,000,000)
2004 ($634,141,000,000)
2005 ($739,902,000,000)
2006 ($786,453,000,000)
2007 ($735,933,000,000)
2008 ($740,871,000,000)
2009 ($419,153,000,000)
2010 ($532,308,000,000)
2011 ($579,616,000,000)
2012 ($551,617,000,000)
2013 ($479,394,000,000)
2014 ($510,037,000,000)
2015 ($526,199,000,000)
2016 ($506,249,000,000)
2017 ($539,933,000,000)
2018 ($596,186,000,000)
2019 ($596,263,000,000)
2020 ($651,187,000,000)

External balance on goods and services (current LCU)

The value for External balance on goods and services (current LCU) in United States was -651,187,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 15,976,000,000 in 1975 and a minimum value of -786,453,000,000 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). Data are in current local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1970 3,949,000,000
1971 621,000,000
1972 -3,373,000,000
1973 4,110,000,000
1974 -815,000,000
1975 15,976,000,000
1976 -1,631,000,000
1977 -23,094,000,000
1978 -25,367,000,000
1979 -22,545,000,000
1980 -13,056,000,000
1981 -12,519,000,000
1982 -19,974,000,000
1983 -51,642,000,000
1984 -102,727,000,000
1985 -114,018,000,000
1986 -131,869,000,000
1987 -144,770,000,000
1988 -109,392,000,000
1989 -86,742,000,000
1990 -77,854,000,000
1991 -28,613,000,000
1992 -34,738,000,000
1993 -65,174,000,000
1994 -92,487,000,000
1995 -89,762,000,000
1996 -96,377,000,000
1997 -101,971,000,000
1998 -162,711,000,000
1999 -259,550,000,000
2000 -381,073,000,000
2001 -376,747,000,000
2002 -439,745,000,000
2003 -521,955,000,000
2004 -634,141,000,000
2005 -739,902,000,000
2006 -786,453,000,000
2007 -735,933,000,000
2008 -740,871,000,000
2009 -419,153,000,000
2010 -532,308,000,000
2011 -579,616,000,000
2012 -551,617,000,000
2013 -479,394,000,000
2014 -510,037,000,000
2015 -526,199,000,000
2016 -506,249,000,000
2017 -539,933,000,000
2018 -596,186,000,000
2019 -596,263,000,000
2020 -651,187,000,000

External balance on goods and services (constant LCU)

The value for External balance on goods and services (constant LCU) in United States was -734,346,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 16,636,590,000 in 1980 and a minimum value of -748,870,000,000 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). Data are in constant local currency.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

Year Value
1970 -61,262,110,000
1971 -71,430,600,000
1972 -86,204,190,000
1973 -60,441,390,000
1974 -33,611,940,000
1975 -1,678,262,000
1976 -42,631,250,000
1977 -71,102,270,000
1978 -71,865,480,000
1979 -47,016,700,000
1980 16,636,590,000
1981 11,712,210,000
1982 -13,301,620,000
1983 -69,681,170,000
1984 -143,362,000,000
1985 -164,559,000,000
1986 -181,990,000,000
1987 -171,786,000,000
1988 -121,086,000,000
1989 -87,434,320,000
1990 -58,757,160,000
1991 -14,036,160,000
1992 -15,600,110,000
1993 -57,435,390,000
1994 -88,308,240,000
1995 -76,119,740,000
1996 -87,586,460,000
1997 -115,095,000,000
1998 -234,118,000,000
1999 -337,619,000,000
2000 -438,365,000,000
2001 -468,565,000,000
2002 -555,595,000,000
2003 -620,801,000,000
2004 -705,661,000,000
2005 -745,339,000,000
2006 -748,870,000,000
2007 -669,350,000,000
2008 -517,590,000,000
2009 -373,223,000,000
2010 -427,275,000,000
2011 -403,254,000,000
2012 -381,291,000,000
2013 -348,724,000,000
2014 -394,528,000,000
2015 -526,199,000,000
2016 -557,577,000,000
2017 -590,685,000,000
2018 -645,438,000,000
2019 -682,501,000,000
2020 -734,346,000,000

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)

External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in United States was -3.108 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 0.948 in 1975, while its lowest value was -5.693 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 0.368
1971 0.053
1972 -0.264
1973 0.288
1974 -0.053
1975 0.948
1976 -0.087
1977 -1.109
1978 -1.079
1979 -0.858
1980 -0.457
1981 -0.390
1982 -0.597
1983 -1.421
1984 -2.544
1985 -2.628
1986 -2.879
1987 -2.982
1988 -2.089
1989 -1.538
1990 -1.306
1991 -0.465
1992 -0.533
1993 -0.950
1994 -1.269
1995 -1.175
1996 -1.194
1997 -1.189
1998 -1.795
1999 -2.695
2000 -3.717
2001 -3.560
2002 -4.021
2003 -4.555
2004 -5.192
2005 -5.676
2006 -5.693
2007 -5.092
2008 -5.036
2009 -2.901
2010 -3.551
2011 -3.729
2012 -3.406
2013 -2.856
2014 -2.910
2015 -2.885
2016 -2.701
2017 -2.763
2018 -2.892
2019 -2.782
2020 -3.108

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts