External balance on goods and services

The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.

Publisher
World Bank
Unit
Cadence
Annual
Series
175
Licence
CC BY 4.0
Updated
2026-09-06

Provenance

Who produced these figures, as World Bank declares it — not inferred, and each line says which published field it was read from.

  1. Produced by

    Not named — the declaration is kept verbatim

    Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks

    declared by worldbank in sourceOrganization

    OECD

    National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

    declared by worldbank in sourceOrganization

    World Bank

    Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)

    declared by worldbank in sourceOrganization

  2. Read from

    World Bank

    World Development Indicators

    declared by worldbank in source

Latest observations

CountryPeriodValueUnit
Albania2025-219.49Bconstant LCU
Algeria2025-1.32Tconstant LCU
Argentina2025-48.32Bconstant LCU
Armenia2025-57.66Bconstant LCU
Australia202542.90Bconstant LCU
Austria202516.88Bconstant LCU
Bangladesh2025-1.98Tconstant LCU
Belarus2025-828.11Mconstant LCU
Belgium202510.51Bconstant LCU
Benin2025-317.30Bconstant LCU

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