Middle income - External balance on goods and services
External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)
External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in Middle income was 0.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.75 in 2006, while its lowest value was -3.67 in 1981.
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 | -2.12 |
| 1961 | -1.67 |
| 1962 | -1.19 |
| 1963 | -0.76 |
| 1964 | -0.87 |
| 1965 | -0.70 |
| 1966 | -0.80 |
| 1967 | -0.94 |
| 1968 | -0.78 |
| 1969 | -0.60 |
| 1970 | -1.06 |
| 1971 | -1.25 |
| 1972 | -0.39 |
| 1973 | 0.54 |
| 1974 | 0.56 |
| 1975 | -2.37 |
| 1976 | -0.53 |
| 1977 | -0.29 |
| 1978 | -0.81 |
| 1979 | 0.82 |
| 1980 | -0.75 |
| 1981 | -3.67 |
| 1982 | -2.33 |
| 1983 | -0.95 |
| 1984 | 0.26 |
| 1985 | -0.38 |
| 1986 | -1.36 |
| 1987 | 0.72 |
| 1988 | 0.20 |
| 1989 | -0.15 |
| 1990 | -0.29 |
| 1991 | -0.20 |
| 1992 | 1.02 |
| 1993 | -1.10 |
| 1994 | -0.96 |
| 1995 | -1.07 |
| 1996 | -0.92 |
| 1997 | -0.68 |
| 1998 | -0.12 |
| 1999 | 1.07 |
| 2000 | 1.75 |
| 2001 | 0.89 |
| 2002 | 1.57 |
| 2003 | 1.63 |
| 2004 | 1.74 |
| 2005 | 2.81 |
| 2006 | 3.75 |
| 2007 | 2.98 |
| 2008 | 2.62 |
| 2009 | 1.17 |
| 2010 | 1.34 |
| 2011 | 1.09 |
| 2012 | 0.93 |
| 2013 | 0.45 |
| 2014 | 0.35 |
| 2015 | 0.54 |
| 2016 | 0.25 |
| 2017 | 0.09 |
| 2018 | -0.11 |
| 2019 | 0.03 |
| 2020 | 0.86 |
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: National accounts
