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United States - Trade Balance 1987

Name: United States Trade Balance 1987
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External balance on goods and services · World Bank

$-144.8B −$12.9B from 1986 Global rank: 1st

United States's trade balance was $-144.8B in 1987, decreased +$12.9B from $-131.9B in 1986. This was the 1st highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1987▾

Trade Balance by Country - 1987
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	United States	$-144.8B	-9.8%
2nd	France	$-7.0B	-449.2%
3rd	Saudi Arabia	$-5.4B	32.0%
4th	United Kingdom	$-4.9B	-156.2%
5th	Germany	$-4.4B	-8.8%
6th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	$-4.1B	-18.0%
7th	India	$-3.8B	15.6%
8th	Israel	$-3.5B	-112.1%
9th	Greece	$-3.3B	5.0%
10th	Viet Nam	$-3.2B	-22.8%
11th	Australia	$-3.0B	45.9%
12th	Cuba	$-2.8B	4.8%
13th	Algeria	$-2.8B	58.0%
14th	Spain	$-2.7B	-201.2%
15th	Portugal	$-2.4B	-200.0%
16th	Norway	$-2.3B	20.0%
17th	Türkiye	$-1.9B	10.1%
18th	Pakistan	$-1.8B	29.4%
19th	Jordan	$-1.7B	-3.1%
20th	Iraq	$-1.6B	64.9%
21st	Bangladesh	$-1.6B	-12.5%
22nd	Syrian Arab Republic	$-1.5B	-3.2%
23rd	Mongolia	$-1.3B	15.6%
24th	Morocco	$-1.0B	19.4%
25th	Ecuador	$-976.0M	-244.2%
26th	Peru	$-745.2M	-109.0%
27th	Sri Lanka	$-701.9M	5.6%
28th	Senegal	$-696.6M	-10.4%
29th	Sudan	$-680.0M	-95.4%
30th	Uganda	$-614.2M	-544.7%
31st	Bulgaria	$-516.2M	25.8%
32nd	Cameroon	$-513.1M	-877.0%
33rd	Guatemala	$-456.6M	-532.5%
34th	Dominican Republic	$-408.2M	-88.0%
35th	Kenya	$-405.9M	-38.6%
36th	Burkina Faso	$-396.3M	2.6%
37th	Ghana	$-331.0M	-62.1%
38th	Mali	$-324.1M	12.9%
39th	El Salvador	$-281.4M	-70.4%
40th	Nepal	$-268.9M	-9.2%
41st	Panama	$-263.8M	-24.8%
42nd	Rwanda	$-252.2M	-71.3%
43rd	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	$-247.6M	-18.7%
44th	Benin	$-245.0M	-15.1%
45th	Chad	$-244.1M	-4.0%
46th	Papua New Guinea	$-204.5M	0.7%
47th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	$-189.6M	-9.3%
48th	Costa Rica	$-187.4M	-601.4%
49th	Togo	$-165.4M	6.1%
50th	Malta	$-155.6M	-14.3%
51st	Central African Republic	$-128.6M	-9.8%
52nd	Guinea-Bissau	$-124.7M	-38.5%
53rd	Faroe Islands	$-119.6M	-15.3%
54th	Namibia	$-112.9M	-160.4%
55th	Cabo Verde	$-112.1M	-1.6%
56th	Cyprus	$-110.5M	-5.6%
57th	Philippines	$-103.7M	-112.8%
58th	Niger	$-97.8M	-642.7%
59th	Tunisia	$-95.9M	85.1%
60th	Mauritania	$-95.1M	21.9%
61st	Seychelles	$-90.0M	-4.3%
62nd	Lao PDR	$-86.2M	-18.7%
63rd	Gabon	$-82.9M	87.5%
64th	Nicaragua	$-76.6M	67.0%
65th	Solomon Islands	$-67.4M	-12.8%
66th	Iceland	$-62.7M	-142.6%
67th	Madagascar	$-59.4M	26.2%
68th	Comoros	$-56.7M	-21.4%
69th	Honduras	$-54.4M	-280.7%
70th	Austria	$-51.3M	-170.2%
71st	Guyana	$-39.7M	-13.9%
72nd	Vanuatu	$-37.3M	-4.4%
73rd	Bhutan	$-36.8M	47.4%
74th	Tonga	$-27.5M	8.7%
75th	Kiribati	$-27.1M	-696.3%
76th	Gambia, The	$-21.8M	-23.8%
77th	Belize	$-9.3M	-12.1%
78th	Albania	$-2.1M	76.7%
79th	Paraguay	$10.4M	-80.5%
80th	Guinea	$18.9M	-68.6%
81st	Mauritius	$38.7M	-60.3%
82nd	Georgia	$51.5M	-
83rd	Sierra Leone	$57.9M	482.0%
84th	Congo, Republic of	$71.5M	128.0%
85th	Bahamas, The	$149.8M	2.5%
86th	Uruguay	$180.0M	-48.5%
87th	Zimbabwe	$184.9M	17.5%
88th	Thailand	$283.0M	-67.7%
89th	China	$291.0M	103.9%
90th	Argentina	$323.6M	-83.4%
91st	Macao SAR, China	$362.4M	100.4%
92nd	Côte d'Ivoire	$384.3M	-54.9%
93rd	Finland	$474.8M	-50.8%
94th	Bahrain	$507.7M	19.7%
95th	Botswana	$524.5M	96.1%
96th	Chile	$555.1M	13.6%
97th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	$576.2M	104.1%
98th	Singapore	$620.9M	26.8%
99th	Luxembourg	$625.2M	-22.0%
100th	New Zealand	$903.7M	486.1%
101st	Puerto Rico (US)	$1.3B	-8.7%
102nd	Ireland	$1.4B	355.4%
103rd	Colombia	$1.5B	-38.6%
104th	Oman	$1.5B	1,357.7%
105th	Indonesia	$1.7B	11,389.1%
106th	Denmark	$2.2B	1,382.4%
107th	Switzerland	$2.6B	97.8%
108th	Belgium	$2.7B	1.0%
109th	Sweden	$3.3B	-27.8%
110th	Italy	$3.3B	-59.0%
111th	Kuwait	$3.4B	1,154.9%
112th	Malaysia	$4.5B	164.0%
113th	Canada	$4.9B	43.2%
114th	Hong Kong SAR, China	$5.3B	41.0%
115th	South Africa	$8.5B	47.8%
116th	Mexico	$8.6B	69.5%
117th	Korea	$9.5B	124.4%
118th	Brazil	$9.6B	45.5%
119th	Netherlands	$9.8B	-6.7%
120th	Japan	$70.1B	-8.2%

FAQ

What was United States's trade balance in 1987?▾

United States's trade balance in 1987 was $-144.8B. This ranked 1st globally.

How did United States's trade balance change in 1987?▾

United States's trade balance decreased by 9.8% in 1987 compared to 1986.

Which country had the highest trade balance in 1987?▾

Japan had the highest trade balance in 1987 at $70.1B.

What is the trade balance of United States in 1987?▾

The trade balance of United States in 1987 was $-144.8B. This ranked 1st globally.

How does 1987 compare to 1986 for United States's trade balance?▾

United States's trade balance went from $-131.9B in 1986 to $-144.8B in 1987, a 9.8% decrease.

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