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United States Average Trade Balance 1970-2025

Name: United States Trade Balance
Creator: World Bank
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$-324.1B 56 data points

External balance on goods and services · World Bank

United States's average trade balance from 1970 to 2025 was $-324.1B, based on 56 data points.

All Data (sorted by year)▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	$-981.7B	−$72.1B	179th
2024	$-909.6B	−$112.3B	1st
2023	$-797.3B	+$161.6B	1st
2022	$-958.9B	−$98.9B	1st
2021	$-860.0B	−$233.8B	1st
2020	$-626.2B	−$48.9B	1st
2019	$-577.3B	+$15.8B	1st
2018	$-593.1B	−$49.7B	1st
2017	$-543.3B	−$40.1B	1st
2016	$-503.3B	+$21.0B	1st
2015	$-524.3B	−$15.4B	1st
2014	$-508.9B	−$30.4B	1st
2013	$-478.5B	+$73.2B	1st
2012	$-551.6B	+$28.0B	1st
2011	$-579.6B	−$47.3B	1st
2010	$-532.3B	−$113.2B	1st
2009	$-419.2B	+$321.7B	1st
2008	$-740.9B	−$4.9B	1st
2007	$-735.9B	+$50.5B	1st
2006	$-786.5B	−$46.6B	1st
2005	$-739.9B	−$105.8B	1st
2004	$-634.1B	−$112.2B	1st
2003	$-522.0B	−$82.2B	1st
2002	$-439.7B	−$63.0B	1st
2001	$-376.7B	+$4.3B	1st
2000	$-381.1B	−$121.5B	1st
1999	$-259.6B	−$96.8B	1st
1998	$-162.7B	−$60.7B	1st
1997	$-102.0B	−$5.6B	1st
1996	$-96.4B	−$6.6B	1st
1995	$-89.8B	+$2.7B	1st
1994	$-92.5B	−$27.3B	1st
1993	$-65.2B	−$30.4B	1st
1992	$-34.7B	−$6.1B	1st
1991	$-28.6B	+$49.2B	1st
1990	$-77.9B	+$8.9B	1st
1989	$-86.7B	+$22.7B	1st
1988	$-109.4B	+$35.4B	1st
1987	$-144.8B	−$12.9B	1st
1986	$-131.9B	−$17.9B	1st
1985	$-114.0B	−$11.3B	1st
1984	$-102.7B	−$51.1B	1st
1983	$-51.6B	−$31.7B	1st
1982	$-20.0B	−$7.5B	2nd
1981	$-12.5B	+$537.0M	3rd
1980	$-13.1B	+$9.5B	3rd
1979	$-22.5B	+$2.8B	2nd
1978	$-25.4B	−$2.3B	1st
1977	$-23.1B	−$21.5B	1st
1976	$-1.6B	−$17.6B	16th
1975	$16.0B	+$16.8B	101st
1974	$-815.0M	−$4.9B	24th
1973	$4.1B	+$7.5B	97th
1972	$-3.4B	−$4.0B	2nd
1971	$621.0M	−$3.3B	88th
1970	$3.9B	–	97th

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