The United States recorded a trade deficit of 71.52 USD Billion in May of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Balance of Trade - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

As of 2024, the United States had a trade deficit of about *** billion U.S. dollars. The U.S. trade deficit has increased since 2009, peaking in 2022. Most recently, 2023 marked the year when the U.S. trade deficit decreased from the previous year. What is trade deficit? A trade deficit is, quite simply, the total value of a country’s imports of goods and services minus the total value of its exports of goods and services. When a country exports more than it imports, it has a trade surplus, and when it imports more than it exports, it has a trade deficit. A trade deficit can mean one of two things: Either the country is failing to produce enough goods for its citizens, or its citizens are wealthy enough to purchase more goods than the country produces (as is the case with the United States). Trading partners The United States’ top export partners are its closest neighbors, Canada and Mexico, due in part to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which, pending ratification, will be replaced by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Regarding imports to the U.S., China takes the top spot, followed by Mexico and Canada.

Graph and download economic data for Trade Balance: Goods and Services, Balance of Payments Basis (BOPGSTB) from Jan 1992 to May 2025 about BOP, balance, headline figure, trade, goods, services, and USA.

In May 2025, the trade surplus in China amounted to approximately ***** billion U.S. dollars. A positive value implies a trade surplus, a negative trade balance implies a trade deficit. International trade in China China surpassed the United States as the worlds’ largest goods trading economy in 2013. Despite the impacts of the global coronavirus pandemic, the total value of China’s imports and exports amounted to more than *** trillion U.S. dollars in 2024.China has become a vital trade partner for many economies. In 2024, over *** billion U.S. dollars worth of the United States’ imports originated in China, making China its second-largest import partner. A trade surplus occurs when exports of a country exceed its imports. It leads to a net inflow of domestic currency from foreign countries. The trade balance is a major growth factor for an economy. Because of running a large trade surplus, China holds a vast amount of foreign exchange reserves. Foreign exchange reserves may be viewed as a sign of national strength, but also represent a form of forced savings on the people. China was the country with the highest trade surplus of approximately ****** billion U.S. dollars as of 2023.

China recorded a trade surplus of 114.77 USD Billion in June of 2025. This dataset provides - China Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Goods Trade Balance in the United States decreased to -96590 USD Million in May from -86970 USD Million in April of 2025. This dataset provides - United States Goods Trade Balance- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about US's Trade Balance

• US's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 155.6 USD bn in Jan 2025, compared with a deficit of 122.1 USD bn in the previous month
• US's Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1986 to Jan 2025, with an averaged value of -51.2 USD bn
• The data reached an all-time high of -3.7 USD bn in Feb 1992 and a record low of -155.6 USD bn in Jan 2025

The U.S. Census Bureau provides monthly Trade Balance in USD.

Further information about US's Trade Balance

• In the latest reports, US's Total Exports reached 171.6 USD bn in Jan 2025, a decrease of 26.1% YoY (year-on-year)
• Total Imports recorded 327.1 USD bn in Jan 2025, an increase of 26.1% YoY (year-on-year)

Key information about China's Trade Balance

• China's Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 104.8 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with a surplus of 97.3 USD bn in the previous month
• China's Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1992 to Dec 2024, with an averaged value of 12.8 USD bn
• The data reached an all-time high of 104.8 USD bn in Dec 2024 and a record low of -62.0 USD bn in Feb 2020

CEIC extends history for monthly Trade Balance. The General Administration of Customs provides monthly Trade Balance in USD.

Further information about China's Trade Balance

• In the latest reports, China's Total Exports reached 335.6 USD bn in Dec 2024, an increase of 20.8% YoY (year-on-year)
• Total Imports recorded 230.8 USD bn in Dec 2024, an increase of 20.8% YoY (year-on-year)

Japan recorded a trade deficit of 637.61 JPY Billion in May of 2025. This dataset provides - Japan Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about Brazil's Trade Balance

• Brazil's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 323.7 USD mn in Feb 2025, compared with a surplus of 2.3 USD bn in the previous month
• Brazil's Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1959 to Feb 2025, with an averaged value of 195.6 USD mn
• The data reached an all-time high of 11.0 USD bn in May 2023 and a record low of -4.5 USD bn in Jan 2014

Special Secretariat for Foreign Trade and International Affairs provides monthly Trade Balance in USD.

Further information about Brazil's Trade Balance

• In the latest reports, Brazil's Total Exports reached 22.9 USD bn in Feb 2025, a decrease of 27.6% YoY (year-on-year)
• Total Imports recorded 23.3 USD bn in Feb 2025, an increase of 27.6% YoY (year-on-year)

China trade balance for 2023 was 386.04 billion US dollars, a 33.19% decline from 2022.

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<li>China trade balance for 2022 was <strong>577.85 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>25.39% increase</strong> from 2021.</li>
<li>China trade balance for 2021 was <strong>460.83 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>29.76% increase</strong> from 2020.</li>
<li>China trade balance for 2020 was <strong>355.15 billion US dollars</strong>, a <strong>167.45% increase</strong> from 2019.</li>
</ul>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.

Germany recorded a trade surplus of 18.40 EUR Billion in May of 2025. This dataset provides - Germany Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

This statistic shows the United States goods trade deficit with China from 2014 to 2024. In 2024, the value of U.S. imports from China exceeded the exports to China by around ***** billion U.S. dollars.

Historical chart and dataset showing Germany trade balance by year from 1970 to 2023.

During the 19th century, the United States generally had a negative trade balance, importing more than it exported, particularly from the British Empire. This changed at the turn of the 20th century, and the U.S. consistently had a positive trade balance between 1896 and 1970. The greatest periods of fluctuation came during the world wars, as well as an observable decline following the Wall Street Crash of 1929.

While inflation rates increased the total value of imports and exports over time, the rate of growth did increase significantly from 1900 onwards. The early 20th century saw the U.S. move away from its traditional isolationist policies (apart from a brief period during the great Depression) and emerge as a global superpower. Following the Second World War, the U.S. used its economic power to maintain its influence across the globe, as it sought to suppress the expansion of communism.

Mexico recorded a trade surplus of 1029 USD Million in May of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Mexico Balance of Trade - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Key information about Peru's Trade Balance

• Peru's Trade Balance recorded a surplus of 2.4 USD bn in Nov 2024, compared with a surplus of 1.8 USD bn in the previous month
• Peru's Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1985 to Nov 2024, with an averaged value of 78.3 USD mn
• The data reached an all-time high of 2.5 USD bn in Jun 2024 and a record low of -675.9 USD mn in Jan 2014

CEIC extends history for monthly Trade Balance. The Central Reserve Bank of Peru provides Trade Balance in USD based on BPM6. Trade Balance prior to January 2012 is based on BPM5.

Further information about Peru's Trade Balance

• In the latest reports, Peru's Total Exports reached 5.6 USD bn in Sep 2023, an increase of 15.0% YoY (year-on-year)
• Total Imports recorded 4.4 USD bn in Sep 2023, an increase of 15.0% YoY (year-on-year)

The United Kingdom recorded a trade deficit of 5699 GBP Million in May of 2025. This dataset provides - United Kingdom Balance of Trade - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

In November 2023, the monthly balance of trade in Egypt amounted to a deficit of close to -3.07 billion U.S. dollars, as a result of exports being around 3.21 billion, and imports reaching 6.28 billion U.S. dollars. Throughout the time span under investigation, Egypt had a monthly trade deficit ranging between approximately 1.86 billion U.S. dollars and five billion U.S. dollars.

In 2024, China's merchandise trade surplus amounted to around 992.2 billion U.S. dollars, significantly higher than in the previous year. The merchandise trade balance is the value of exported goods minus the value of imported goods. A positive value indicates a trade surplus, while a negative value indicates a trade deficit. Trade balance and partnersIn 2024, Chinese imports of goods amounted to approximately 2.59 trillion U.S. dollars, whereas total exports added up to about 3.58 trillion U.S. dollars. In contrast, China’s invisible trade balance, an indicator measuring services and government transfers between countries, closed with a deficit and ranged at about -92 billion U.S. dollars at the end of 2022. Being an economy heavily reliant on export, China ranked first among countries with the highest trade surplus, followed by Germany and Russia. The United States, with imports exceeding exports by approximately 1.15 trillion U.S. dollars that year, ranked first among leading import countries worldwide. In 2023, the value of the U.S. imports from China exceeded the exports to China by around 279.4 billion U.S. dollars. Another important trade partner for China is the European Union. In 2023, the EU imported around 514 billion euro-worth of goods from China, leading to a trade deficit of around 291 billion euros. Product categories with the highest trade deficit were mostly finished goods such as machinery and transport equipment, clothing, and other manufactures, whereas product categories with a more balanced trade sheet consisted of raw materials and agricultural products to a large extent.