Marshall Islands's external balance on goods and services (current LCU) was -135 million in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 46.96% from -91.86 million in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | -135 million | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | -89.1 million | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | -91.86 million | 2015 |
| Highest | -61.32 million | 1997 |
| Lowest | -183.72 million | 2019 |
| Average since 2016 | -113.7 million | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | -74.82 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Marshall Islands' external balance on goods and services (current LCU) fell 10 million on 2024 (from -125 million to -135 million).
Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2024), the average change was −1.73 million and a typical year strayed about 27.69 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 94.62 million in 2020 and the biggest yearly fall was 75.85 million in 2019. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 6% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Marshall Islands had the 60th highest value of the 137 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Marshall Islands in the 2025 ranking
- Cyprus — 57th of 137: 2.06 billion
- Estonia — 58th of 137: 401.56 million
- Naoero — 59th of 137: -114 million
- Slovak Republic — 61st of 137: -209.56 million
- Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 62nd of 137: -245 million
- Samoa — 63rd of 137: -551.78 million
What this measures
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 current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 31 values
| Year | External balance on goods and services (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -135,000,000 |
| 2024 | -125,000,000 |
| 2023 | -110,000,000 |
| 2022 | -125,176,300 |
| 2021 | -73,408,200 |
| 2020 | -89,101,000 |
| 2019 | -183,720,800 |
| 2018 | -107,867,600 |
| 2017 | -100,266,800 |
| 2016 | -87,459,600 |
External balance on goods and services (current LCU) in nearby economies
- American Samoa — -268 million (2022)
- Australia — 16.32 billion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — 3.84 billion (2025)
- Cambodia — 2.48 trillion (2025)
- China — 5.87 trillion (2025)
- Fiji — -1.37 billion (2024)
- French Polynesia — -194.1 billion (2024)
- Guam — -3.88 billion (2022)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 95.62 billion (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Marshall Islands
- GDP (current US$) — US$308 million (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 308 million (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$224 million (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 224 million (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$8,489 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 8,489 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$6,174 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 6,174 (2025)
- GNI (current US$) — US$364 million (2025)
- GNI (current LCU) — 364 million (2025)
- GNI per capita (current LCU)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Marshall Islands's external balance on goods and services (current LCU)?
- -135 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1995?
- It is down 80.44% from -74.82 million in 1995. The highest value was -61.32 million in 1997 and the lowest -183.72 million in 2019.
- How does Marshall Islands rank?
- 60th highest of 137 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in external balance on goods and services (current LCU) unusual for Marshall Islands?
- In 2025, Marshall Islands' external balance on goods and services (current LCU) fell 10 million on 2024 (from -125 million to -135 million). Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2024), the average change was −1.73 million and a typical year strayed about 27.69 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.RSB.GNFS.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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