Northern Mariana Islands: External balance on goods and services (constant LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2022, Northern Mariana Islands' external balance on goods and services (constant LCU) rose 109 million on 2021 (from -629 million to -520 million).

Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2013 to 2021), the average change was −58.89 million and a typical year strayed about 114.92 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 221 million in 2017 and the biggest yearly fall was 158 million in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2013 to 2022 the straight-line trend is downward, about 50.98 million a year. A straight line explains 71% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

Closest to Northern Mariana Islands in the 2022 ranking

• Virgin Islands (US) — 1st of 5: 262 million
• American Samoa — 2nd of 5: -249 million
• Guam — 4th of 5: -3.3 billion
• Syrian Arab Republic — 5th of 5: -220.82 billion

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 constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.

All 11 values

External balance on goods and services (constant LCU) in nearby economies

• American Samoa — -249 million (2022)
• Brunei Darussalam — 4.61 billion (2025)
• Cambodia — -3.91 trillion (2025)
• Guam — -3.3 billion (2022)
• Indonesia — 616.22 trillion (2025)
• Japan — 5.75 trillion (2024)
• Malaysia — 56.44 billion (2025)
• Marshall Islands — -110.12 million (2024)
• Mongolia — -11.74 trillion (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Northern Mariana Islands

• Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
• Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
• Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) — 16,049 (2022)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$726 million (2022)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 726 million (2022)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure, linked series (current LCU) — 726 million (2022)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Northern Mariana Islands's external balance on goods and services (constant LCU)?

-520 million in 2022, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2012?

It is down 425.25% from -99 million in 2012. The highest value was -99 million in 2012 and the lowest -629 million in 2021.

Is the latest change in external balance on goods and services (constant LCU) unusual for Northern Mariana Islands?

In 2022, Northern Mariana Islands' external balance on goods and services (constant LCU) rose 109 million on 2021 (from -629 million to -520 million). Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2013 to 2021), the average change was −58.89 million and a typical year strayed about 114.92 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.RSB.GNFS.KN, 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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