Asia Balance of Trade

Insights

China's balance of trade showed a surplus of $90.45 billion in September 2025. This is an 11.3% decline from the $102 billion surplus in August 2025.
Japan's trade deficit narrowed to ¥235 billion in September 2025 from ¥243 billion in August 2025, a 3.3% decrease month-over-month.
India's trade deficit was $32.15 billion in September 2025. This is a 21.4% increase from August 2025's deficit of $26.49 billion.

Data is available for the period 1957 to 2025 across 23 countries in Asia.

Country	Current Value	Previous Value	Prior Year	Frequency	Period
China	$90.4B	$102B	$81.69B	Monthly	Sep'25
Japan	-¥235B	-¥243B	-¥306.09B	Monthly	Sep'25
India	-$32.1B	-$26.5B	-$20.8B	Monthly	Sep'25
South Korea	$9.6B	$6.5B	$6.66B	Monthly	Sep'25
Indonesia	$5.5B	$5.5B	$3.23B	Monthly	Sep'25
Saudi Arabia	SAR 26.9B	SAR 19.5B	SAR 17.51B	Monthly	Jul'25
Singapore	SGD 5.9B	SGD 5B	SGD 5.21B	Monthly	Sep'25
Israel	-$3.5B	-$4.2B	-$1.97B	Monthly	Aug'25
United Arab Emirates	AED 290.3B	AED 221.6B	AED 221.6B	Yearly	Dec'21
Thailand	-$2B	$320M	$260M	Monthly	Aug'25
Vietnam	$2.9B	$3.7B	$2.29B	Monthly	Sep'25
Philippines	-$3.5B	-$4.4B	-$4.4B	Monthly	Aug'25
Bangladesh	BDT -212B	BDT -182B	BDT -173.49B	Monthly	Jul'25
Iran	-$934M	-$6B	-$5.68B	Quarterly	Q4 2024
Malaysia	MYR 19.9B	MYR 15.8B	MYR 12.77B	Monthly	Sep'25
Hong Kong	HKD -25.4B	HKD -34.1B	HKD -33.13B	Monthly	Aug'25
Pakistan	PKR -943.1B	PKR -812B	PKR -506.24B	Monthly	Sep'25
Qatar	QAR 14.2B	QAR 17B	QAR 19.81B	Monthly	Aug'25
Kuwait	KWD 1.7B	KWD 2.5B	KWD 3.25B	Quarterly	Q2 2025
Oman	OMR 364M	OMR 467M	OMR 644M	Monthly	Aug'25
Sri Lanka	-$414M	-$580M	-$422.3M	Monthly	Aug'25
Bahrain	BHD -194M	BHD -211M	BHD -196.05M	Monthly	Aug'25
Taiwan	$12.4B	$16.8B	$7.13B	Monthly	Sep'25

Asia Balance of Trade : Definition

Balance of Trade is the difference between a country's exports and imports of goods over a period.