Largest annual trade surplus (country)
- Who
- Germany
- What
- 274,736,960,351 US dollar(s)
- Where
- Not Applicable
- When
- 2016
According to World Bank figures for 2016 (the most recent year for which internationally comparable data is available), the country with the largest trade surplus is the Germany, which had a positive balance of trade of $274,736,960,351 (£223,280,000,000).
A country's balance of trade is calculated by offsetting imports and exports of goods and services. The figures cover all transactions involving a change of ownership of goods and services between residents of one country and the rest of the world.