trade surplus

noun

finance

: a situation in which a country sells more to other countries than it buys from other countries : the amount of money by which a country's exports are greater than its imports

Examples of trade surplus in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

China’s total export growth across global trade partners continues to accelerate, helping the country widen its overall trade surplus. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026

Alternatively, policymakers can use monetary tightening and austerity measures to suppress import demand, restoring the trade surplus at similar export levels. — Esfandyar Batmanghelidj, Foreign Affairs, 8 Sep. 2026

Because of that, South Korea logged a record trade surplus with Taiwan last year. — John Liu, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026

The chip exports driving Korea's trade surplus have not been enough to offset Koreans' own investments in foreign securities, above all the US stock market, which is itself being lifted by the AI boom, the research firm ISI noted. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026

Rhymes for trade surplus

• surplice