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
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India runs a trade deficit in goods that its net trade surplus in services and remittances cannot fully cover.
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Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
China’s trade surplus with Africa grew 65% last year to a record $102 billion, according to Chinese customs figures, driven by a 26% surge in exports to the continent to $225 billion.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The 2024 trade surplus was over $992 billion.
—Chan Ho-Him, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
The annual data follows last month’s revelation that China’s trade surplus surpassed the $1 trillion mark for the first time.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Jan. 2026
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Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
China’s trade surplus with Africa grew 65% last year to a record $102 billion, according to Chinese customs figures, driven by a 26% surge in exports to the continent to $225 billion.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 23 Jan. 2026
The 2024 trade surplus was over $992 billion.
—Chan Ho-Him, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
The annual data follows last month’s revelation that China’s trade surplus surpassed the $1 trillion mark for the first time.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 14 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for trade surplus
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“Trade surplus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/trade%20surplus. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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