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

The two sides were seeking to resolve key factors behind China’s growing trade surplus, which hit 360 billion euros ($403 billion) last year. — Sam McNeil, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

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

Rhymes for trade surplus

• surplice