balance_of_trade
1. [ noun ] (accounting) the difference in value over a period of time of a country's imports and exports of merchandise
Synonyms: visible_balance trade_gap trade_balance
Examples:

"a nation's balance of trade is favorable when its exports exceed its imports"

Related terms: balance balance
Similar spelling:   balance_of_power
  balance_of_payments
  balance_sheet
  balance_wheel
  balanced_diet