The United States is slowly reducing its trade deficit. Slowly, because despite the introduction of a harsh customs policy by US President Donald Trump, the final result for 2025 is only 0.2%. than in 2024
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The reading was USD 901.5 billion. it is also not much different from the record-breaking 2022, when the US trade deficit amounted to USD 923.7 billion.
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The effects of the White House's policy can be better seen if we go into detail.
The US trade deficit with China fell to approximately $202 billion, which is the lowest result in 21 years. However, it should be noted that in previous years we also observed a declinealthough not that significant.
Looking over the last 20 years, the US trade deficit with China has been growing continuously, with a one-year stumble in 2009, until it peaked in 2017. In 2018 and 2019, we recorded a decline related to the Covid-19 pandemic, then we had two years of growth, before returning to a downward trend from 2022, which continues to this day.
We see something different if we look at, for example, Taiwan, Vietnam or Mexico. These countries have proven to be extremely resistant to tariffs. Both also record record export results to the USA.
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US trade deficit with Taiwan doubled, reaching USD 147 billion. In the case of Vietnam, the Americans recorded a jump of 44%. to the astronomical level of $178 billion. The trade deficit with Mexico did not record such a dramatic jump, but still rose to a new record level of $196.9 billion.
