The balance of trade is part of a larger economic unit, the BALANCE OF PAYMENTS (the sum total of all economic transactions between one country and its trading partners around the world), which includes capital movements (money flowing to a country paying high interest rates of return), loan repayment, expenditures by tourists, freight and The balance of payments (BOP), also known as balance of international payments, summarizes all transactions that a country's individuals, companies and government bodies complete with individuals, companies and government bodies outside the country. The Balance of Trade accounts for, only physical items, whereas Balance of Payment keeps track of physical as well as non-physical items. The Balance of Payments records capital receipts or payments, but Balance of Trade does not include it. The Balance of Trade can show a surplus, deficit or it can be balanced too.