Humanity has sought means to develop its economy since ancient times, evaluating the defects and virtues or, rather, the advantages and disadvantages of a territory with respect to its own support. Starting from this, and to ensure a better quality of life for its citizens, it found a solution in import and export, which allowed economic and productive growth, based on the principle of exchange, resulting in one of the most profitable systems. has given to humans. In fact, this was one of the elements that drove great empires, such as Rome, to grow exponentially as economic and, of course, political powers.
Currently, import is defined as the transport of products or services, within the law, for internal distribution in a country. This allows citizens to acquire the good at a lower price and with a high quality. If imported items are priced low, economic agents save a considerable amount of money, which can then be invested in importing other goods. This activity, meanwhile, stimulates competition between local producers, which results in a much more prepared staff and companies with a much more efficient technological development. This is the reason why theThe industrial sector of the exporting countries is better developed than that of the importing countries.
In spite of everything, the balance must be present between imports and exports, as can be seen in the trade balance. Thus, it follows that the balance is "positive" when more goods are exported than imported or "negative", in which more products are imported than are being exported.
