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Is there a way to increase daily surplus without conquering other nations? Greater population will help increase revenue, but that is taking forever. Infrastructure, health care and family subsidy are maxed as well.

Raise the domestic price, less purchased at home means more to export. Of course you need to watch your Domestic Approval Rating. There are also techs which lower or increase the cost/use of certain commodities/resources. Also keep in mind, the more money you redistribute to your people the more they have to spend = more buying power. Raise taxes/lower social spending etc can also help.

The main trick is jacking domestic sales prices. If you double the cost of oil, you'll make massive profits while either exporting more or importing less (or both if you were nearly self-sufficient before tinkering with prices.)

There are secondary effects, however. If you run a lot of petrol plants, you'll just end up taxing yourself by increasing your electicity costs. Other industries use petroleum directly, as well. Also, if people have trouble buying too many things because of prices, you can end up voted out of office.