Brunei vs Papua New Guinea: Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%)
Brunei
14.5%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
15.0%
in 2024
Brunei rank
12th
Papua New Guinea rank
9th
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) over time
- Brunei
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 15.0% against 14.5% in Brunei, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 12th and Papua New Guinea ranks 9th of 205 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.6% | 4.4% | 31.2% | Brunei |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 4.8% | 16.4% | Brunei |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 13.1% | 0.6% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance as a proportion of gdp, Brunei or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 15.0% against 14.5% in Brunei as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current account balance as a proportion of gdp between Brunei and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.5%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Papua New Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Brunei and Papua New Guinea rank globally for current account balance as a proportion of gdp?
- Brunei ranks 12th and Papua New Guinea ranks 9th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.