Australia vs El Salvador: Current account balance as a share of GDP

Australia
-2.0%
in 2024
El Salvador
-1.8%
in 2024
Australia rank
113th
El Salvador rank
110th

Current account balance as a share of GDP over time

  • Australia
  • El Salvador
-7.5-5-2.502.5200020122024

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports -1.8% against -2.0% in Australia, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was El Salvador ahead.

Australia ranks 113th and El Salvador ranks 110th of 193 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia El Salvador Difference Ahead
2000s -5.3% -4.5% 0.8% El Salvador
2010s -3.1% -3.8% 0.6% Australia
2020s 0.5% -2.6% 3.1% Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance as a share of gdp, Australia or El Salvador?
El Salvador, at -1.8% against -2.0% in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in current account balance as a share of gdp between Australia and El Salvador?
0.2%, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and El Salvador?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Australia and El Salvador rank globally for current account balance as a share of gdp?
Australia ranks 113th and El Salvador ranks 110th of 193 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund – processed by Our World in Data, published as Current account balance as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Current account balance as a share of GDP
Unit
%
Source
International Monetary Fund – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,374 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%).