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