Afghanistan vs Venezuela: Current account balance

Afghanistan
-3.14 billion BoP, current US$
in 2020
Venezuela
-3.87 billion BoP, current US$
in 2016
Afghanistan rank
162nd
Venezuela rank
164th

Current account balance over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Venezuela
-20.0B-10.0B010.0B20.0B30.0B197019952020

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports -3.14 billion BoP, current US$ against -3.87 billion BoP, current US$ in Venezuela, a difference of 733.27 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Venezuela ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 162nd and Venezuela ranks 164th of 199 countries.

Venezuela has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Venezuela Difference Ahead
1970s -99.60 million BoP, current US$ 350.00 million BoP, current US$ 449.60 million BoP, current US$ Venezuela
1980s -187.33 million BoP, current US$ 960.40 million BoP, current US$ 1.15 billion BoP, current US$ Venezuela
2000s 19.63 million BoP, current US$ 15.86 billion BoP, current US$ 15.84 billion BoP, current US$ Venezuela
2010s -3.31 billion BoP, current US$ 2.02 billion BoP, current US$ 5.33 billion BoP, current US$ Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Afghanistan or Venezuela?
Afghanistan, at -3.14 billion BoP, current US$ against -3.87 billion BoP, current US$ in Venezuela as of 2020.
What is the difference in current account balance between Afghanistan and Venezuela?
733.27 million BoP, current US$, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Venezuela?
20 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2016.
How do Afghanistan and Venezuela rank globally for current account balance?
Afghanistan ranks 162nd and Venezuela ranks 164th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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 (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
200 places, 7,806 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.