Algeria vs Ethiopia: Current account balance

Algeria
-2.75 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Ethiopia
-3.79 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Algeria rank
160th
Ethiopia rank
163rd

Current account balance over time

  • Algeria
  • Ethiopia
-20.0B020.0B40.0B197720002024

How they compare

Algeria currently reports -2.75 billion BoP, current US$ against -3.79 billion BoP, current US$ in Ethiopia, a difference of 1.04 billion BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Algeria ranks 160th and Ethiopia ranks 163rd of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 3 and Ethiopia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1970s -2.50 billion BoP, current US$ -95.22 million BoP, current US$ 2.40 billion BoP, current US$ Ethiopia
1980s -404.95 million BoP, current US$ -178.02 million BoP, current US$ 226.92 million BoP, current US$ Ethiopia
1990s 1.89 billion BoP, current US$ -95.33 million BoP, current US$ 1.99 billion BoP, current US$ Algeria
2000s 22.97 billion BoP, current US$ -1.64 billion BoP, current US$ 24.60 billion BoP, current US$ Algeria
2010s -7.53 billion BoP, current US$ -4.46 billion BoP, current US$ 3.06 billion BoP, current US$ Ethiopia
2020s 98.91 million BoP, current US$ -4.19 billion BoP, current US$ 4.29 billion BoP, current US$ Algeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Algeria or Ethiopia?
Algeria, at -2.75 billion BoP, current US$ against -3.79 billion BoP, current US$ in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in current account balance between Algeria and Ethiopia?
1.04 billion BoP, current US$, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Ethiopia?
35 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Algeria and Ethiopia rank globally for current account balance?
Algeria ranks 160th and Ethiopia ranks 163rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.