Angola vs Zimbabwe: Current account balance

Angola
536.17 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Zimbabwe
501.20 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Angola rank
58th
Zimbabwe rank
60th

Current account balance over time

  • Angola
  • Zimbabwe
-10.0B-5.0B05.0B10.0B15.0B197720012025

How they compare

Angola currently reports 536.17 million BoP, current US$ against 501.20 million BoP, current US$ in Zimbabwe, a difference of 34.97 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Angola's figure about 1.1 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 58th and Zimbabwe ranks 60th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s -52.40 million BoP, current US$ 30.53 million BoP, current US$ 82.93 million BoP, current US$ Zimbabwe
1990s -511.64 million BoP, current US$ -347.83 million BoP, current US$ 163.81 million BoP, current US$ Zimbabwe
2000s -7.57 billion BoP, current US$ -730.47 million BoP, current US$ 6.84 billion BoP, current US$ Zimbabwe
2010s 3.74 billion BoP, current US$ -1.47 billion BoP, current US$ 5.21 billion BoP, current US$ Angola
2020s 6.31 billion BoP, current US$ 393.33 million BoP, current US$ 5.91 billion BoP, current US$ Angola

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Angola or Zimbabwe?
Angola, at 536.17 million BoP, current US$ against 501.20 million BoP, current US$ in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
What is the difference in current account balance between Angola and Zimbabwe?
34.97 million BoP, current US$, with Angola ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Zimbabwe?
26 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
How do Angola and Zimbabwe rank globally for current account balance?
Angola ranks 58th and Zimbabwe ranks 60th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.