Argentina vs Mexico: Current account balance

Argentina
-7.58 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Mexico
-8.20 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Argentina rank
177th
Mexico rank
179th

Current account balance over time

  • Argentina
  • Mexico
-40.0B-20.0B020.0B197620002025

How they compare

Argentina currently reports -7.58 billion BoP, current US$ against -8.20 billion BoP, current US$ in Mexico, a difference of 618.00 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 177th and Mexico ranks 179th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 5 and Mexico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Mexico Difference Ahead
1970s -513.00 million BoP, current US$ -5.41 billion BoP, current US$ 4.90 billion BoP, current US$ Argentina
1980s -2.77 billion BoP, current US$ -2.70 billion BoP, current US$ 66.20 million BoP, current US$ Mexico
1990s -7.13 billion BoP, current US$ -14.16 billion BoP, current US$ 7.03 billion BoP, current US$ Argentina
2000s 3.79 billion BoP, current US$ -9.84 billion BoP, current US$ 13.63 billion BoP, current US$ Argentina
2010s -12.59 billion BoP, current US$ -19.66 billion BoP, current US$ 7.08 billion BoP, current US$ Argentina
2020s -2.88 billion BoP, current US$ -5.62 billion BoP, current US$ 2.74 billion BoP, current US$ Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Argentina or Mexico?
Argentina, at -7.58 billion BoP, current US$ against -8.20 billion BoP, current US$ in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in current account balance between Argentina and Mexico?
618.00 million BoP, current US$, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Mexico?
47 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
How do Argentina and Mexico rank globally for current account balance?
Argentina ranks 177th and Mexico ranks 179th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.