Aruba vs Gabon: Current account balance

Aruba
194.50 million BoP, current US$
in 2023
Gabon
141.00 million BoP, current US$
in 2015
Aruba rank
63rd
Gabon rank
66th

Current account balance over time

  • Aruba
  • Gabon
-1.0B01.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B197820002023

How they compare

Aruba currently reports 194.50 million BoP, current US$ against 141.00 million BoP, current US$ in Gabon, a difference of 53.50 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Aruba's figure about 1.4 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Aruba ahead.

Aruba ranks 63rd and Gabon ranks 66th of 198 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Aruba averaged higher in 1 and Gabon in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Aruba Gabon Difference Ahead
1980s -33.06 million BoP, current US$ -578.56 million BoP, current US$ 545.50 million BoP, current US$ Aruba
1990s -92.05 million BoP, current US$ 207.21 million BoP, current US$ 299.27 million BoP, current US$ Gabon
2000s 90.67 million BoP, current US$ 1.43 billion BoP, current US$ 1.34 billion BoP, current US$ Gabon
2010s -160.63 million BoP, current US$ 1.63 billion BoP, current US$ 1.79 billion BoP, current US$ Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Aruba or Gabon?
Aruba, at 194.50 million BoP, current US$ against 141.00 million BoP, current US$ in Gabon as of 2023.
What is the difference in current account balance between Aruba and Gabon?
53.50 million BoP, current US$, with Aruba ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Aruba and Gabon?
29 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2015.
How do Aruba and Gabon rank globally for current account balance?
Aruba ranks 63rd and Gabon ranks 66th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.