Australia vs Romania: Current account balance

Australia
-48.22 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Romania
-33.88 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Australia rank
195th
Romania rank
194th

Current account balance over time

  • Australia
  • Romania
-75.0B-50.0B-25.0B025.0B50.0B197119982025

How they compare

Romania currently reports -33.88 billion BoP, current US$ against -48.22 billion BoP, current US$ in Australia, a difference of 14.34 billion BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Romania ahead.

Australia ranks 195th and Romania ranks 194th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Romania Difference Ahead
1980s -18.34 billion BoP, current US$ 2.51 billion BoP, current US$ 20.85 billion BoP, current US$ Romania
1990s -14.61 billion BoP, current US$ -1.80 billion BoP, current US$ 12.81 billion BoP, current US$ Romania
2000s -36.45 billion BoP, current US$ -9.35 billion BoP, current US$ 27.10 billion BoP, current US$ Romania
2010s -43.73 billion BoP, current US$ -6.39 billion BoP, current US$ 37.35 billion BoP, current US$ Romania
2020s -5.31 billion BoP, current US$ -25.06 billion BoP, current US$ 19.75 billion BoP, current US$ Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Australia or Romania?
Romania, at -33.88 billion BoP, current US$ against -48.22 billion BoP, current US$ in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in current account balance between Australia and Romania?
14.34 billion BoP, current US$, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Romania?
37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
How do Australia and Romania rank globally for current account balance?
Australia ranks 195th and Romania ranks 194th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.