Bahrain vs Libya: Current account balance

Bahrain
2.28 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Libya
1.86 billion BoP, current US$
in 2023
Bahrain rank
43rd
Libya rank
44th

Current account balance over time

  • Bahrain
  • Libya
-20.0B020.0B40.0B197519992024

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 2.28 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.86 billion BoP, current US$ in Libya, a difference of 417.31 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.2 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Libya ahead.

Bahrain ranks 43rd and Libya ranks 44th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Libya Difference Ahead
1970s -311.47 million BoP, current US$ 2.22 billion BoP, current US$ 2.53 billion BoP, current US$ Libya
1980s 112.80 million BoP, current US$ -254.66 million BoP, current US$ 367.46 million BoP, current US$ Bahrain
1990s -230.21 million BoP, current US$ 845.31 million BoP, current US$ 1.08 billion BoP, current US$ Libya
2000s 1.11 billion BoP, current US$ 12.90 billion BoP, current US$ 11.80 billion BoP, current US$ Libya
2010s 345.44 million BoP, current US$ 3.13 billion BoP, current US$ 2.78 billion BoP, current US$ Libya
2020s 2.22 billion BoP, current US$ 3.09 billion BoP, current US$ 867.84 million BoP, current US$ Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Bahrain or Libya?
Bahrain, at 2.28 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.86 billion BoP, current US$ in Libya as of 2024.
What is the difference in current account balance between Bahrain and Libya?
417.31 million BoP, current US$, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Libya?
47 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Bahrain and Libya rank globally for current account balance?
Bahrain ranks 43rd and Libya ranks 44th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.