Bahrain vs Malta: Current account balance

Bahrain
2.28 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Malta
1.78 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Bahrain rank
43rd
Malta rank
45th

Current account balance over time

  • Bahrain
  • Malta
-2.5B02.5B5.0B7.5B197119972024

How they compare

Bahrain currently reports 2.28 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.78 billion BoP, current US$ in Malta, a difference of 503.99 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Bahrain's figure about 1.3 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Malta ahead.

Bahrain ranks 43rd and Malta ranks 45th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bahrain averaged higher in 3 and Malta in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahrain Malta Difference Ahead
1970s -299.53 million BoP, current US$ 54.71 million BoP, current US$ 354.24 million BoP, current US$ Malta
1980s 112.80 million BoP, current US$ 19.62 million BoP, current US$ 93.18 million BoP, current US$ Bahrain
1990s -230.21 million BoP, current US$ -164.50 million BoP, current US$ 65.71 million BoP, current US$ Malta
2000s 1.11 billion BoP, current US$ -265.44 million BoP, current US$ 1.37 billion BoP, current US$ Bahrain
2010s 345.44 million BoP, current US$ 900.03 million BoP, current US$ 554.58 million BoP, current US$ Malta
2020s 2.24 billion BoP, current US$ 1.44 billion BoP, current US$ 794.25 million BoP, current US$ Bahrain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Bahrain or Malta?
Bahrain, at 2.28 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.78 billion BoP, current US$ in Malta as of 2024.
What is the difference in current account balance between Bahrain and Malta?
503.99 million BoP, current US$, with Bahrain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Malta?
50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
How do Bahrain and Malta rank globally for current account balance?
Bahrain ranks 43rd and Malta ranks 45th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.