Barbados vs Equatorial Guinea: Current account balance

Barbados
-296.40 million BoP, current US$
in 2017
Equatorial Guinea
-344.04 million BoP, current US$
in 1996
Barbados rank
103rd
Equatorial Guinea rank
105th

Current account balance over time

  • Barbados
  • Equatorial Guinea
-600.0M-400.0M-200.0M0200.0M196719922017

How they compare

Barbados currently reports -296.40 million BoP, current US$ against -344.04 million BoP, current US$ in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 47.64 million BoP, current US$.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Barbados has been ahead every year.

Barbados ranks 103rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 105th of 198 countries.

Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Equatorial Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 25.64 million BoP, current US$ -20.58 million BoP, current US$ 46.22 million BoP, current US$ Barbados
1990s 68.64 million BoP, current US$ -76.47 million BoP, current US$ 145.11 million BoP, current US$ Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Barbados or Equatorial Guinea?
Barbados, at -296.40 million BoP, current US$ against -344.04 million BoP, current US$ in Equatorial Guinea as of 2017.
What is the difference in current account balance between Barbados and Equatorial Guinea?
47.64 million BoP, current US$, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Equatorial Guinea?
10 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 1996.
How do Barbados and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for current account balance?
Barbados ranks 103rd and Equatorial Guinea ranks 105th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.