Benin vs Paraguay: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Benin
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports -1.57 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.61 billion BoP, current US$ in Benin, a difference of 41.19 million BoP, current US$.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 141st and Paraguay ranks 140th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Paraguay in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -63.41 million BoP, current US$ | -103.62 million BoP, current US$ | 40.21 million BoP, current US$ | Benin |
| 1980s | -94.31 million BoP, current US$ | -265.16 million BoP, current US$ | 170.85 million BoP, current US$ | Benin |
| 1990s | -100.55 million BoP, current US$ | -36.17 million BoP, current US$ | 64.37 million BoP, current US$ | Paraguay |
| 2000s | -310.15 million BoP, current US$ | 171.57 million BoP, current US$ | 481.73 million BoP, current US$ | Paraguay |
| 2010s | -597.27 million BoP, current US$ | 186.17 million BoP, current US$ | 783.44 million BoP, current US$ | Paraguay |
| 2020s | -902.04 million BoP, current US$ | -493.53 million BoP, current US$ | 408.52 million BoP, current US$ | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Benin or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at -1.57 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.61 billion BoP, current US$ in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Benin and Paraguay?
- 41.19 million BoP, current US$, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Paraguay?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2023.
- How do Benin and Paraguay rank globally for current account balance?
- Benin ranks 141st and Paraguay ranks 140th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.