Botswana vs North Macedonia: Current account balance

Botswana
-821.14 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
North Macedonia
-814.98 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Botswana rank
121st
North Macedonia rank
120th

Current account balance over time

  • Botswana
  • North Macedonia
-1.0B01.0B2.0B197520002025

How they compare

North Macedonia currently reports -814.98 million BoP, current US$ against -821.14 million BoP, current US$ in Botswana, a difference of 6.16 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 121st and North Macedonia ranks 120th of 199 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and North Macedonia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana North Macedonia Difference Ahead
1990s 492.39 million BoP, current US$ -227.32 million BoP, current US$ 719.71 million BoP, current US$ Botswana
2000s 714.11 million BoP, current US$ -399.33 million BoP, current US$ 1.11 billion BoP, current US$ Botswana
2010s 197.84 million BoP, current US$ -189.23 million BoP, current US$ 387.07 million BoP, current US$ Botswana
2020s -490.24 million BoP, current US$ -381.99 million BoP, current US$ 108.25 million BoP, current US$ North Macedonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Botswana or North Macedonia?
North Macedonia, at -814.98 million BoP, current US$ against -821.14 million BoP, current US$ in Botswana as of 2025.
What is the difference in current account balance between Botswana and North Macedonia?
6.16 million BoP, current US$, with North Macedonia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and North Macedonia?
29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Botswana and North Macedonia rank globally for current account balance?
Botswana ranks 121st and North Macedonia ranks 120th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.