Canada vs Greece: Current account balance

Canada
-22.01 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Greece
-18.22 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Canada rank
192nd
Greece rank
191st

Current account balance over time

  • Canada
  • Greece
-60.0B-40.0B-20.0B020.0B196019922025

How they compare

Greece currently reports -18.22 billion BoP, current US$ against -22.01 billion BoP, current US$ in Canada, a difference of 3.79 billion BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Greece ahead.

Canada ranks 192nd and Greece ranks 191st of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Greece in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Greece Difference Ahead
1970s -7.80 billion BoP, current US$ -1.21 billion BoP, current US$ 6.59 billion BoP, current US$ Greece
1980s -8.91 billion BoP, current US$ -2.02 billion BoP, current US$ 6.89 billion BoP, current US$ Greece
1990s -12.43 billion BoP, current US$ -3.08 billion BoP, current US$ 9.35 billion BoP, current US$ Greece
2000s 9.38 billion BoP, current US$ -23.47 billion BoP, current US$ 32.85 billion BoP, current US$ Canada
2010s -49.59 billion BoP, current US$ -9.76 billion BoP, current US$ 39.83 billion BoP, current US$ Greece
2020s -13.95 billion BoP, current US$ -17.53 billion BoP, current US$ 3.57 billion BoP, current US$ Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Canada or Greece?
Greece, at -18.22 billion BoP, current US$ against -22.01 billion BoP, current US$ in Canada as of 2024.
What is the difference in current account balance between Canada and Greece?
3.79 billion BoP, current US$, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Greece?
48 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Canada and Greece rank globally for current account balance?
Canada ranks 192nd and Greece ranks 191st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.