Canada vs India: Current account balance

Canada
-22.01 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
India
-16.49 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Canada rank
192nd
India rank
190th

Current account balance over time

  • Canada
  • India
-100.0B-75.0B-50.0B-25.0B025.0B196019922025

How they compare

India currently reports -16.49 billion BoP, current US$ against -22.01 billion BoP, current US$ in Canada, a difference of 5.52 billion BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was India ahead.

Canada ranks 192nd and India ranks 190th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada India Difference Ahead
1970s -7.88 billion BoP, current US$ 858.66 million BoP, current US$ 8.74 billion BoP, current US$ India
1980s -8.91 billion BoP, current US$ -3.91 billion BoP, current US$ 5.00 billion BoP, current US$ India
1990s -12.09 billion BoP, current US$ -4.40 billion BoP, current US$ 7.69 billion BoP, current US$ India
2000s 9.38 billion BoP, current US$ -7.14 billion BoP, current US$ 16.52 billion BoP, current US$ Canada
2010s -49.59 billion BoP, current US$ -45.30 billion BoP, current US$ 4.28 billion BoP, current US$ India
2020s -15.30 billion BoP, current US$ -26.70 billion BoP, current US$ 11.40 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 India?
India, at -16.49 billion BoP, current US$ against -22.01 billion BoP, current US$ in Canada as of 2025.
What is the difference in current account balance between Canada and India?
5.52 billion BoP, current US$, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and India?
51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do Canada and India rank globally for current account balance?
Canada ranks 192nd and India ranks 190th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.