Canada vs Romania: Current account balance

Canada
-22.01 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Romania
-33.88 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Canada rank
192nd
Romania rank
194th

Current account balance over time

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

How they compare

Canada currently reports -22.01 billion BoP, current US$ against -33.88 billion BoP, current US$ in Romania, a difference of 11.87 billion BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Romania ahead.

Canada ranks 192nd and Romania ranks 194th of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Romania Difference Ahead
1970s -5.50 billion BoP, current US$ -349.67 million BoP, current US$ 5.15 billion BoP, current US$ Romania
1980s -8.91 billion BoP, current US$ 1.19 billion BoP, current US$ 10.10 billion BoP, current US$ Romania
1990s -12.09 billion BoP, current US$ -1.80 billion BoP, current US$ 10.28 billion BoP, current US$ Romania
2000s 9.38 billion BoP, current US$ -9.35 billion BoP, current US$ 18.73 billion BoP, current US$ Canada
2010s -49.59 billion BoP, current US$ -6.39 billion BoP, current US$ 43.20 billion BoP, current US$ Romania
2020s -15.30 billion BoP, current US$ -25.06 billion BoP, current US$ 9.76 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 Romania?
Canada, at -22.01 billion BoP, current US$ against -33.88 billion BoP, current US$ in Romania as of 2025.
What is the difference in current account balance between Canada and Romania?
11.87 billion BoP, current US$, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Romania?
55 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
How do Canada and Romania rank globally for current account balance?
Canada ranks 192nd and Romania ranks 194th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.