Chile vs Uganda: Current account balance

Chile
-4.35 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Uganda
-4.19 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Chile rank
169th
Uganda rank
168th

Current account balance over time

  • Chile
  • Uganda
-30.0B-20.0B-10.0B010.0B197520002025

How they compare

Uganda currently reports -4.19 billion BoP, current US$ against -4.35 billion BoP, current US$ in Chile, a difference of 157.01 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uganda ahead.

Chile ranks 169th and Uganda ranks 168th of 198 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chile Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s -1.65 billion BoP, current US$ -70.13 million BoP, current US$ 1.58 billion BoP, current US$ Uganda
1990s -1.76 billion BoP, current US$ -234.36 million BoP, current US$ 1.52 billion BoP, current US$ Uganda
2000s 1.53 billion BoP, current US$ -395.59 million BoP, current US$ 1.92 billion BoP, current US$ Chile
2010s -9.54 billion BoP, current US$ -1.80 billion BoP, current US$ 7.74 billion BoP, current US$ Uganda
2020s -13.80 billion BoP, current US$ -3.82 billion BoP, current US$ 9.98 billion BoP, current US$ Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Chile or Uganda?
Uganda, at -4.19 billion BoP, current US$ against -4.35 billion BoP, current US$ in Chile as of 2024.
What is the difference in current account balance between Chile and Uganda?
157.01 million BoP, current US$, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Uganda?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Chile and Uganda rank globally for current account balance?
Chile ranks 169th and Uganda ranks 168th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.