Congo vs Malta: Current account balance

Congo
1.72 billion BoP, current US$
in 2021
Malta
1.78 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Congo rank
46th
Malta rank
45th

Current account balance over time

  • Congo
  • Malta
-4.0B-2.0B02.0B197119972024

How they compare

Malta currently reports 1.78 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.72 billion BoP, current US$ in Congo, a difference of 62.01 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Malta ahead.

Congo ranks 46th and Malta ranks 45th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Malta in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Malta Difference Ahead
1970s -139.98 million BoP, current US$ 59.62 million BoP, current US$ 199.60 million BoP, current US$ Malta
1980s -266.47 million BoP, current US$ 19.62 million BoP, current US$ 286.08 million BoP, current US$ Malta
1990s -427.87 million BoP, current US$ -164.50 million BoP, current US$ 263.37 million BoP, current US$ Malta
2000s -579,270 BoP, current US$ -265.44 million BoP, current US$ 264.86 million BoP, current US$ Congo
2010s 177.27 million BoP, current US$ 516.38 million BoP, current US$ 339.11 million BoP, current US$ Malta
2020s 1.58 billion BoP, current US$ 2.24 billion BoP, current US$ 664.02 million BoP, current US$ Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Congo or Malta?
Malta, at 1.78 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.72 billion BoP, current US$ in Congo as of 2024.
What is the difference in current account balance between Congo and Malta?
62.01 million BoP, current US$, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Malta?
42 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2021.
How do Congo and Malta rank globally for current account balance?
Congo ranks 46th and Malta ranks 45th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.