Denmark vs Kuwait: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Denmark
- Kuwait
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 51.77 billion BoP, current US$ against 35.68 billion BoP, current US$ in Kuwait, a difference of 16.09 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.5 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kuwait ahead.
Denmark ranks 12th and Kuwait ranks 15th of 198 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.74 billion BoP, current US$ | 7.52 billion BoP, current US$ | 9.25 billion BoP, current US$ | Kuwait |
| 1980s | -2.23 billion BoP, current US$ | 7.44 billion BoP, current US$ | 9.68 billion BoP, current US$ | Kuwait |
| 1990s | 2.39 billion BoP, current US$ | 4.07 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.68 billion BoP, current US$ | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 7.10 billion BoP, current US$ | 25.81 billion BoP, current US$ | 18.71 billion BoP, current US$ | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 23.67 billion BoP, current US$ | 37.70 billion BoP, current US$ | 14.03 billion BoP, current US$ | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 40.38 billion BoP, current US$ | 43.63 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.25 billion BoP, current US$ | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Denmark or Kuwait?
- Denmark, at 51.77 billion BoP, current US$ against 35.68 billion BoP, current US$ in Kuwait as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Denmark and Kuwait?
- 16.09 billion BoP, current US$, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Kuwait?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Denmark and Kuwait rank globally for current account balance?
- Denmark ranks 12th and Kuwait ranks 15th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.