Djibouti vs Laos: Current account balance

Djibouti
610.12 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Laos
531.37 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Djibouti rank
56th
Laos rank
59th

Current account balance over time

  • Djibouti
  • Laos
-2.0B-1.0B01.0B198420042024

How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 610.12 million BoP, current US$ against 531.37 million BoP, current US$ in Laos, a difference of 78.75 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Djibouti ahead.

Djibouti ranks 56th and Laos ranks 59th of 199 countries.

Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti Laos Difference Ahead
1990s 75.13 million BoP, current US$ -107.62 million BoP, current US$ 182.75 million BoP, current US$ Djibouti
2000s -21.00 million BoP, current US$ -21.79 million BoP, current US$ 787,374 BoP, current US$ Djibouti
2010s 118.09 million BoP, current US$ -1.17 billion BoP, current US$ 1.28 billion BoP, current US$ Djibouti
2020s 425.79 million BoP, current US$ 120.87 million BoP, current US$ 304.92 million BoP, current US$ Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Djibouti or Laos?
Djibouti, at 610.12 million BoP, current US$ against 531.37 million BoP, current US$ in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in current account balance between Djibouti and Laos?
78.75 million BoP, current US$, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Laos?
34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Djibouti and Laos rank globally for current account balance?
Djibouti ranks 56th and Laos ranks 59th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.