Egypt vs Turkey: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Egypt
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports -10.41 billion BoP, current US$ against -13.94 billion BoP, current US$ in Egypt, a difference of 3.53 billion BoP, current US$.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 187th and Turkey ranks 184th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 5 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.08 billion BoP, current US$ | -1.94 billion BoP, current US$ | 857.92 million BoP, current US$ | Egypt |
| 1980s | -1.22 billion BoP, current US$ | -1.04 billion BoP, current US$ | 181.73 million BoP, current US$ | Turkey |
| 1990s | 617.77 million BoP, current US$ | -1.35 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.97 billion BoP, current US$ | Egypt |
| 2000s | 731.39 million BoP, current US$ | -16.84 billion BoP, current US$ | 17.57 billion BoP, current US$ | Egypt |
| 2010s | -9.00 billion BoP, current US$ | -32.05 billion BoP, current US$ | 23.05 billion BoP, current US$ | Egypt |
| 2020s | -15.61 billion BoP, current US$ | -27.07 billion BoP, current US$ | 11.46 billion BoP, current US$ | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Egypt or Turkey?
- Turkey, at -10.41 billion BoP, current US$ against -13.94 billion BoP, current US$ in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Egypt and Turkey?
- 3.53 billion BoP, current US$, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Turkey?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Egypt and Turkey rank globally for current account balance?
- Egypt ranks 187th and Turkey ranks 184th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.