El Salvador vs Iceland: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- El Salvador
- Iceland
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports -1.30 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.34 billion BoP, current US$ in Iceland, a difference of 42.37 million BoP, current US$.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 134th and Iceland ranks 136th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Iceland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -46.37 million BoP, current US$ | -17.77 million BoP, current US$ | 28.59 million BoP, current US$ | Iceland |
| 1980s | -36.28 million BoP, current US$ | -129.37 million BoP, current US$ | 93.09 million BoP, current US$ | El Salvador |
| 1990s | -138.63 million BoP, current US$ | -197.51 million BoP, current US$ | 58.87 million BoP, current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2000s | -677.81 million BoP, current US$ | -1.81 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.13 billion BoP, current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2010s | -835.74 million BoP, current US$ | 735.72 million BoP, current US$ | 1.57 billion BoP, current US$ | Iceland |
| 2020s | -994.44 million BoP, current US$ | -600.53 million BoP, current US$ | 393.91 million BoP, current US$ | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, El Salvador or Iceland?
- El Salvador, at -1.30 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.34 billion BoP, current US$ in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance between El Salvador and Iceland?
- 42.37 million BoP, current US$, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Iceland?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do El Salvador and Iceland rank globally for current account balance?
- El Salvador ranks 134th and Iceland ranks 136th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.