El Salvador vs Niger: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- El Salvador
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports -1.20 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.30 billion BoP, current US$ in El Salvador, a difference of 98.63 million BoP, current US$.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 134th and Niger ranks 132nd of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 5 and Niger in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -46.37 million BoP, current US$ | -113.53 million BoP, current US$ | 67.16 million BoP, current US$ | El Salvador |
| 1980s | -36.28 million BoP, current US$ | -163.47 million BoP, current US$ | 127.19 million BoP, current US$ | El Salvador |
| 1990s | -138.63 million BoP, current US$ | -147.75 million BoP, current US$ | 9.12 million BoP, current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2000s | -677.81 million BoP, current US$ | -376.96 million BoP, current US$ | 300.85 million BoP, current US$ | Niger |
| 2010s | -835.74 million BoP, current US$ | -1.32 billion BoP, current US$ | 483.15 million BoP, current US$ | El Salvador |
| 2020s | -933.32 million BoP, current US$ | -1.99 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.06 billion BoP, current US$ | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, El Salvador or Niger?
- Niger, at -1.20 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.30 billion BoP, current US$ in El Salvador as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current account balance between El Salvador and Niger?
- 98.63 million BoP, current US$, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Niger?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Niger rank globally for current account balance?
- El Salvador ranks 134th and Niger ranks 132nd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.