Ethiopia vs Jordan: Current account balance

Ethiopia
-3.79 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Jordan
-3.13 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Ethiopia rank
164th
Jordan rank
162nd

Current account balance over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Jordan
-8.0B-6.0B-4.0B-2.0B02.0B197219982024

How they compare

Jordan currently reports -3.13 billion BoP, current US$ against -3.79 billion BoP, current US$ in Ethiopia, a difference of 664.56 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Jordan ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 164th and Jordan ranks 162nd of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 2 and Jordan in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Jordan Difference Ahead
1970s -95.22 million BoP, current US$ -103.80 million BoP, current US$ 8.58 million BoP, current US$ Ethiopia
1980s -178.02 million BoP, current US$ -121.40 million BoP, current US$ 56.62 million BoP, current US$ Jordan
1990s -95.43 million BoP, current US$ -251.51 million BoP, current US$ 156.07 million BoP, current US$ Ethiopia
2000s -947.88 million BoP, current US$ -842.65 million BoP, current US$ 105.23 million BoP, current US$ Jordan
2010s -4.46 billion BoP, current US$ -3.11 billion BoP, current US$ 1.35 billion BoP, current US$ Jordan
2020s -4.19 billion BoP, current US$ -3.03 billion BoP, current US$ 1.17 billion BoP, current US$ Jordan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Ethiopia or Jordan?
Jordan, at -3.13 billion BoP, current US$ against -3.79 billion BoP, current US$ in Ethiopia as of 2024.
What is the difference in current account balance between Ethiopia and Jordan?
664.56 million BoP, current US$, with Jordan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Jordan?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Ethiopia and Jordan rank globally for current account balance?
Ethiopia ranks 164th and Jordan ranks 162nd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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
201 places, 7,828 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.