Ethiopia vs Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of: Current account balance

Ethiopia
-3.79 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
-3.87 billion BoP, current US$
in 2016
Ethiopia rank
163rd
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank
164th

Current account balance over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports -3.79 billion BoP, current US$ against -3.87 billion BoP, current US$ in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of, a difference of 78.93 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 163rd and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 164th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of Difference Ahead
1970s -95.22 million BoP, current US$ -2.85 billion BoP, current US$ 2.76 billion BoP, current US$ Ethiopia
1980s -178.02 million BoP, current US$ 960.40 million BoP, current US$ 1.14 billion BoP, current US$ Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
1990s -95.43 million BoP, current US$ 1.92 billion BoP, current US$ 2.01 billion BoP, current US$ Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2000s -947.88 million BoP, current US$ 14.58 billion BoP, current US$ 15.53 billion BoP, current US$ Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
2010s -4.15 billion BoP, current US$ 2.02 billion BoP, current US$ 6.17 billion BoP, current US$ Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Ethiopia or Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
Ethiopia, at -3.79 billion BoP, current US$ against -3.87 billion BoP, current US$ in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of as of 2024.
What is the difference in current account balance between Ethiopia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
78.93 million BoP, current US$, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of?
40 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2016.
How do Ethiopia and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of rank globally for current account balance?
Ethiopia ranks 163rd and Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of ranks 164th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.