Euro area vs Japan: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Euro area
- Japan
How they compare
Euro area currently reports 313.01 billion BoP, current US$ against 215.77 billion BoP, current US$ in Japan, a difference of 97.24 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Euro area's figure about 1.5 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Japan ahead.
Euro area ranks 1st and Japan ranks 3rd of 1 regions.
Across the 4 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -25.87 billion BoP, current US$ | 114.13 billion BoP, current US$ | 139.99 billion BoP, current US$ | Japan |
| 2000s | -20.94 billion BoP, current US$ | 149.15 billion BoP, current US$ | 170.08 billion BoP, current US$ | Japan |
| 2010s | 252.35 billion BoP, current US$ | 138.39 billion BoP, current US$ | 113.96 billion BoP, current US$ | Euro area |
| 2020s | 278.74 billion BoP, current US$ | 167.42 billion BoP, current US$ | 111.32 billion BoP, current US$ | Euro area |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Euro area or Japan?
- Euro area, at 313.01 billion BoP, current US$ against 215.77 billion BoP, current US$ in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Euro area and Japan?
- 97.24 billion BoP, current US$, with Euro area ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Japan?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and Japan rank globally for current account balance?
- Euro area ranks 1st and Japan ranks 3rd of 1 regions.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.