Faroe Islands vs French Polynesia: Current account balance

Faroe Islands
194.30 million BoP, current US$
in 2011
French Polynesia
411.96 million BoP, current US$
in 2016
Faroe Islands rank
64th
French Polynesia rank
62nd

Current account balance over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • French Polynesia
-400.0M-200.0M0200.0M400.0M199820072016

How they compare

French Polynesia currently reports 411.96 million BoP, current US$ against 194.30 million BoP, current US$ in Faroe Islands, a difference of 217.66 million BoP, current US$.

That makes French Polynesia's figure about 2.1 times Faroe Islands's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Faroe Islands ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 64th and French Polynesia ranks 62nd of 199 countries.

Faroe Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands French Polynesia Difference Ahead
2000s 20.69 million BoP, current US$ -11.15 million BoP, current US$ 31.84 million BoP, current US$ Faroe Islands
2010s 169.29 million BoP, current US$ 78.72 million BoP, current US$ 90.57 million BoP, current US$ Faroe Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Faroe Islands or French Polynesia?
French Polynesia, at 411.96 million BoP, current US$ against 194.30 million BoP, current US$ in Faroe Islands as of 2016.
What is the difference in current account balance between Faroe Islands and French Polynesia?
217.66 million BoP, current US$, with French Polynesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and French Polynesia?
10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2011.
How do Faroe Islands and French Polynesia rank globally for current account balance?
Faroe Islands ranks 64th and French Polynesia ranks 62nd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.