Faroe Islands vs Gabon: Current account balance

Faroe Islands
194.30 million BoP, current US$
in 2011
Gabon
141.00 million BoP, current US$
in 2015
Faroe Islands rank
64th
Gabon rank
66th

Current account balance over time

  • Faroe Islands
  • Gabon
-1.0B01.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B197819962015

How they compare

Faroe Islands currently reports 194.30 million BoP, current US$ against 141.00 million BoP, current US$ in Gabon, a difference of 53.31 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Faroe Islands's figure about 1.4 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Faroe Islands ahead.

Faroe Islands ranks 64th and Gabon ranks 66th of 199 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Faroe Islands averaged higher in 1 and Gabon in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Faroe Islands Gabon Difference Ahead
1990s 200.03 million BoP, current US$ -102.57 million BoP, current US$ 302.60 million BoP, current US$ Faroe Islands
2000s 43.30 million BoP, current US$ 1.43 billion BoP, current US$ 1.39 billion BoP, current US$ Gabon
2010s 169.29 million BoP, current US$ 2.53 billion BoP, current US$ 2.36 billion BoP, current US$ Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Faroe Islands or Gabon?
Faroe Islands, at 194.30 million BoP, current US$ against 141.00 million BoP, current US$ in Gabon as of 2011.
What is the difference in current account balance between Faroe Islands and Gabon?
53.31 million BoP, current US$, with Faroe Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Gabon?
13 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2011.
How do Faroe Islands and Gabon rank globally for current account balance?
Faroe Islands ranks 64th and Gabon ranks 66th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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.