Gambia vs Vanuatu: Current account balance

Gambia
-99.79 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Vanuatu
-127.43 million BoP, current US$
in 2022
Gambia rank
87th
Vanuatu rank
90th

Current account balance over time

  • Gambia
  • Vanuatu
-150.0M-100.0M-50.0M050.0M197820012024

How they compare

Gambia currently reports -99.79 million BoP, current US$ against -127.43 million BoP, current US$ in Vanuatu, a difference of 27.64 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Gambia ranks 87th and Vanuatu ranks 90th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 3.30 million BoP, current US$ -7.92 million BoP, current US$ 11.22 million BoP, current US$ Gambia
1990s -117,388 BoP, current US$ -15.10 million BoP, current US$ 14.99 million BoP, current US$ Gambia
2000s -27.75 million BoP, current US$ -39.21 million BoP, current US$ 11.46 million BoP, current US$ Gambia
2010s -76.24 million BoP, current US$ -32.57 million BoP, current US$ 43.67 million BoP, current US$ Vanuatu
2020s -87.89 million BoP, current US$ -86.91 million BoP, current US$ 980,300 BoP, current US$ Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Gambia or Vanuatu?
Gambia, at -99.79 million BoP, current US$ against -127.43 million BoP, current US$ in Vanuatu as of 2024.
What is the difference in current account balance between Gambia and Vanuatu?
27.64 million BoP, current US$, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Vanuatu?
36 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
How do Gambia and Vanuatu rank globally for current account balance?
Gambia ranks 87th and Vanuatu ranks 90th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.