Guyana vs Malta: Current account balance

Guyana
2.35 billion BoP, current US$
in 2023
Malta
1.78 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Guyana rank
42nd
Malta rank
45th

Current account balance over time

  • Guyana
  • Malta
-2.0B02.0B4.0B197119972024

How they compare

Guyana currently reports 2.35 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.78 billion BoP, current US$ in Malta, a difference of 574.13 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Guyana's figure about 1.3 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Malta ahead.

Guyana ranks 42nd and Malta ranks 45th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 2 and Malta in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guyana Malta Difference Ahead
1970s -70.00 million BoP, current US$ 53.09 million BoP, current US$ 123.09 million BoP, current US$ Malta
1980s -134.11 million BoP, current US$ 19.19 million BoP, current US$ 153.30 million BoP, current US$ Malta
1990s -92.42 million BoP, current US$ -197.74 million BoP, current US$ 105.31 million BoP, current US$ Guyana
2000s -129.45 million BoP, current US$ -265.44 million BoP, current US$ 135.99 million BoP, current US$ Guyana
2010s -606.75 million BoP, current US$ 900.03 million BoP, current US$ 1.51 billion BoP, current US$ Malta
2020s 1.15 billion BoP, current US$ 1.36 billion BoP, current US$ 207.31 million BoP, current US$ Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Guyana or Malta?
Guyana, at 2.35 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.78 billion BoP, current US$ in Malta as of 2023.
What is the difference in current account balance between Guyana and Malta?
574.13 million BoP, current US$, with Guyana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Malta?
41 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do Guyana and Malta rank globally for current account balance?
Guyana ranks 42nd and Malta ranks 45th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.