Iran vs Peru: Current account balance

Iran
12.48 billion BoP, current US$
in 2000
Peru
12.00 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Iran rank
22nd
Peru rank
23rd

Current account balance over time

  • Iran
  • Peru
-10.0B-5.0B05.0B10.0B197620002025

How they compare

Iran currently reports 12.48 billion BoP, current US$ against 12.00 billion BoP, current US$ in Peru, a difference of 476.50 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Iran ahead.

Iran ranks 22nd and Peru ranks 23rd of 198 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Peru Difference Ahead
1970s 4.96 billion BoP, current US$ -128.70 million BoP, current US$ 5.09 billion BoP, current US$ Iran
1980s -998.80 million BoP, current US$ -1.03 billion BoP, current US$ 30.03 million BoP, current US$ Iran
1990s 33.50 million BoP, current US$ -2.63 billion BoP, current US$ 2.67 billion BoP, current US$ Iran
2000s 12.48 billion BoP, current US$ -1.55 billion BoP, current US$ 14.03 billion BoP, current US$ Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Iran or Peru?
Iran, at 12.48 billion BoP, current US$ against 12.00 billion BoP, current US$ in Peru as of 2000.
What is the difference in current account balance between Iran and Peru?
476.50 million BoP, current US$, with Iran ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Peru?
24 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2000.
How do Iran and Peru rank globally for current account balance?
Iran ranks 22nd and Peru ranks 23rd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.