Italy vs Viet Nam: Current account balance

Italy
29.26 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Viet Nam
30.18 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Italy rank
18th
Viet Nam rank
17th

Current account balance over time

  • Italy
  • Viet Nam
-50.0B050.0B100.0B197019972025

How they compare

Viet Nam currently reports 30.18 billion BoP, current US$ against 29.26 billion BoP, current US$ in Italy, a difference of 912.40 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 18th and Viet Nam ranks 17th of 199 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Viet Nam in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1990s 25.59 billion BoP, current US$ -861.25 million BoP, current US$ 26.45 billion BoP, current US$ Italy
2000s -20.80 billion BoP, current US$ -2.68 billion BoP, current US$ 18.12 billion BoP, current US$ Viet Nam
2010s 15.95 billion BoP, current US$ 3.84 billion BoP, current US$ 12.11 billion BoP, current US$ Italy
2020s 22.61 billion BoP, current US$ 13.56 billion BoP, current US$ 9.05 billion BoP, current US$ Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Italy or Viet Nam?
Viet Nam, at 30.18 billion BoP, current US$ against 29.26 billion BoP, current US$ in Italy as of 2024.
What is the difference in current account balance between Italy and Viet Nam?
912.40 million BoP, current US$, with Viet Nam ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Viet Nam?
29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Italy and Viet Nam rank globally for current account balance?
Italy ranks 18th and Viet Nam ranks 17th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.