Kuwait vs Viet Nam: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Kuwait
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 35.68 billion BoP, current US$ against 30.18 billion BoP, current US$ in Viet Nam, a difference of 5.51 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes Kuwait's figure about 1.2 times Viet Nam's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Kuwait has been ahead every year.
Kuwait ranks 15th and Viet Nam ranks 17th of 199 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.57 billion BoP, current US$ | -861.25 million BoP, current US$ | 6.43 billion BoP, current US$ | Kuwait |
| 2000s | 25.81 billion BoP, current US$ | -2.68 billion BoP, current US$ | 28.49 billion BoP, current US$ | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 37.70 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.84 billion BoP, current US$ | 33.86 billion BoP, current US$ | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 43.63 billion BoP, current US$ | 13.56 billion BoP, current US$ | 30.07 billion BoP, current US$ | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Kuwait or Viet Nam?
- Kuwait, at 35.68 billion BoP, current US$ against 30.18 billion BoP, current US$ in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Kuwait and Viet Nam?
- 5.51 billion BoP, current US$, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Viet Nam?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Viet Nam rank globally for current account balance?
- Kuwait ranks 15th and Viet Nam ranks 17th of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.