Lesotho vs Micronesia (country): Current account balance

Lesotho
-3.94 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Micronesia (country)
22.41 million BoP, current US$
in 2014
Lesotho rank
77th
Micronesia (country) rank
74th

Current account balance over time

  • Lesotho
  • Micronesia (country)
-400.0M-200.0M0200.0M400.0M197520002025

How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 22.41 million BoP, current US$ against -3.94 million BoP, current US$ in Lesotho, a difference of 26.35 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Micronesia (country)'s figure about 5.7 times Lesotho's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Micronesia (country) has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 77th and Micronesia (country) ranks 74th of 198 countries.

Micronesia (country) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Micronesia (country) Difference Ahead
2000s -51.27 million BoP, current US$ -38.25 million BoP, current US$ 13.02 million BoP, current US$ Micronesia (country)
2010s -295.37 million BoP, current US$ -14.48 million BoP, current US$ 280.89 million BoP, current US$ Micronesia (country)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Lesotho or Micronesia (country)?
Micronesia (country), at 22.41 million BoP, current US$ against -3.94 million BoP, current US$ in Lesotho as of 2014.
What is the difference in current account balance between Lesotho and Micronesia (country)?
26.35 million BoP, current US$, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Micronesia (country)?
6 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2014.
How do Lesotho and Micronesia (country) rank globally for current account balance?
Lesotho ranks 77th and Micronesia (country) ranks 74th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.