Luxembourg vs Malaysia: Current account balance

Luxembourg
5.29 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Malaysia
7.15 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Luxembourg rank
31st
Malaysia rank
29th

Current account balance over time

  • Luxembourg
  • Malaysia
-10.0B010.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B197419992025

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 7.15 billion BoP, current US$ against 5.29 billion BoP, current US$ in Luxembourg, a difference of 1.86 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.4 times Luxembourg's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Luxembourg ranks 31st and Malaysia ranks 29th of 199 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Luxembourg Malaysia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.65 billion BoP, current US$ 12.60 billion BoP, current US$ 10.95 billion BoP, current US$ Malaysia
2000s 2.60 billion BoP, current US$ 19.81 billion BoP, current US$ 17.21 billion BoP, current US$ Malaysia
2010s 4.07 billion BoP, current US$ 14.65 billion BoP, current US$ 10.58 billion BoP, current US$ Malaysia
2020s 5.02 billion BoP, current US$ 10.96 billion BoP, current US$ 5.93 billion BoP, current US$ Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Luxembourg or Malaysia?
Malaysia, at 7.15 billion BoP, current US$ against 5.29 billion BoP, current US$ in Luxembourg as of 2024.
What is the difference in current account balance between Luxembourg and Malaysia?
1.86 billion BoP, current US$, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Malaysia?
26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
How do Luxembourg and Malaysia rank globally for current account balance?
Luxembourg ranks 31st and Malaysia ranks 29th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.