Macau, China vs Nigeria: Current account balance

Macau, China
16.69 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Nigeria
14.04 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Macau, China rank
19th
Nigeria rank
21st

Current account balance over time

  • Macau, China
  • Nigeria
-20.0B020.0B40.0B197720012025

How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 16.69 billion BoP, current US$ against 14.04 billion BoP, current US$ in Nigeria, a difference of 2.65 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Macau, China ahead.

Macau, China ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 21st of 199 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 3.33 billion BoP, current US$ 20.63 billion BoP, current US$ 17.29 billion BoP, current US$ Nigeria
2010s 15.41 billion BoP, current US$ 5.79 billion BoP, current US$ 9.62 billion BoP, current US$ Macau, China
2020s 7.68 billion BoP, current US$ 1.45 billion BoP, current US$ 6.23 billion BoP, current US$ Macau, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Macau, China or Nigeria?
Macau, China, at 16.69 billion BoP, current US$ against 14.04 billion BoP, current US$ in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in current account balance between Macau, China and Nigeria?
2.65 billion BoP, current US$, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Nigeria?
23 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Macau, China and Nigeria rank globally for current account balance?
Macau, China ranks 19th and Nigeria ranks 21st of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.