Malawi vs Suriname: Current account balance

Malawi
-2.13 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Suriname
-2.48 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Malawi rank
152nd
Suriname rank
155th

Current account balance over time

  • Malawi
  • Suriname
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports -2.13 billion BoP, current US$ against -2.48 billion BoP, current US$ in Suriname, a difference of 358.95 million BoP, current US$.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Suriname has been ahead every year.

Malawi ranks 152nd and Suriname ranks 155th of 199 countries.

Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Suriname Difference Ahead
2000s -493.67 million BoP, current US$ 167.08 million BoP, current US$ 660.75 million BoP, current US$ Suriname
2010s -1.19 billion BoP, current US$ -81.26 million BoP, current US$ 1.11 billion BoP, current US$ Suriname
2020s -2.01 billion BoP, current US$ -97.50 million BoP, current US$ 1.92 billion BoP, current US$ Suriname

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Malawi or Suriname?
Malawi, at -2.13 billion BoP, current US$ against -2.48 billion BoP, current US$ in Suriname as of 2024.
What is the difference in current account balance between Malawi and Suriname?
358.95 million BoP, current US$, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Suriname?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Suriname rank globally for current account balance?
Malawi ranks 152nd and Suriname ranks 155th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

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.