Malawi vs Tanzania: Current account balance

Malawi
-2.13 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Tanzania
-2.38 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Malawi rank
152nd
Tanzania rank
153rd

Current account balance over time

  • Malawi
  • Tanzania
-6.0B-4.0B-2.0B0197620002024

How they compare

Malawi currently reports -2.13 billion BoP, current US$ against -2.38 billion BoP, current US$ in Tanzania, a difference of 254.51 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 152nd and Tanzania ranks 153rd of 199 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Tanzania Difference Ahead
1970s -167.50 million BoP, current US$ -292.06 million BoP, current US$ 124.56 million BoP, current US$ Malawi
1980s -109.94 million BoP, current US$ -390.97 million BoP, current US$ 281.03 million BoP, current US$ Malawi
1990s -160.86 million BoP, current US$ -646.30 million BoP, current US$ 485.44 million BoP, current US$ Malawi
2000s -343.04 million BoP, current US$ -999.17 million BoP, current US$ 656.13 million BoP, current US$ Malawi
2010s -1.19 billion BoP, current US$ -2.93 billion BoP, current US$ 1.74 billion BoP, current US$ Malawi
2020s -2.01 billion BoP, current US$ -2.93 billion BoP, current US$ 918.08 million BoP, current US$ Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Malawi or Tanzania?
Malawi, at -2.13 billion BoP, current US$ against -2.38 billion BoP, current US$ in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in current account balance between Malawi and Tanzania?
254.51 million BoP, current US$, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tanzania?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Tanzania rank globally for current account balance?
Malawi ranks 152nd and Tanzania ranks 153rd of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.