Maldives vs Niger: Current account balance

Maldives
-1.32 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Niger
-1.20 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Maldives rank
134th
Niger rank
131st

Current account balance over time

  • Maldives
  • Niger
-3.0B-2.0B-1.0B0197419992024

How they compare

Niger currently reports -1.20 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.32 billion BoP, current US$ in Maldives, a difference of 117.59 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Maldives ahead.

Maldives ranks 134th and Niger ranks 131st of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Maldives Niger Difference Ahead
1970s -1.60 million BoP, current US$ -169.26 million BoP, current US$ 167.66 million BoP, current US$ Maldives
1980s -8.01 million BoP, current US$ -163.47 million BoP, current US$ 155.46 million BoP, current US$ Maldives
1990s -24.48 million BoP, current US$ -147.75 million BoP, current US$ 123.27 million BoP, current US$ Maldives
2000s -197.59 million BoP, current US$ -376.96 million BoP, current US$ 179.37 million BoP, current US$ Maldives
2010s -634.85 million BoP, current US$ -1.32 billion BoP, current US$ 684.04 million BoP, current US$ Maldives
2020s -1.11 billion BoP, current US$ -1.99 billion BoP, current US$ 881.57 million BoP, current US$ Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Maldives or Niger?
Niger, at -1.20 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.32 billion BoP, current US$ in Maldives as of 2024.
What is the difference in current account balance between Maldives and Niger?
117.59 million BoP, current US$, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Niger?
47 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Maldives and Niger rank globally for current account balance?
Maldives ranks 134th and Niger ranks 131st of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.