Mali vs Zambia: Current account balance

Mali
-1.16 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Zambia
-1.12 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Mali rank
131st
Zambia rank
130th

Current account balance over time

  • Mali
  • Zambia
-2.0B-1.0B01.0B2.0B3.0B197519992024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports -1.12 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.16 billion BoP, current US$ in Mali, a difference of 42.56 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 131st and Zambia ranks 130th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Zambia Difference Ahead
1970s -129.69 million BoP, current US$ -101.30 million BoP, current US$ 28.39 million BoP, current US$ Zambia
1980s -166.98 million BoP, current US$ -370.70 million BoP, current US$ 203.72 million BoP, current US$ Mali
1990s -206.67 million BoP, current US$ -407.78 million BoP, current US$ 201.11 million BoP, current US$ Mali
2000s -436.01 million BoP, current US$ -266.82 million BoP, current US$ 169.19 million BoP, current US$ Zambia
2010s -822.40 million BoP, current US$ 108.26 million BoP, current US$ 930.67 million BoP, current US$ Zambia
2020s -1.22 billion BoP, current US$ 781.47 million BoP, current US$ 2.00 billion BoP, current US$ Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Mali or Zambia?
Zambia, at -1.12 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.16 billion BoP, current US$ in Mali as of 2024.
What is the difference in current account balance between Mali and Zambia?
42.56 million BoP, current US$, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Zambia?
42 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2024.
How do Mali and Zambia rank globally for current account balance?
Mali ranks 131st and Zambia ranks 130th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.