Malta vs Nepal: Current account balance

Malta
1.78 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Nepal
1.68 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Malta rank
45th
Nepal rank
47th

Current account balance over time

  • Malta
  • Nepal
-6.0B-4.0B-2.0B02.0B197119972024

How they compare

Malta currently reports 1.78 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.68 billion BoP, current US$ in Nepal, a difference of 98.77 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Malta's figure about 1.1 times Nepal's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 45th and Nepal ranks 47th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Malta averaged higher in 5 and Nepal in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malta Nepal Difference Ahead
1970s 53.58 million BoP, current US$ -5.04 million BoP, current US$ 58.61 million BoP, current US$ Malta
1980s 19.62 million BoP, current US$ -126.30 million BoP, current US$ 145.92 million BoP, current US$ Malta
1990s -164.50 million BoP, current US$ -256.63 million BoP, current US$ 92.12 million BoP, current US$ Malta
2000s -265.44 million BoP, current US$ 126.37 million BoP, current US$ 391.80 million BoP, current US$ Nepal
2010s 900.03 million BoP, current US$ -86.19 million BoP, current US$ 986.22 million BoP, current US$ Malta
2020s 1.44 billion BoP, current US$ -1.03 billion BoP, current US$ 2.47 billion BoP, current US$ Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Malta or Nepal?
Malta, at 1.78 billion BoP, current US$ against 1.68 billion BoP, current US$ in Nepal as of 2024.
What is the difference in current account balance between Malta and Nepal?
98.77 million BoP, current US$, with Malta ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Nepal?
49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Malta and Nepal rank globally for current account balance?
Malta ranks 45th and Nepal ranks 47th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.