Mexico vs Senegal: Current account balance

Mexico
-8.20 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Senegal
-6.07 billion BoP, current US$
in 2023
Mexico rank
179th
Senegal rank
176th

Current account balance over time

  • Mexico
  • Senegal
-40.0B-20.0B020.0B197419992025

How they compare

Senegal currently reports -6.07 billion BoP, current US$ against -8.20 billion BoP, current US$ in Mexico, a difference of 2.13 billion BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Senegal ahead.

Mexico ranks 179th and Senegal ranks 176th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Senegal Difference Ahead
1970s -5.41 billion BoP, current US$ -263.70 million BoP, current US$ 5.15 billion BoP, current US$ Senegal
1980s -2.70 billion BoP, current US$ -360.06 million BoP, current US$ 2.34 billion BoP, current US$ Senegal
1990s -14.16 billion BoP, current US$ -295.45 million BoP, current US$ 13.86 billion BoP, current US$ Senegal
2000s -9.84 billion BoP, current US$ -744.53 million BoP, current US$ 9.10 billion BoP, current US$ Senegal
2010s -19.66 billion BoP, current US$ -1.35 billion BoP, current US$ 18.31 billion BoP, current US$ Senegal
2020s -2.21 billion BoP, current US$ -4.40 billion BoP, current US$ 2.19 billion BoP, current US$ Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Mexico or Senegal?
Senegal, at -6.07 billion BoP, current US$ against -8.20 billion BoP, current US$ in Mexico as of 2023.
What is the difference in current account balance between Mexico and Senegal?
2.13 billion BoP, current US$, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Senegal?
45 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2023.
How do Mexico and Senegal rank globally for current account balance?
Mexico ranks 179th and Senegal ranks 176th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.