Norway vs Spain: Current account balance

Norway
74.13 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Spain
56.02 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Norway rank
8th
Spain rank
10th

Current account balance over time

  • Norway
  • Spain
-100.0B0100.0B200.0B197520002025

How they compare

Norway currently reports 74.13 billion BoP, current US$ against 56.02 billion BoP, current US$ in Spain, a difference of 18.12 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Norway's figure about 1.3 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Norway ahead.

Norway ranks 8th and Spain ranks 10th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 5 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Norway Spain Difference Ahead
1970s -2.89 billion BoP, current US$ -1.79 billion BoP, current US$ 1.10 billion BoP, current US$ Spain
1980s -56.22 million BoP, current US$ -2.50 billion BoP, current US$ 2.44 billion BoP, current US$ Norway
1990s 5.59 billion BoP, current US$ -10.42 billion BoP, current US$ 16.01 billion BoP, current US$ Norway
2000s 41.13 billion BoP, current US$ -70.68 billion BoP, current US$ 111.81 billion BoP, current US$ Norway
2010s 40.30 billion BoP, current US$ 12.20 billion BoP, current US$ 28.11 billion BoP, current US$ Norway
2020s 81.07 billion BoP, current US$ 30.41 billion BoP, current US$ 50.66 billion BoP, current US$ Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Norway or Spain?
Norway, at 74.13 billion BoP, current US$ against 56.02 billion BoP, current US$ in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in current account balance between Norway and Spain?
18.12 billion BoP, current US$, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Spain?
51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do Norway and Spain rank globally for current account balance?
Norway ranks 8th and Spain ranks 10th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.