Palau vs Vanuatu: Current account balance

Palau
-134.25 million BoP, current US$
in 2023
Vanuatu
-127.43 million BoP, current US$
in 2022
Palau rank
91st
Vanuatu rank
90th

Current account balance over time

  • Palau
  • Vanuatu
-150.0M-100.0M-50.0M050.0M198220022023

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports -127.43 million BoP, current US$ against -134.25 million BoP, current US$ in Palau, a difference of 6.82 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Palau ranks 91st and Vanuatu ranks 90th of 198 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Palau averaged higher in 1 and Vanuatu in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Palau Vanuatu Difference Ahead
2000s -32.98 million BoP, current US$ -45.98 million BoP, current US$ 12.99 million BoP, current US$ Palau
2010s -43.50 million BoP, current US$ -32.57 million BoP, current US$ 10.93 million BoP, current US$ Vanuatu
2020s -108.91 million BoP, current US$ -86.91 million BoP, current US$ 21.99 million BoP, current US$ Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Palau or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at -127.43 million BoP, current US$ against -134.25 million BoP, current US$ in Palau as of 2022.
What is the difference in current account balance between Palau and Vanuatu?
6.82 million BoP, current US$, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Palau and Vanuatu?
18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do Palau and Vanuatu rank globally for current account balance?
Palau ranks 91st and Vanuatu ranks 90th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.