Panama vs Seychelles: Current account balance

Panama
-169.05 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Seychelles
-166.20 million BoP, current US$
in 2024
Panama rank
98th
Seychelles rank
97th

Current account balance over time

  • Panama
  • Seychelles
-6.0B-4.0B-2.0B0197620002025

How they compare

Seychelles currently reports -166.20 million BoP, current US$ against -169.05 million BoP, current US$ in Panama, a difference of 2.84 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Seychelles ahead.

Panama ranks 98th and Seychelles ranks 97th of 198 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Seychelles in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Seychelles Difference Ahead
1970s -224.70 million BoP, current US$ -6.04 million BoP, current US$ 218.66 million BoP, current US$ Seychelles
1980s 29.26 million BoP, current US$ -25.61 million BoP, current US$ 54.87 million BoP, current US$ Panama
1990s -372.03 million BoP, current US$ -32.82 million BoP, current US$ 339.21 million BoP, current US$ Seychelles
2000s -782.96 million BoP, current US$ -132.12 million BoP, current US$ 650.84 million BoP, current US$ Seychelles
2010s -4.41 billion BoP, current US$ -157.50 million BoP, current US$ 4.26 billion BoP, current US$ Seychelles
2020s -616.14 million BoP, current US$ -159.19 million BoP, current US$ 456.95 million BoP, current US$ Seychelles

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Panama or Seychelles?
Seychelles, at -166.20 million BoP, current US$ against -169.05 million BoP, current US$ in Panama as of 2024.
What is the difference in current account balance between Panama and Seychelles?
2.84 million BoP, current US$, with Seychelles ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Seychelles?
48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
How do Panama and Seychelles rank globally for current account balance?
Panama ranks 98th and Seychelles ranks 97th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.