Sudan vs Uganda: Current account balance

Sudan
-4.44 billion BoP, current US$
in 2022
Uganda
-4.19 billion BoP, current US$
in 2024
Sudan rank
170th
Uganda rank
168th

Current account balance over time

  • Sudan
  • Uganda
-6.0B-4.0B-2.0B0197720002024

How they compare

Uganda currently reports -4.19 billion BoP, current US$ against -4.44 billion BoP, current US$ in Sudan, a difference of 251.01 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Uganda ahead.

Sudan ranks 170th and Uganda ranks 168th of 198 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sudan Uganda Difference Ahead
1980s -198.59 million BoP, current US$ -70.13 million BoP, current US$ 128.46 million BoP, current US$ Uganda
1990s -617.94 million BoP, current US$ -234.36 million BoP, current US$ 383.58 million BoP, current US$ Uganda
2000s -2.49 billion BoP, current US$ -395.59 million BoP, current US$ 2.09 billion BoP, current US$ Uganda
2010s -4.37 billion BoP, current US$ -1.80 billion BoP, current US$ 2.58 billion BoP, current US$ Uganda
2020s -4.30 billion BoP, current US$ -3.76 billion BoP, current US$ 545.69 million BoP, current US$ Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Sudan or Uganda?
Uganda, at -4.19 billion BoP, current US$ against -4.44 billion BoP, current US$ in Sudan as of 2024.
What is the difference in current account balance between Sudan and Uganda?
251.01 million BoP, current US$, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Uganda?
43 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2022.
How do Sudan and Uganda rank globally for current account balance?
Sudan ranks 170th and Uganda ranks 168th of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). 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.