Albania vs Syrian Arab Republic: Current account balance

Albania
-0.5%
in 2025
Syrian Arab Republic
-0.6%
in 2010
Albania rank
89th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
91st

Current account balance over time

  • Albania
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

Albania currently reports -0.5% against -0.6% in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

Albania ranks 89th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 91st of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1980s -0.9% -1.2% 0.4% Albania
1990s -5.9% 1.8% 7.7% Syrian Arab Republic
2000s -8.5% 2.8% 11.4% Syrian Arab Republic
2010s -11.2% -0.6% 10.6% Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Albania or Syrian Arab Republic?
Albania, at -0.5% against -0.6% in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in current account balance between Albania and Syrian Arab Republic?
0.1%, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Syrian Arab Republic?
31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2010.
How do Albania and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for current account balance?
Albania ranks 89th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 91st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (% of GDP). 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 (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
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, 7,731 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 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.