Australia vs Central African Republic: Current account balance

Australia
-2.7%
in 2025
Central African Republic
-2.9%
in 1994
Australia rank
114th
Central African Republic rank
116th

Current account balance over time

  • Australia
  • Central African Republic
-7.5-5-2.502.5197720012025

How they compare

Australia currently reports -2.7% against -2.9% in Central African Republic, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Australia ranks 114th and Central African Republic ranks 116th of 200 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Central African Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Central African Republic Difference Ahead
1980s -6.1% -2.7% 3.4% Central African Republic
1990s -3.9% -4.1% 0.2% Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Australia or Central African Republic?
Australia, at -2.7% against -2.9% in Central African Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in current account balance between Australia and Central African Republic?
0.2%, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Central African Republic?
6 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 1994.
How do Australia and Central African Republic rank globally for current account balance?
Australia ranks 114th and Central African Republic ranks 116th 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.