Bahamas vs Sint Maarten (Dutch part): Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Bahamas
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports -6.6% against -6.9% in Sint Maarten (Dutch part), a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ahead.
Bahamas ranks 152nd and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 154th of 200 countries.
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -10.8% | -0.2% | 10.6% | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
| 2020s | -14.5% | -14.3% | 0.3% | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Bahamas or Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- Bahamas, at -6.6% against -6.9% in Sint Maarten (Dutch part) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Bahamas and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 0.3%, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Sint Maarten (Dutch part)?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
- How do Bahamas and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) rank globally for current account balance?
- Bahamas ranks 152nd and Sint Maarten (Dutch part) ranks 154th 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
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.