Bangladesh vs Pakistan: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Bangladesh
- Pakistan
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports -0.1% against -0.1% in Pakistan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 77th and Pakistan ranks 79th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 5 and Pakistan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -2.8% | -5.0% | 2.2% | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | -2.5% | -2.7% | 0.2% | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | -0.4% | -4.0% | 3.6% | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.7% | -1.3% | 1.9% | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.2% | -2.2% | 2.4% | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | -1.6% | -1.2% | 0.4% | Pakistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Bangladesh or Pakistan?
- Bangladesh, at -0.1% against -0.1% in Pakistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Bangladesh and Pakistan?
- 0.0%, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Pakistan?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Pakistan rank globally for current account balance?
- Bangladesh ranks 77th and Pakistan ranks 79th 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.