Bhutan vs Kiribati: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Bhutan
- Kiribati
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports -17.6% against -19.4% in Bhutan, a difference of 1.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 188th and Kiribati ranks 185th of 200 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Kiribati in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.7% | -6.5% | 3.8% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | -22.2% | 15.9% | 38.1% | Kiribati |
| 2020s | -21.6% | 1.7% | 23.3% | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Bhutan or Kiribati?
- Kiribati, at -17.6% against -19.4% in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Bhutan and Kiribati?
- 1.8%, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Kiribati?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Kiribati rank globally for current account balance?
- Bhutan ranks 188th and Kiribati ranks 185th 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.