Botswana vs North Macedonia: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Botswana
- North Macedonia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports -4.3% against -4.3% in North Macedonia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 139th and North Macedonia ranks 140th of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and North Macedonia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | North Macedonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.7% | -5.6% | 15.3% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 8.5% | -5.9% | 14.4% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 1.2% | -1.8% | 3.0% | Botswana |
| 2020s | -3.0% | -2.7% | 0.3% | North Macedonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Botswana or North Macedonia?
- Botswana, at -4.3% against -4.3% in North Macedonia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Botswana and North Macedonia?
- 0.0%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and North Macedonia?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and North Macedonia rank globally for current account balance?
- Botswana ranks 139th and North Macedonia ranks 140th 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.