Brunei Darussalam vs Marshall Islands: Current account balance

Brunei Darussalam
18.0%
in 2025
Marshall Islands
21.9%
in 2024
Brunei Darussalam rank
6th
Marshall Islands rank
5th

Current account balance over time

  • Brunei Darussalam
  • Marshall Islands
-2002040200120132025

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 21.9% against 18.0% in Brunei Darussalam, a difference of 3.9%.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.2 times Brunei Darussalam's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Brunei Darussalam ahead.

Brunei Darussalam ranks 6th and Marshall Islands ranks 5th of 200 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Brunei Darussalam averaged higher in 2 and Marshall Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brunei Darussalam Marshall Islands Difference Ahead
2000s 38.5% -6.6% 45.1% Brunei Darussalam
2010s 21.2% 1.4% 19.8% Brunei Darussalam
2020s 12.5% 22.2% 9.7% Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Brunei Darussalam or Marshall Islands?
Marshall Islands, at 21.9% against 18.0% in Brunei Darussalam as of 2024.
What is the difference in current account balance between Brunei Darussalam and Marshall Islands?
3.9%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei Darussalam and Marshall Islands?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Brunei Darussalam and Marshall Islands rank globally for current account balance?
Brunei Darussalam ranks 6th and Marshall Islands ranks 5th 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.