Canada vs Dominican Republic: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Canada
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Canada currently reports -0.9% against -1.2% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 95th and Dominican Republic ranks 98th of 200 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -1.9% | -6.9% | 5.0% | Canada |
| 1970s | -2.6% | -5.0% | 2.4% | Canada |
| 1980s | -2.2% | -4.4% | 2.2% | Canada |
| 1990s | -2.0% | -2.4% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.1% | -2.4% | 3.5% | Canada |
| 2010s | -2.9% | -3.5% | 0.6% | Canada |
| 2020s | -0.8% | -3.0% | 2.3% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Canada or Dominican Republic?
- Canada, at -0.9% against -1.2% in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Canada and Dominican Republic?
- 0.3%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Dominican Republic?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Dominican Republic rank globally for current account balance?
- Canada ranks 95th and Dominican Republic ranks 98th 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.