Chile vs Kenya: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Chile
- Kenya
How they compare
Chile currently reports -1.2% against -1.3% in Kenya, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 99th and Kenya ranks 100th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 4 and Kenya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -4.1% | -5.9% | 1.8% | Chile |
| 1980s | -6.8% | -4.9% | 1.9% | Kenya |
| 1990s | -2.6% | -9.8% | 7.2% | Chile |
| 2000s | 1.0% | -2.1% | 3.1% | Chile |
| 2010s | -3.5% | -6.7% | 3.2% | Chile |
| 2020s | -4.5% | -3.2% | 1.3% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Chile or Kenya?
- Chile, at -1.2% against -1.3% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Chile and Kenya?
- 0.1%, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Kenya?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Kenya rank globally for current account balance?
- Chile ranks 99th and Kenya ranks 100th 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.