Djibouti vs Hong Kong: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Djibouti
- Hong Kong
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 14.7% against 13.3% in Hong Kong, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Djibouti ahead.
Djibouti ranks 14th and Hong Kong ranks 17th of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 2 and Hong Kong in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Hong Kong | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.7% | 4.1% | 6.7% | Djibouti |
| 2000s | -0.6% | 10.2% | 10.7% | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 3.8% | 0.9% | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 11.3% | 10.2% | 1.2% | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Djibouti or Hong Kong?
- Djibouti, at 14.7% against 13.3% in Hong Kong as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Djibouti and Hong Kong?
- 1.4%, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Hong Kong?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Djibouti and Hong Kong rank globally for current account balance?
- Djibouti ranks 14th and Hong Kong ranks 17th 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.