Dominica vs Suriname: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Dominica
- Suriname
How they compare
Dominica currently reports -38.0% against -54.9% in Suriname, a difference of 16.9%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Suriname ahead.
Dominica ranks 197th and Suriname ranks 199th of 200 countries.
Suriname has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Suriname | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -16.9% | 4.7% | 21.6% | Suriname |
| 2010s | -17.3% | -1.6% | 15.6% | Suriname |
| 2020s | -35.2% | -10.7% | 24.4% | Suriname |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Dominica or Suriname?
- Dominica, at -38.0% against -54.9% in Suriname as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Dominica and Suriname?
- 16.9%, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Suriname?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do Dominica and Suriname rank globally for current account balance?
- Dominica ranks 197th and Suriname ranks 199th 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.