Egypt vs United States of America: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Egypt
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports -3.6% against -3.8% in Egypt, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was United States of America ahead.
Egypt ranks 132nd and United States of America ranks 130th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and United States of America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -6.7% | -0.5% | 6.3% | United States of America |
| 1980s | -3.9% | -1.7% | 2.2% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 2.1% | -1.5% | 3.6% | Egypt |
| 2000s | 1.1% | -4.6% | 5.7% | Egypt |
| 2010s | -3.1% | -2.3% | 0.8% | United States of America |
| 2020s | -3.8% | -3.5% | 0.3% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Egypt or United States of America?
- United States of America, at -3.6% against -3.8% in Egypt as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Egypt and United States of America?
- 0.2%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United States of America?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and United States of America rank globally for current account balance?
- Egypt ranks 132nd and United States of America ranks 130th 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.