Guinea-Bissau vs Yemen: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Yemen
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports -7.4% against -7.7% in Yemen, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Yemen ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 158th and Yemen ranks 161st of 200 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -4.1% | -3.4% | 0.7% | Yemen |
| 2010s | -2.5% | -4.0% | 1.5% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Guinea-Bissau or Yemen?
- Guinea-Bissau, at -7.4% against -7.7% in Yemen as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Guinea-Bissau and Yemen?
- 0.3%, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Yemen?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2016.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Yemen rank globally for current account balance?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 158th and Yemen ranks 161st 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.