Ireland vs Marshall Islands: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Ireland
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 21.9% against 17.4% in Ireland, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.3 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Marshall Islands ahead.
Ireland ranks 7th and Marshall Islands ranks 5th of 200 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 1 and Marshall Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -3.9% | -6.6% | 2.7% | Ireland |
| 2010s | -0.6% | 1.4% | 2.0% | Marshall Islands |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 22.2% | 14.3% | Marshall Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Ireland or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 21.9% against 17.4% in Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Ireland and Marshall Islands?
- 4.5%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Marshall Islands?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Ireland and Marshall Islands rank globally for current account balance?
- Ireland ranks 7th and Marshall Islands ranks 5th 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.