Kuwait vs Marshall Islands: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Kuwait
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Kuwait currently reports 22.7% against 21.9% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Kuwait ahead.
Kuwait ranks 3rd and Marshall Islands ranks 5th of 200 countries.
Kuwait has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.2% | -6.6% | 43.8% | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 1.4% | 23.3% | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 27.6% | 22.2% | 5.4% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Kuwait or Marshall Islands?
- Kuwait, at 22.7% against 21.9% in Marshall Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Kuwait and Marshall Islands?
- 0.8%, with Kuwait ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Marshall Islands?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Kuwait and Marshall Islands rank globally for current account balance?
- Kuwait ranks 3rd 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.