Lebanon vs Palau: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Lebanon
- Palau
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports -28.1% against -48.6% in Palau, a difference of 20.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Lebanon ahead.
Lebanon ranks 195th and Palau ranks 198th of 200 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lebanon averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lebanon | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -11.5% | -17.2% | 5.7% | Lebanon |
| 2010s | -21.5% | -16.8% | 4.7% | Palau |
| 2020s | -22.8% | -45.1% | 22.3% | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Lebanon or Palau?
- Lebanon, at -28.1% against -48.6% in Palau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Lebanon and Palau?
- 20.5%, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lebanon and Palau?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Lebanon and Palau rank globally for current account balance?
- Lebanon ranks 195th and Palau ranks 198th 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.