Macau, China vs Marshall Islands: Current account balance

Macau, China
33.7%
in 2024
Marshall Islands
21.9%
in 2024
Macau, China rank
2nd
Marshall Islands rank
5th

Current account balance over time

  • Macau, China
  • Marshall Islands
-2002040200220132024

How they compare

Macau, China currently reports 33.7% against 21.9% in Marshall Islands, a difference of 11.8%.

That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.5 times Marshall Islands's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Macau, China ahead.

Macau, China ranks 2nd and Marshall Islands ranks 5th of 200 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Macau, China averaged higher in 2 and Marshall Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China Marshall Islands Difference Ahead
2000s 20.7% -6.6% 27.2% Macau, China
2010s 33.5% 1.4% 32.1% Macau, China
2020s 19.0% 22.2% 3.2% Marshall Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Macau, China or Marshall Islands?
Macau, China, at 33.7% against 21.9% in Marshall Islands as of 2024.
What is the difference in current account balance between Macau, China and Marshall Islands?
11.8%, with Macau, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Marshall Islands?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Macau, China and Marshall Islands rank globally for current account balance?
Macau, China ranks 2nd 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

Indicator
Current account balance (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
200 places, 7,731 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.