Macau, China vs Tuvalu: Current account balance

Macau, China
33.7%
in 2024
Tuvalu
40.0%
in 2023
Macau, China rank
2nd
Tuvalu rank
1st

Current account balance over time

  • Macau, China
  • Tuvalu
-50-2502550200120122024

How they compare

Tuvalu currently reports 40.0% against 33.7% in Macau, China, a difference of 6.3%.

That makes Tuvalu's figure about 1.2 times Macau, China's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Macau, China ahead.

Macau, China ranks 2nd and Tuvalu ranks 1st of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Macau, China Tuvalu Difference Ahead
2000s 24.8% -17.8% 42.6% Macau, China
2010s 33.5% -4.8% 38.3% Macau, China
2020s 15.3% 21.0% 5.8% Tuvalu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Macau, China or Tuvalu?
Tuvalu, at 40.0% against 33.7% in Macau, China as of 2023.
What is the difference in current account balance between Macau, China and Tuvalu?
6.3%, with Tuvalu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Macau, China and Tuvalu?
22 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2023.
How do Macau, China and Tuvalu rank globally for current account balance?
Macau, China ranks 2nd and Tuvalu ranks 1st 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.