Malawi vs Republic of Moldova: Current account balance

Malawi
-18.8%
in 2024
Republic of Moldova
-19.6%
in 2025
Malawi rank
187th
Republic of Moldova rank
189th

Current account balance over time

  • Malawi
  • Republic of Moldova
-20-15-10-50198020022025

How they compare

Malawi currently reports -18.8% against -19.6% in Republic of Moldova, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Republic of Moldova ahead.

Malawi ranks 187th and Republic of Moldova ranks 189th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Republic of Moldova in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Republic of Moldova Difference Ahead
1990s -5.4% -10.1% 4.8% Malawi
2000s -5.8% -7.8% 2.0% Malawi
2010s -12.7% -7.1% 5.6% Republic of Moldova
2020s -16.5% -13.0% 3.5% Republic of Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Malawi or Republic of Moldova?
Malawi, at -18.8% against -19.6% in Republic of Moldova as of 2024.
What is the difference in current account balance between Malawi and Republic of Moldova?
0.8%, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Republic of Moldova?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Malawi and Republic of Moldova rank globally for current account balance?
Malawi ranks 187th and Republic of Moldova ranks 189th 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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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.