Malta vs South Sudan: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Malta
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 7.9% against 7.1% in Malta, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Malta ahead.
Malta ranks 27th and South Sudan ranks 24th of 200 countries.
Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malta | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.1% | -3.4% | 13.5% | Malta |
| 2020s | 7.3% | -9.6% | 16.9% | Malta |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Malta or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 7.9% against 7.1% in Malta as of 2023.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Malta and South Sudan?
- 0.8%, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and South Sudan?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Malta and South Sudan rank globally for current account balance?
- Malta ranks 27th and South Sudan ranks 24th 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.