Namibia vs Vanuatu: Current account balance

Namibia
-13.4%
in 2024
Vanuatu
-11.1%
in 2022
Namibia rank
176th
Vanuatu rank
173rd

Current account balance over time

  • Namibia
  • Vanuatu
-20-10010198220032024

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports -11.1% against -13.4% in Namibia, a difference of 2.3%.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 176th and Vanuatu ranks 173rd of 199 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1990s 2.5% -5.5% 7.9% Namibia
2000s 4.3% -6.2% 10.4% Namibia
2010s -7.7% -4.2% 3.5% Vanuatu
2020s -6.4% -7.9% 1.4% Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current account balance, Namibia or Vanuatu?
Vanuatu, at -11.1% against -13.4% in Namibia as of 2022.
What is the difference in current account balance between Namibia and Vanuatu?
2.3%, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Vanuatu?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
How do Namibia and Vanuatu rank globally for current account balance?
Namibia ranks 176th and Vanuatu ranks 173rd of 199 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
199 places, 7,713 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.