New Zealand vs United States: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- New Zealand
- United States
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports -3.6% against -3.6% in United States, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 128th and United States ranks 130th of 200 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -4.4% | -4.6% | 0.2% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | -3.0% | -2.3% | 0.7% | United States |
| 2020s | -5.0% | -3.5% | 1.4% | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, New Zealand or United States?
- New Zealand, at -3.6% against -3.6% in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance between New Zealand and United States?
- 0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and United States?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and United States rank globally for current account balance?
- New Zealand ranks 128th and United States ranks 130th 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.