Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Sri Lanka
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1.2% against 1.2% in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 69th and Zimbabwe ranks 70th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.9% | 0.1% | 1.9% | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | -7.7% | -2.0% | 5.6% | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | -5.0% | -4.7% | 0.3% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | -0.5% | -7.6% | 7.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | -3.2% | -8.6% | 5.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | -0.8% | 1.1% | 1.9% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Sri Lanka or Zimbabwe?
- Sri Lanka, at 1.2% against 1.2% in Zimbabwe as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe rank globally for current account balance?
- Sri Lanka ranks 69th and Zimbabwe ranks 70th 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.