Saint Lucia vs Tonga: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Saint Lucia
- Tonga
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports -6.3% against -6.7% in Tonga, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Tonga ahead.
Saint Lucia ranks 150th and Tonga ranks 153rd of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Saint Lucia averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saint Lucia | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -9.2% | -2.1% | 7.1% | Tonga |
| 1990s | -8.8% | 0.3% | 9.1% | Tonga |
| 2000s | -18.7% | -11.4% | 7.3% | Tonga |
| 2010s | -5.0% | -11.6% | 6.7% | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | -7.2% | -7.9% | 0.7% | Saint Lucia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Saint Lucia or Tonga?
- Saint Lucia, at -6.3% against -6.7% in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Saint Lucia and Tonga?
- 0.4%, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saint Lucia and Tonga?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Saint Lucia and Tonga rank globally for current account balance?
- Saint Lucia ranks 150th and Tonga ranks 153rd 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.