Switzerland vs Viet Nam: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Switzerland
- Viet Nam
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 7.0% against 6.3% in Viet Nam, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Viet Nam's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 29th and Viet Nam ranks 32nd of 200 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Viet Nam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.0% | -3.4% | 11.4% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 9.0% | -3.0% | 12.0% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 1.4% | 6.4% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 6.3% | 3.1% | 3.2% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Switzerland or Viet Nam?
- Switzerland, at 7.0% against 6.3% in Viet Nam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Switzerland and Viet Nam?
- 0.7%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Viet Nam?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Switzerland and Viet Nam rank globally for current account balance?
- Switzerland ranks 29th and Viet Nam ranks 32nd 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.