Japan vs World: Economic Outlook 119 — Current account balance in USD

Japan
242.07 billion
in 2027
World
589.83 billion
in 2027
Japan rank
2nd
World rank
2nd

Economic Outlook 119 — Current account balance in USD over time

  • Japan
  • World
-200.0B0200.0B400.0B600.0B800.0B196819972027

How they compare

World currently reports 589.83 billion against 242.07 billion in Japan, a difference of 347.76 billion.

That makes World's figure about 2.4 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1980 it was World ahead.

Japan ranks 2nd and World ranks 2nd of 41 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and World in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan World Difference Ahead
1980s 45.08 billion -66.86 billion 111.94 billion Japan
1990s 103.43 billion -67.85 billion 171.28 billion Japan
2000s 149.60 billion 17.76 billion 131.84 billion Japan
2010s 138.08 billion 353.27 billion 215.19 billion World
2020s 183.29 billion 507.90 billion 324.61 billion World

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher economic outlook 119 — current account balance in usd, Japan or World?
World, at 589.83 billion against 242.07 billion in Japan as of 2027.
What is the difference in economic outlook 119 — current account balance in usd between Japan and World?
347.76 billion, with World ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and World?
48 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2027.
How do Japan and World rank globally for economic outlook 119 — current account balance in usd?
Japan ranks 2nd and World ranks 2nd of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Economic Outlook 119 — Current account balance in USD. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Japan vs World: Economic Outlook 119 — Current account balance in USD. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 08 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/economic-outlook-119-current-account-balance-in-usd/japan/world/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/economic-outlook-119-current-account-balance-in-usd/japan/world/">Japan vs World: Economic Outlook 119 — Current account balance in USD</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Economic Outlook 119 — Current account balance in USD
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
58 places, 2,612 data points, 1960–2027
Last refreshed

The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. OECD (2026), OECD Economic Outlook No 119 (Edition 2026/1) EO119 Database documentation EO119 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords: Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP