Afghanistan vs Brazil: Net errors and omissions

Afghanistan
3.00 billion BoP, current US$
in 2020
Brazil
2.66 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
15th
Brazil rank
17th

Net errors and omissions over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Brazil
-5.0B05.0B10.0B197520002025

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 3.00 billion BoP, current US$ against 2.66 billion BoP, current US$ in Brazil, a difference of 341.79 million BoP, current US$.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Brazil ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 15th and Brazil ranks 17th of 197 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Brazil in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Brazil Difference Ahead
1970s -22.70 million BoP, current US$ 1.27 billion BoP, current US$ 1.30 billion BoP, current US$ Brazil
1980s 83.71 million BoP, current US$ -409.40 million BoP, current US$ 493.11 million BoP, current US$ Afghanistan
2000s -410.18 million BoP, current US$ 8.47 billion BoP, current US$ 8.88 billion BoP, current US$ Brazil
2010s 2.29 billion BoP, current US$ 901.59 million BoP, current US$ 1.39 billion BoP, current US$ Afghanistan
2020s 3.00 billion BoP, current US$ 7.19 billion BoP, current US$ 4.19 billion BoP, current US$ Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net errors and omissions, Afghanistan or Brazil?
Afghanistan, at 3.00 billion BoP, current US$ against 2.66 billion BoP, current US$ in Brazil as of 2020.
What is the difference in net errors and omissions between Afghanistan and Brazil?
341.79 million BoP, current US$, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Brazil?
24 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Brazil rank globally for net errors and omissions?
Afghanistan ranks 15th and Brazil ranks 17th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net errors and omissions (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net errors and omissions (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
199 places, 7,770 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net errors and omissions constitute a residual category needed to ensure that accounts in the balance of payments statement sum to zero. Net errors and omissions are derived as the balance on the financial account minus the balances on the current and capital accounts. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.