Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) by country
Countries reporting
205
Highest
29.2%
Marshall Islands
Lowest
-48.5%
Palau
Median
-1.1%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
4,694
What the numbers show
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) is currently reported for 205 countries. The highest value is 29.2% in Marshall Islands; the lowest is -48.5% in Palau.
The median across all reporting countries is -1.1%, and the mean is -1.9%.
Over the past decade 107 countries rose and 97 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 33,141.3%), and the largest decrease in Antigua and Barbuda (down 21,578.6%).
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marshall Islands | 29.2% | 2021 | up 970.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Kuwait | 29.1% | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 3 | San Marino | 22.0% | 2023 | up 5,719.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Singapore | 17.5% | 2024 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 5 | Ireland | 17.4% | 2024 | up 737.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Qatar | 17.3% | 2024 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Andorra | 16.1% | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 8 | Bermuda | 15.4% | 2023 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 9 | Papua New Guinea | 15.0% | 2024 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Norway | 14.8% | 2024 | up 35.2% | falling |
| 11 | Djibouti | 14.7% | 2024 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Brunei | 14.5% | 2024 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 12 | Brunei Darussalam | 14.5% | 2024 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 14 | Guyana | 13.9% | 2023 | up 227.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 13.1% | 2018 | — | falling |
| 16 | Denmark | 12.3% | 2024 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Congo | 11.6% | 2021 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 9.1% | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 19 | South Sudan | 7.9% | 2023 | up 240.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Faroe Islands | 7.8% | 2011 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Switzerland | 7.7% | 2024 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 22 | French Polynesia | 7.5% | 2016 | up 175.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 7.1% | 2014 | up 151.2% | volatile |
| 24 | Malta | 7.1% | 2024 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Nigeria | 6.8% | 2024 | up 4,222.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Azerbaijan | 6.3% | 2024 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Angola | 6.2% | 2024 | up 355.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Tajikistan | 6.2% | 2024 | up 279.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Nauru | 6.0% | 2024 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Naoero | 6.0% | 2024 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Sweden | 5.9% | 2024 | up 71.9% | falling |
| 32 | Vietnam | 5.9% | 2024 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Viet Nam | 5.9% | 2024 | up 46.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Germany | 5.8% | 2024 | down 19.8% | rising |
| 35 | Ecuador | 5.7% | 2024 | up 969.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Samoa | 5.6% | 2024 | up 195.7% | volatile |
| 37 | South Korea | 5.3% | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Republic of Korea | 5.3% | 2024 | down 1.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Aruba | 5.1% | 2023 | up 142.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.0% | 2024 | up 114.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Bahrain | 4.8% | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Japan | 4.8% | 2024 | up 549.7% | rising |
| 43 | Tuvalu | 4.6% | 2022 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Slovenia | 4.6% | 2024 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 4.4% | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 46 | Libya | 4.2% | 2023 | up 33,141.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Nicaragua | 4.2% | 2024 | up 151.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Lesotho | 3.9% | 2024 | up 146.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Nepal | 3.9% | 2024 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Cabo Verde | 3.9% | 2024 | up 147.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Lithuania | 3.3% | 2024 | down 7.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Laos | 3.2% | 2024 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 52 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.2% | 2024 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Spain | 3.2% | 2024 | up 83.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Jamaica | 3.1% | 2024 | up 138.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Iraq | 3.0% | 2024 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Russia | 2.9% | 2024 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Russian Federation | 2.9% | 2024 | up 4.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Guatemala | 2.9% | 2024 | up 187.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Oman | 2.9% | 2024 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Israel | 2.9% | 2024 | down 17.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.5% | 2024 | down 82.1% | volatile |
| 63 | China | 2.3% | 2024 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Peru | 2.2% | 2024 | up 150.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Thailand | 2.2% | 2024 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Portugal | 2.1% | 2024 | up 558.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Ghana | 2.0% | 2024 | up 130.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Panama | 1.9% | 2024 | up 114.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Czechia | 1.7% | 2024 | up 702.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Malaysia | 1.7% | 2024 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Liberia | 1.6% | 2022 | up 102.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Eswatini | 1.6% | 2024 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Hungary | 1.6% | 2024 | up 111.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Austria | 1.5% | 2024 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 1.2% | 2024 | up 150.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Zimbabwe | 1.2% | 2024 | up 110.1% | volatile |
| 77 | Italy | 1.1% | 2024 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Gabon | 1.0% | 2015 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Argentina | 0.9% | 2024 | up 151.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Cambodia | 0.5% | 2024 | up 107.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Bangladesh | 0.3% | 2024 | down 27.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Poland | 0.3% | 2024 | up 110.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Suriname | 0.2% | 2024 | up 102.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2024 | up 109.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Myanmar | 0.1% | 2019 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 86 | France | 0.1% | 2024 | up 108.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Namibia | -0.0% | 2024 | down 50.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Togo | -0.3% | 2020 | up 93.4% | rising |
| 89 | Belgium | -0.4% | 2024 | down 150.4% | volatile |
| 90 | Canada | -0.5% | 2024 | up 80.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Haiti | -0.6% | 2024 | up 88.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Syria | -0.6% | 2010 | down 110.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Syrian Arab Republic | -0.6% | 2010 | down 110.7% | volatile |
| 94 | Indonesia | -0.6% | 2024 | up 79.8% | volatile |
| 95 | South Africa | -0.6% | 2024 | up 86.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Finland | -0.7% | 2024 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Turkey | -0.7% | 2024 | up 78.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Türkiye | -0.7% | 2024 | up 78.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Uruguay | -0.8% | 2024 | up 73.9% | volatile |
| 100 | India | -0.8% | 2024 | up 38.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Mexico | -0.9% | 2024 | up 50.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Algeria | -1.0% | 2024 | up 73.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Croatia | -1.1% | 2024 | down 386.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Morocco | -1.2% | 2024 | up 79.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Estonia | -1.3% | 2024 | down 342.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Kenya | -1.3% | 2024 | up 86.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Costa Rica | -1.3% | 2024 | up 72.2% | rising |
| 108 | Saudi Arabia | -1.3% | 2024 | down 113.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Chile | -1.5% | 2024 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Tunisia | -1.5% | 2024 | up 83.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Bulgaria | -1.5% | 2024 | down 170.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Guinea | -1.6% | 2024 | up 86.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Latvia | -1.6% | 2024 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Belize | -1.6% | 2024 | up 74.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Colombia | -1.6% | 2024 | up 68.4% | volatile |
| 116 | El Salvador | -1.8% | 2024 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Comoros | -1.9% | 2023 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Zambia | -1.9% | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Australia | -2.0% | 2024 | up 35.8% | volatile |
| 120 | North Macedonia | -2.1% | 2024 | down 336.0% | volatile |
| 121 | United Kingdom | -2.2% | 2024 | up 56.0% | falling |
| 121 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -2.2% | 2024 | up 56.0% | falling |
| 123 | Albania | -2.4% | 2024 | up 77.7% | rising |
| 124 | Saint Lucia | -2.5% | 2024 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Ethiopia | -2.5% | 2024 | up 75.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Belarus | -2.6% | 2024 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | -2.6% | 2024 | down 249.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Iceland | -2.6% | 2024 | down 152.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Kazakhstan | -2.7% | 2024 | down 111.3% | volatile |
| 130 | United Republic of Tanzania | -3.0% | 2024 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Brazil | -3.0% | 2024 | up 32.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Dominican Republic | -3.4% | 2024 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | -3.4% | 2016 | down 123.8% | volatile |
| 134 | Paraguay | -3.4% | 2024 | down 336.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -3.5% | 2024 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -3.8% | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Philippines | -4.0% | 2024 | down 209.4% | volatile |
| 138 | United States | -4.1% | 2024 | down 95.6% | rising |
| 139 | Cameroon | -4.1% | 2023 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 140 | Gambia | -4.1% | 2024 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Solomon Islands | -4.2% | 2024 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Botswana | -4.2% | 2024 | down 138.2% | volatile |
| 143 | Honduras | -4.4% | 2024 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Serbia | -4.6% | 2024 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Armenia | -4.6% | 2024 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Slovakia | -4.6% | 2024 | down 359.8% | volatile |
| 147 | New Zealand | -4.7% | 2024 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Uzbekistan | -5.0% | 2024 | down 293.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Burkina Faso | -5.1% | 2023 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Barbados | -5.2% | 2017 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 151 | Georgia | -5.2% | 2024 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 152 | Madagascar | -5.4% | 2022 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Egypt | -5.7% | 2024 | down 193.6% | volatile |
| 154 | Jordan | -5.9% | 2024 | up 17.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Mali | -6.5% | 2023 | down 172.7% | rising |
| 156 | Bahamas | -6.6% | 2024 | up 60.7% | falling |
| 157 | Tonga | -6.7% | 2024 | down 7.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | -6.9% | 2023 | down 1,739.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Mauritius | -7.0% | 2024 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Greece | -7.1% | 2024 | down 345.3% | volatile |
| 161 | New Caledonia | -7.5% | 2016 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Guinea-Bissau | -7.5% | 2023 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Yemen | -7.7% | 2016 | down 815.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Ukraine | -7.9% | 2024 | down 130.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Uganda | -8.0% | 2024 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 166 | Seychelles | -8.1% | 2024 | up 63.8% | volatile |
| 167 | Romania | -8.2% | 2024 | down 2,289.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Cyprus | -8.2% | 2024 | down 100.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Benin | -8.2% | 2023 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 170 | Antigua and Barbuda | -8.2% | 2024 | down 21,578.6% | volatile |
| 171 | Kosovo | -8.3% | 2024 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 172 | Sudan | -8.6% | 2022 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Sierra Leone | -9.5% | 2023 | up 3.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Mauritania | -9.5% | 2024 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 175 | Cayman Islands | -9.8% | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 176 | Mongolia | -10.4% | 2024 | up 34.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Mozambique | -11.0% | 2024 | up 66.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Cote d'Ivoire | -11.4% | 2023 | down 670.1% | volatile |
| 178 | Côte d'Ivoire | -11.4% | 2023 | down 670.1% | volatile |
| 180 | Vanuatu | -12.1% | 2022 | down 31.6% | volatile |
| 181 | Rwanda | -12.7% | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 182 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -13.5% | 2024 | up 46.3% | falling |
| 183 | Niger | -14.0% | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 184 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -15.1% | 2024 | down 2,259.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Burundi | -15.4% | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 186 | Afghanistan | -15.7% | 2020 | down 331.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Moldova | -16.6% | 2024 | down 173.9% | volatile |
| 187 | Republic of Moldova | -16.6% | 2024 | down 173.9% | volatile |
| 189 | Montenegro | -17.0% | 2024 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Fiji | -17.4% | 2022 | down 1,112.7% | volatile |
| 191 | Maldives | -18.7% | 2024 | down 486.2% | volatile |
| 192 | Malawi | -18.8% | 2024 | down 46.5% | falling |
| 193 | Kiribati | -19.3% | 2024 | down 169.1% | volatile |
| 194 | Grenada | -19.7% | 2024 | down 117.3% | rising |
| 195 | Senegal | -19.8% | 2023 | down 141.5% | volatile |
| 196 | Curacao | -20.0% | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 196 | Curaçao | -20.0% | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 198 | Bhutan | -20.0% | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 199 | State of Palestine | -21.1% | 2024 | down 55.6% | rising |
| 200 | Dominica | -23.2% | 2024 | down 274.1% | volatile |
| 201 | Lebanon | -28.1% | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 202 | East Timor | -31.5% | 2024 | down 141.2% | volatile |
| 202 | Timor-Leste | -31.5% | 2024 | down 141.2% | volatile |
| 204 | Kyrgyzstan | -42.7% | 2022 | down 174.9% | volatile |
| 205 | Palau | -48.5% | 2023 | down 272.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.