Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) by country

Countries reporting
178
Highest
29.2%
Marshall Islands
Lowest
-48.5%
Palau
Median
-1.1%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
4,391

What the numbers show

Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) is currently reported for 178 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 -1.5%.

Over the past decade 95 countries rose and 82 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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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
5 Türkiye -0.7% 2024 up 78.0% 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 Darussalam 14.5% 2024 down 52.7% falling
13 Guyana 13.9% 2023 up 227.1% volatile
14 Turks and Caicos Islands 13.1% 2018 falling
15 Denmark 12.3% 2024 up 47.3% volatile
16 Congo 11.6% 2021 down 12.6% volatile
17 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 9.1% 2024 up 6.8% rising
18 South Sudan 7.9% 2023 up 240.1% volatile
19 Faroe Islands 7.8% 2011 down 38.5% volatile
20 Switzerland 7.7% 2024 up 3.1% falling
21 French Polynesia 7.5% 2016 up 175.7% volatile
22 Malta 7.1% 2024 down 14.7% volatile
23 Nigeria 6.8% 2024 up 4,222.4% volatile
24 Azerbaijan 6.3% 2024 down 53.7% volatile
25 Angola 6.2% 2024 up 355.8% volatile
26 Tajikistan 6.2% 2024 up 279.8% volatile
27 Naoero 6.0% 2024 down 77.2% volatile
28 Sweden 5.9% 2024 up 71.9% falling
29 Germany 5.8% 2024 down 19.8% rising
30 Ecuador 5.7% 2024 up 969.6% volatile
31 Samoa 5.6% 2024 up 195.7% volatile
32 Republic of Korea 5.3% 2024 down 1.0% volatile
33 Aruba 5.1% 2023 up 142.9% volatile
34 Sao Tome and Principe 5.0% 2024 up 114.2% volatile
35 Bahrain 4.8% 2024 up 10.6% volatile
36 Japan 4.8% 2024 up 549.7% rising
37 Tuvalu 4.6% 2022 down 71.9% volatile
38 Slovenia 4.6% 2024 down 14.6% volatile
39 Luxembourg 4.4% 2024 down 10.8% falling
40 Libya 4.2% 2023 up 33,141.3% volatile
41 Nicaragua 4.2% 2024 up 151.7% volatile
42 Lesotho 3.9% 2024 up 146.7% volatile
43 Nepal 3.9% 2024 up 79.2% volatile
44 Lithuania 3.3% 2024 down 7.9% volatile
45 Spain 3.2% 2024 up 83.4% volatile
46 Jamaica 3.1% 2024 up 138.5% volatile
47 Iraq 3.0% 2024 down 56.9% volatile
48 Russian Federation 2.9% 2024 up 4.4% volatile
49 Guatemala 2.9% 2024 up 187.5% volatile
50 Oman 2.9% 2024 down 38.1% volatile
51 Israel 2.9% 2024 down 17.2% volatile
52 Trinidad and Tobago 2.5% 2024 down 82.1% volatile
53 China 2.3% 2024 up 2.3% volatile
54 Peru 2.2% 2024 up 150.6% volatile
55 Thailand 2.2% 2024 down 22.8% volatile
56 Portugal 2.1% 2024 up 558.9% volatile
57 Ghana 2.0% 2024 up 130.2% volatile
58 Panama 1.9% 2024 up 114.9% volatile
59 Czechia 1.7% 2024 up 702.9% volatile
60 Malaysia 1.7% 2024 down 61.4% volatile
61 Liberia 1.6% 2022 up 102.7% volatile
62 Eswatini 1.6% 2024 down 86.5% volatile
63 Hungary 1.6% 2024 up 111.6% volatile
64 Austria 1.5% 2024 down 33.8% volatile
65 Sri Lanka 1.2% 2024 up 150.6% volatile
66 Zimbabwe 1.2% 2024 up 110.1% volatile
67 Italy 1.1% 2024 down 36.7% volatile
68 Gabon 1.0% 2015 down 95.3% volatile
69 Argentina 0.9% 2024 up 151.2% volatile
70 Cambodia 0.5% 2024 up 107.5% volatile
71 Bangladesh 0.3% 2024 down 27.1% volatile
72 Poland 0.3% 2024 up 110.2% volatile
73 Suriname 0.2% 2024 up 102.7% volatile
74 Pakistan 0.1% 2024 up 109.9% volatile
75 Myanmar 0.1% 2019 down 96.6% volatile
76 France 0.1% 2024 up 108.8% volatile
77 Namibia -0.0% 2024 down 50.2% volatile
78 Togo -0.3% 2020 up 93.4% rising
79 Belgium -0.4% 2024 down 150.4% volatile
80 Canada -0.5% 2024 up 80.1% volatile
81 Haiti -0.6% 2024 up 88.4% volatile
82 Indonesia -0.6% 2024 up 79.8% volatile
83 South Africa -0.6% 2024 up 86.6% volatile
84 Finland -0.7% 2024 up 52.6% volatile
85 Uruguay -0.8% 2024 up 73.9% volatile
86 India -0.8% 2024 up 38.6% volatile
87 Mexico -0.9% 2024 up 50.5% volatile
88 Algeria -1.0% 2024 up 73.6% volatile
89 Croatia -1.1% 2024 down 386.6% volatile
90 Morocco -1.2% 2024 up 79.0% volatile
91 Estonia -1.3% 2024 down 342.8% volatile
92 Kenya -1.3% 2024 up 86.2% volatile
93 Costa Rica -1.3% 2024 up 72.2% rising
94 Saudi Arabia -1.3% 2024 down 113.3% volatile
95 Chile -1.5% 2024 up 57.5% volatile
96 Tunisia -1.5% 2024 up 83.0% volatile
97 Bulgaria -1.5% 2024 down 170.1% volatile
98 Guinea -1.6% 2024 up 86.0% volatile
99 Latvia -1.6% 2024 down 2.2% volatile
100 Belize -1.6% 2024 up 74.6% volatile
101 Colombia -1.6% 2024 up 68.4% volatile
102 El Salvador -1.8% 2024 up 66.7% volatile
103 Comoros -1.9% 2023 up 54.2% volatile
104 Zambia -1.9% 2024 down 35.0% volatile
105 Australia -2.0% 2024 up 35.8% volatile
106 North Macedonia -2.1% 2024 down 336.0% volatile
107 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland -2.2% 2024 up 56.0% falling
108 Albania -2.4% 2024 up 77.7% rising
109 Saint Lucia -2.5% 2024 down 3.6% volatile
110 Ethiopia -2.5% 2024 up 75.6% volatile
111 Belarus -2.6% 2024 up 61.4% volatile
112 Iceland -2.6% 2024 down 152.7% volatile
113 Kazakhstan -2.7% 2024 down 111.3% volatile
114 Brazil -3.0% 2024 up 32.7% volatile
115 Dominican Republic -3.4% 2024 down 3.5% volatile
116 Paraguay -3.4% 2024 down 336.6% volatile
117 Bosnia and Herzegovina -3.5% 2024 up 52.8% volatile
118 Philippines -4.0% 2024 down 209.4% volatile
119 Cameroon -4.1% 2023 down 23.7% falling
120 Gambia -4.1% 2024 up 39.7% volatile
121 Solomon Islands -4.2% 2024 down 12.7% volatile
122 Botswana -4.2% 2024 down 138.2% volatile
123 Honduras -4.4% 2024 up 36.0% volatile
124 Serbia -4.6% 2024 up 15.1% volatile
125 Armenia -4.6% 2024 up 40.8% volatile
126 Slovakia -4.6% 2024 down 359.8% volatile
127 New Zealand -4.7% 2024 down 50.7% volatile
128 Uzbekistan -5.0% 2024 down 293.6% volatile
129 Burkina Faso -5.1% 2023 up 49.5% volatile
130 Barbados -5.2% 2017 up 29.8% rising
131 Georgia -5.2% 2024 up 47.4% rising
132 Madagascar -5.4% 2022 up 27.5% volatile
133 Egypt -5.7% 2024 down 193.6% volatile
134 Jordan -5.9% 2024 up 17.2% volatile
135 Mali -6.5% 2023 down 172.7% rising
136 Bahamas -6.6% 2024 up 60.7% falling
137 Tonga -6.7% 2024 down 7.3% volatile
138 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -6.9% 2023 down 1,739.1% volatile
139 Mauritius -7.0% 2024 down 34.8% volatile
140 Greece -7.1% 2024 down 345.3% volatile
141 New Caledonia -7.5% 2016 down 26.5% volatile
142 Guinea-Bissau -7.5% 2023 down 59.1% volatile
143 Yemen -7.7% 2016 down 815.7% volatile
144 Ukraine -7.9% 2024 down 130.6% volatile
145 Uganda -8.0% 2024 down 19.9% volatile
146 Seychelles -8.1% 2024 up 63.8% volatile
147 Romania -8.2% 2024 down 2,289.0% volatile
148 Cyprus -8.2% 2024 down 100.2% volatile
149 Benin -8.2% 2023 down 52.0% falling
150 Antigua and Barbuda -8.2% 2024 down 21,578.6% volatile
151 Kosovo -8.3% 2024 down 17.4% rising
152 Sudan -8.6% 2022 up 48.3% volatile
153 Sierra Leone -9.5% 2023 up 3.8% volatile
154 Mauritania -9.5% 2024 up 57.4% rising
155 Cayman Islands -9.8% 2023 up 31.6% rising
156 Mongolia -10.4% 2024 up 34.0% volatile
157 Mozambique -11.0% 2024 up 66.0% volatile
158 Vanuatu -12.1% 2022 down 31.6% volatile
159 Rwanda -12.7% 2024 down 11.8% falling
160 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -13.5% 2024 up 46.3% falling
161 Niger -14.0% 2023 down 24.1% falling
162 Saint Kitts and Nevis -15.1% 2024 down 2,259.2% volatile
163 Burundi -15.4% 2024 up 2.8% falling
164 Afghanistan -15.7% 2020 down 331.4% volatile
165 Montenegro -17.0% 2024 down 36.3% volatile
166 Fiji -17.4% 2022 down 1,112.7% volatile
167 Maldives -18.7% 2024 down 486.2% volatile
168 Malawi -18.8% 2024 down 46.5% falling
169 Kiribati -19.3% 2024 down 169.1% volatile
170 Grenada -19.7% 2024 down 117.3% rising
171 Senegal -19.8% 2023 down 141.5% volatile
172 Curaçao -20.0% 2023 up 20.8% rising
173 Bhutan -20.0% 2024 up 14.7% volatile
174 Dominica -23.2% 2024 down 274.1% volatile
175 Lebanon -28.1% 2023 down 10.2% falling
176 Kyrgyzstan -42.7% 2022 down 174.9% volatile
177 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.

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Indicator
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
194 places, 4,391 data points, 2000–2024
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