Current account balance as a proportion of gdp by country
Countries reporting
191
Highest
37.02
Macau (China)
Lowest
-52.99
Palau
Median
-0.83
Years covered
24
2000–2023
Data points
4,174
What the numbers show
Current account balance as a proportion of gdp is currently reported for 191 countries. The highest value is 37.02 in Macau (China); the lowest is -52.99 in Palau.
The median across all reporting countries is -0.83, and the mean is -1.48.
Over the past decade 102 countries rose and 88 fell. The largest increase was in San Marino (up 4,079.5%), and the largest decrease in Sint Maarten (down 1,807.1%).
Current account balance as a proportion of gdp: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macau (China) | 37.02 | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 2 | Kuwait | 31.4 | 2023 | down 21.3% | falling |
| 3 | Marshall Islands | 29.46 | 2021 | up 979.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Singapore | 19.77 | 2023 | up 25.8% | flat |
| 5 | Djibouti | 17.53 | 2023 | up 157.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Norway | 17.45 | 2023 | up 71.8% | falling |
| 7 | Qatar | 17.11 | 2023 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Libya | 16.11 | 2021 | up 143.0% | volatile |
| 9 | San Marino | 15.52 | 2022 | up 4,079.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 15.3 | 2018 | — | falling |
| 11 | Papua New Guinea | 13.61 | 2023 | up 183.9% | volatile |
| 11 | South Sudan | 13.61 | 2023 | up 340.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Bermuda | 13.21 | 2021 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 14 | Brunei Darussalam | 12.85 | 2023 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 15 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.41 | 2023 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Congo | 11.57 | 2021 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Azerbaijan | 11.51 | 2023 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Iraq | 11.31 | 2023 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Guinea | 10.31 | 2023 | up 172.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Netherlands | 9.85 | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 21 | Denmark | 9.84 | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 22 | Hong Kong, China | 9.16 | 2023 | up 502.6% | volatile |
| 23 | Ireland | 8.11 | 2023 | up 237.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Faroe Islands | 7.75 | 2011 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Nicaragua | 7.75 | 2023 | up 161.7% | volatile |
| 26 | French Polynesia | 7.49 | 2016 | up 175.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Aruba | 7.03 | 2022 | up 102.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 7.02 | 2014 | up 151.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Switzerland | 6.6 | 2023 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 30 | Sweden | 6.45 | 2023 | up 49.0% | falling |
| 31 | Malta | 6.38 | 2023 | up 155.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Viet Nam | 6.01 | 2023 | up 66.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 5.98 | 2023 | up 15.0% | flat |
| 34 | Germany | 5.94 | 2023 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 35 | Bahrain | 5.86 | 2023 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Angola | 4.93 | 2023 | down 19.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Tajikistan | 4.84 | 2023 | up 146.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Israel | 4.78 | 2023 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Tuvalu | 4.59 | 2022 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Slovenia | 4.47 | 2023 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Suriname | 4.3 | 2023 | up 212.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Samoa | 4.26 | 2023 | up 175.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Japan | 3.58 | 2023 | up 302.2% | rising |
| 44 | Saudi Arabia | 3.19 | 2023 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Guatemala | 3.09 | 2023 | up 173.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Jamaica | 3 | 2023 | up 131.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Spain | 2.65 | 2023 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.55 | 2023 | up 132.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Russian Federation | 2.48 | 2023 | up 69.9% | volatile |
| 50 | Nepal | 2.44 | 2023 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Oman | 2.42 | 2023 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Eswatini | 2.42 | 2023 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Algeria | 2.19 | 2023 | up 321.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Republic of Korea | 2.07 | 2023 | down 63.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Ecuador | 1.88 | 2023 | up 293.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 1.85 | 2023 | up 156.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Ghana | 1.84 | 2023 | up 120.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Poland | 1.8 | 2023 | up 190.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Nigeria | 1.66 | 2023 | down 54.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Liberia | 1.62 | 2022 | up 102.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Malaysia | 1.57 | 2023 | down 54.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Thailand | 1.44 | 2023 | up 168.6% | volatile |
| 63 | China | 1.42 | 2023 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Portugal | 1.37 | 2023 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Austria | 1.33 | 2023 | down 24.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Cambodia | 1.3 | 2023 | up 119.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Naoero | 1.25 | 2023 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Iceland | 1.23 | 2023 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Lithuania | 1.1 | 2023 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.02 | 2014 | down 92.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Bangladesh | 1 | 2023 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Gabon | 0.98 | 2015 | down 95.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Bulgaria | 0.91 | 2023 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Peru | 0.83 | 2023 | up 117.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Hungary | 0.79 | 2023 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Croatia | 0.75 | 2023 | up 187.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Mongolia | 0.6 | 2023 | up 101.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Zimbabwe | 0.38 | 2023 | up 102.7% | volatile |
| 79 | North Macedonia | 0.36 | 2023 | up 122.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Czechia | 0.3 | 2023 | up 157.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Australia | 0.25 | 2023 | up 107.7% | volatile |
| 82 | Paraguay | 0.24 | 2023 | down 73.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Myanmar | 0.09 | 2019 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Italy | -0.01 | 2023 | down 101.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Indonesia | -0.16 | 2023 | up 95.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Pakistan | -0.24 | 2023 | up 86.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Togo | -0.28 | 2020 | up 93.3% | rising |
| 88 | Mexico | -0.31 | 2023 | up 87.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Finland | -0.42 | 2023 | up 77.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Botswana | -0.6 | 2023 | down 113.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Syrian Arab Republic | -0.6 | 2010 | down 110.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Morocco | -0.62 | 2023 | up 90.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Belize | -0.64 | 2023 | up 82.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Belgium | -0.7 | 2023 | down 172.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Canada | -0.73 | 2023 | up 76.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Timor-Leste | -0.83 | 2023 | down 100.5% | volatile |
| 97 | India | -0.9 | 2023 | up 66.0% | volatile |
| 98 | France | -0.99 | 2023 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Brazil | -1 | 2023 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 100 | El Salvador | -1.37 | 2023 | up 80.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Costa Rica | -1.43 | 2023 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 102 | Belarus | -1.54 | 2023 | up 84.6% | volatile |
| 103 | South Africa | -1.61 | 2023 | up 69.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Slovakia | -1.68 | 2023 | down 157.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Guyana | -1.73 | 2022 | up 80.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Estonia | -1.75 | 2023 | down 1,246.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Comoros | -1.82 | 2023 | up 55.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Kiribati | -1.83 | 2023 | up 63.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Saint Lucia | -1.87 | 2023 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 110 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | -1.97 | 2023 | up 57.6% | falling |
| 111 | Zambia | -2.11 | 2023 | down 263.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Tunisia | -2.29 | 2023 | up 71.3% | volatile |
| 113 | Armenia | -2.31 | 2023 | up 68.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -2.32 | 2023 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Serbia | -2.4 | 2023 | up 56.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Colombia | -2.51 | 2023 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Cape Verde | -2.58 | 2023 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 118 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -2.6 | 2023 | down 175.6% | volatile |
| 119 | Philippines | -2.7 | 2023 | down 167.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Ethiopia | -2.92 | 2023 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Egypt | -3.17 | 2023 | down 157.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Argentina | -3.24 | 2023 | down 36.1% | volatile |
| 123 | United States of America | -3.27 | 2023 | down 62.7% | rising |
| 124 | Uruguay | -3.34 | 2023 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Cameroon | -3.39 | 2022 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 126 | Kazakhstan | -3.43 | 2023 | down 279.6% | volatile |
| 127 | Haiti | -3.44 | 2023 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Chile | -3.55 | 2023 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Dominican Republic | -3.6 | 2023 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Türkiye | -3.62 | 2023 | up 29.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Tanzania, United Republic of | -3.74 | 2023 | up 65.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Jordan | -3.75 | 2023 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Honduras | -3.88 | 2023 | up 59.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Latvia | -3.94 | 2023 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Kenya | -4 | 2023 | up 49.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Mauritius | -4.42 | 2023 | up 27.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Panama | -4.49 | 2023 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Sierra Leone | -5 | 2023 | up 47.8% | volatile |
| 139 | Barbados | -5.37 | 2017 | up 27.7% | flat |
| 140 | Ukraine | -5.4 | 2023 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Madagascar | -5.48 | 2022 | up 26.5% | volatile |
| 142 | Georgia | -5.55 | 2023 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 143 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | -5.85 | 2023 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Tonga | -5.91 | 2023 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Benin | -6.01 | 2022 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 146 | Greece | -6.16 | 2023 | down 194.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Lesotho | -6.76 | 2023 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 148 | New Zealand | -6.77 | 2023 | down 121.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Romania | -6.97 | 2023 | down 626.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Sint Maarten | -7.17 | 2023 | down 1,807.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Seychelles | -7.25 | 2023 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Burkina Faso | -7.46 | 2022 | down 478.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Bahamas | -7.49 | 2023 | up 47.9% | falling |
| 154 | New Caledonia | -7.5 | 2016 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Uzbekistan | -7.68 | 2023 | down 526.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Côte d'Ivoire | -7.69 | 2022 | down 773.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Uganda | -7.72 | 2023 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Yemen | -7.72 | 2016 | down 814.8% | volatile |
| 159 | Mali | -7.86 | 2022 | down 258.9% | rising |
| 160 | Guinea-Bissau | -8.16 | 2022 | down 2.9% | volatile |
| 161 | Gambia | -8.52 | 2023 | down 20.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Sudan | -8.6 | 2022 | up 48.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Mauritania | -9.07 | 2023 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 164 | Cayman Islands | -9.81 | 2022 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 165 | Solomon Islands | -10.91 | 2023 | down 263.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Montenegro | -11.31 | 2023 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Republic of Moldova | -11.45 | 2023 | down 121.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Cyprus | -11.47 | 2023 | down 685.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Mozambique | -11.58 | 2023 | up 68.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Rwanda | -11.73 | 2023 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 171 | Senegal | -12.09 | 2021 | down 87.4% | falling |
| 172 | Vanuatu | -12.47 | 2022 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 173 | Antigua and Barbuda | -12.89 | 2023 | down 46.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -13.39 | 2023 | up 45.9% | falling |
| 175 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -13.57 | 2023 | down 374.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Grenada | -13.99 | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 177 | Sao Tome and Principe | -14.69 | 2022 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 178 | Namibia | -14.83 | 2023 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 179 | Afghanistan | -15.72 | 2020 | down 331.9% | volatile |
| 180 | Niger | -16.2 | 2022 | down 49.4% | falling |
| 181 | Palestine, State of | -16.62 | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 182 | Fiji | -17.42 | 2022 | down 1,118.2% | volatile |
| 183 | Malawi | -17.9 | 2023 | down 16.3% | falling |
| 184 | Curaçao | -19.95 | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 185 | Maldives | -21.26 | 2023 | down 449.4% | volatile |
| 186 | Burundi | -23.68 | 2023 | down 124.7% | volatile |
| 187 | Lebanon | -28.1 | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 188 | Bhutan | -33.12 | 2023 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 189 | Dominica | -33.94 | 2023 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 190 | Kyrgyzstan | -42.68 | 2022 | down 174.8% | volatile |
| 191 | Palau | -52.99 | 2022 | down 231.6% | volatile |