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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Indicator
Current account balance as a proportion of gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,174 data points, 2000–2023
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