Current account balance (BoP, current US$) by country

Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the...

Countries reporting
195
Highest
735.02 billion BoP, current US$
China
Lowest
-1.12 trillion BoP, current US$
United States
Median
-274.97 million BoP, current US$
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
7,806

What the numbers show

Current account balance (BoP, current US$) is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 735.02 billion BoP, current US$ in China; the lowest is -1.12 trillion BoP, current US$ in United States.

The median across all reporting countries is -274.97 million BoP, current US$, and the mean is 2.41 billion BoP, current US$.

Over the past decade 101 countries rose and 93 fell. The largest increase was in Libya (up 19,322.9%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 81,914.8%).

Current account balance: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 735.02 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 150.8% volatile
2 Germany 227.59 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 17.9% volatile
3 Japan 215.77 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 58.1% rising
4 South Korea 123.05 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 17.1% volatile
5 Netherlands 110.92 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 44.0% volatile
7 Singapore 100.93 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 75.3% volatile
8 Norway 74.13 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 138.3% volatile
9 Switzerland 72.88 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 14.2% volatile
10 Spain 56.02 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 128.0% volatile
11 Hong Kong 54.47 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 1,242.6% volatile
12 Denmark 51.77 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 76.0% volatile
13 Russia 43.06 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 36.5% volatile
14 Sweden 40.51 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 197.2% volatile
15 Kuwait 35.68 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 315.7% volatile
16 Qatar 31.93 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 132.2% volatile
17 Vietnam 30.18 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 222.4% volatile
18 Italy 29.26 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 28.6% volatile
19 Macao 16.69 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 7.1% volatile
20 Thailand 15.94 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 42.6% volatile
21 Nigeria 14.04 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 190.9% volatile
22 Iran 12.48 billion BoP, current US$ 2000 up 3,716.8% volatile
23 Peru 12.00 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 232.3% volatile
24 Austria 10.40 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 72.5% volatile
25 Ghana 9.39 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 432.5% volatile
26 Israel 8.53 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 38.6% volatile
27 Iraq 8.37 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 47.2% volatile
28 Ecuador 7.70 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 446.6% volatile
29 Malaysia 7.15 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 51.8% volatile
30 Portugal 6.51 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 797.2% volatile
32 Papua New Guinea 4.77 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 69.2% volatile
33 Finland 4.23 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 299.0% volatile
34 Hungary 4.08 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 53.7% volatile
35 Azerbaijan 3.48 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 1,661.9% volatile
36 Guatemala 3.27 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 271.2% volatile
37 Oman 3.07 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 28.5% volatile
38 Tajikistan 3.02 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 733.0% volatile
39 Slovenia 2.83 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 60.8% volatile
40 Brunei 2.71 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 25.5% volatile
41 Czechia 2.44 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 189.0% volatile
42 Guyana 2.35 billion BoP, current US$ 2023 up 615.8% volatile
43 Bahrain 2.28 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 49.8% volatile
44 Libya 1.86 billion BoP, current US$ 2023 up 19,322.9% volatile
46 Congo 1.72 billion BoP, current US$ 2021 down 17.2% volatile
47 Nepal 1.68 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 238.4% volatile
48 Bermuda 1.32 billion BoP, current US$ 2023 up 57.1% rising
49 Trinidad and Tobago 1.25 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 39.3% volatile
50 Sri Lanka 1.21 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 160.7% volatile
51 Honduras 935.70 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 195.5% volatile
52 Lithuania 899.61 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 186.0% volatile
53 Nicaragua 817.62 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 185.7% volatile
54 Jamaica 678.81 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 160.9% volatile
55 Andorra 648.91 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 14.2% rising
56 Djibouti 610.12 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 15.0% volatile
57 South Sudan 577.90 million BoP, current US$ 2023 up 173.1% volatile
58 Angola 536.17 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 105.2% volatile
59 Laos 531.37 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 127.6% volatile
60 Zimbabwe 501.20 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 121.5% volatile
61 San Marino 445.85 million BoP, current US$ 2023 up 7,554.1% volatile
62 French Polynesia 411.96 million BoP, current US$ 2016 up 157.8% volatile
63 Aruba 194.50 million BoP, current US$ 2023 up 160.4% volatile
64 Faroe Islands 194.30 million BoP, current US$ 2011 up 32.9% volatile
65 Turks and Caicos Islands 172.71 million BoP, current US$ 2018 flat
66 Gabon 141.00 million BoP, current US$ 2015 down 92.9% volatile
67 Liberia 119.78 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 118.6% volatile
68 Cape Verde 107.77 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 313.0% volatile
69 Samoa 89.26 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 802.3% volatile
70 Eswatini 78.33 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 84.7% volatile
71 Myanmar 67.72 million BoP, current US$ 2019 down 93.1% volatile
72 Marshall Islands 62.33 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 1,377.5% volatile
73 Sao Tome and Principe 41.50 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 139.9% volatile
74 Micronesia (country) 22.41 million BoP, current US$ 2014 up 158.6% volatile
75 Tuvalu 20.21 million BoP, current US$ 2023 up 1,738.8% volatile
76 Nauru 9.73 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 62.6% volatile
77 Lesotho -3.94 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 97.1% volatile
78 Togo -20.74 million BoP, current US$ 2020 up 89.6% volatile
79 Comoros -24.62 million BoP, current US$ 2023 up 40.2% volatile
80 Central African Republic -24.68 million BoP, current US$ 1994 up 26.2% volatile
81 Chad -37.74 million BoP, current US$ 1994 down 517.3% volatile
82 Tonga -43.52 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 57.5% volatile
83 Kiribati -61.35 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 209.1% volatile
84 Solomon Islands -66.23 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 33.6% volatile
85 Estonia -69.99 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 120.5% volatile
86 Belize -92.27 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 47.2% volatile
87 Gambia -99.79 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 18.0% volatile
88 Eritrea -104.66 million BoP, current US$ 2000 down 155.7% volatile
89 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -116.69 million BoP, current US$ 2023 down 2,802.6% volatile
90 Vanuatu -127.43 million BoP, current US$ 2022 down 85.7% volatile
91 Palau -134.25 million BoP, current US$ 2023 down 359.6% volatile
92 Haiti -145.14 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 80.7% volatile
93 Albania -160.91 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 83.6% volatile
94 Guinea-Bissau -161.73 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 2,663.0% volatile
95 Saint Kitts and Nevis -162.32 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 109.2% volatile
96 Saint Lucia -166.18 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 1,826.3% volatile
97 Seychelles -166.20 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 46.5% volatile
98 Panama -169.05 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 96.5% volatile
99 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -201.72 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 64.6% volatile
100 Bangladesh -239.44 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 109.3% volatile
101 Dominica -274.97 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 618.0% volatile
102 Antigua and Barbuda -281.35 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 1,062.3% volatile
103 Barbados -296.40 million BoP, current US$ 2017 up 14.7% volatile
104 Grenada -328.50 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 210.3% volatile
105 Equatorial Guinea -344.04 million BoP, current US$ 1996 down 1,321.5% volatile
106 Syria -367.39 million BoP, current US$ 2010 down 134.6% volatile
107 Uruguay -374.07 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 154.3% volatile
108 Guinea -391.82 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 60.1% volatile
109 Pakistan -448.00 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 84.0% volatile
110 Burundi -461.46 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 28.6% volatile
111 Fiji -464.37 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 65.5% volatile
112 Bhutan -649.30 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 32.4% volatile
113 New Caledonia -654.24 million BoP, current US$ 2016 down 58.1% volatile
114 Curacao -654.69 million BoP, current US$ 2023 up 14.3% rising
115 Cayman Islands -686.07 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 2.9% rising
116 Costa Rica -686.75 million BoP, current US$ 2025 up 64.3% volatile
117 East Timor -701.36 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 412.0% volatile
118 Madagascar -749.01 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 821.4% volatile
119 Tunisia -775.30 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 82.6% volatile
120 North Macedonia -814.98 million BoP, current US$ 2025 down 372.9% volatile
121 Botswana -821.14 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 147.9% volatile
122 Burkina Faso -918.24 million BoP, current US$ 2024 up 8.1% volatile
123 Sierra Leone -984.26 million BoP, current US$ 2024 down 108.2% volatile
124 Georgia -1.01 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 42.8% volatile
125 Bosnia and Herzegovina -1.02 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 23.8% rising
126 Mauritania -1.04 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 29.4% volatile
127 Mauritius -1.05 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 52.2% volatile
128 Bahamas -1.05 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 44.2% volatile
129 Zambia -1.12 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 188.2% volatile
130 Mali -1.16 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 71.2% volatile
131 Niger -1.20 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 8.1% volatile
132 Bolivia -1.22 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 37.1% volatile
133 El Salvador -1.30 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 72.5% volatile
134 Maldives -1.32 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 1,019.5% volatile
135 Iceland -1.34 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 220.3% volatile
136 Dominican Republic -1.49 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 16.2% volatile
137 Indonesia -1.52 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 91.3% volatile
138 Kenya -1.55 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 75.7% volatile
139 Paraguay -1.57 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 1,886.7% volatile
140 Benin -1.61 billion BoP, current US$ 2023 down 138.9% volatile
141 Latvia -1.64 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 4,832.5% volatile
142 Cameroon -1.75 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 24.8% volatile
143 South Africa -1.81 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 87.9% volatile
144 Rwanda -1.81 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 93.4% falling
145 Belarus -1.82 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 0.8% volatile
146 Namibia -1.83 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 56.0% volatile
147 Cambodia -1.87 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 16.8% volatile
148 Montenegro -1.88 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 324.7% rising
149 Croatia -1.93 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 922.8% volatile
150 Armenia -2.11 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 651.5% volatile
151 Malawi -2.13 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 88.3% volatile
152 Tanzania -2.38 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 52.3% volatile
153 Yemen -2.42 billion BoP, current US$ 2016 down 1,275.8% volatile
154 Suriname -2.48 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 215.9% volatile
155 Mongolia -2.49 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 28.5% volatile
156 Mozambique -2.49 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 57.0% volatile
157 Cyprus -2.59 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 5,236.6% volatile
158 Palestine -2.72 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 40.1% falling
159 Algeria -2.75 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 70.3% volatile
160 Jordan -3.13 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 19.9% volatile
161 Afghanistan -3.14 billion BoP, current US$ 2020 down 443.0% volatile
162 Ethiopia -3.79 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 34.3% volatile
163 Venezuela -3.87 billion BoP, current US$ 2016 down 114.6% volatile
164 Cote d'Ivoire -3.89 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 862.1% volatile
165 Democratic Republic of Congo -3.94 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 165.8% volatile
166 Moldova -4.00 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 763.8% volatile
167 Kyrgyzstan -4.11 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 216.0% volatile
168 Uganda -4.19 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 93.5% volatile
169 Chile -4.35 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 34.4% volatile
170 Sudan -4.44 billion BoP, current US$ 2022 up 29.0% volatile
171 Morocco -4.56 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 110.9% volatile
172 Serbia -4.90 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 257.4% volatile
173 Slovakia -5.60 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 206.4% volatile
174 Lebanon -5.64 billion BoP, current US$ 2023 up 52.8% volatile
175 Uzbekistan -5.78 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 745.8% volatile
176 Senegal -6.07 billion BoP, current US$ 2023 down 291.8% volatile
177 Argentina -7.58 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 57.0% volatile
178 Bulgaria -7.64 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 81,914.8% volatile
179 Mexico -8.20 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 74.0% volatile
180 Poland -9.05 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 42.3% volatile
181 France -9.24 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 13.0% volatile
182 New Zealand -9.56 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 105.0% volatile
183 Turkey -10.41 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 up 67.6% volatile
184 Colombia -10.88 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 41.8% volatile
185 Kazakhstan -12.45 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 24.8% volatile
186 Egypt -13.94 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 19.2% volatile
187 Belgium -14.02 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 320.3% volatile
188 Ukraine -15.19 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 230.5% volatile
189 Philippines -16.29 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 324.2% volatile
190 India -16.49 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 26.6% volatile
191 Greece -18.22 billion BoP, current US$ 2024 down 441.6% volatile
192 Canada -22.01 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 59.8% volatile
193 Saudi Arabia -32.74 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 40.5% volatile
194 Romania -33.88 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 2,887.5% volatile
195 Australia -48.22 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 17.3% volatile
196 Brazil -66.72 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 5.2% volatile
197 United Kingdom -97.14 billion BoP, current US$ 2025 up 32.9% volatile
198 United States -1.12 trillion BoP, current US$ 2025 down 173.2% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Current account balance (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
200 places, 7,806 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. 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.