Economic Outlook 119 — Current account balance in USD by country
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What the numbers show
Economic Outlook 119 — Current account balance in USD is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 920.14 billion in China; the lowest is -1.03 trillion in United States.
The median across all reporting countries is -1.23 billion, and the mean is -2.07 billion.
Over the past decade 22 countries rose and 27 fell. The largest increase was in Peru (up 1,193.2%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 728.4%).
Economic Outlook 119 — Current account balance in USD: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 920.14 billion | 2027 | up 387.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Japan | 242.07 billion | 2027 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 213.28 billion | 2027 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Croatia | -4.33 billion | 2027 | down 331.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Netherlands | 104.48 billion | 2027 | up 53.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Norway | 77.34 billion | 2027 | up 254.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Ireland | 71.49 billion | 2027 | up 1,111.7% | volatile |
| 6 | Denmark | 55.21 billion | 2027 | up 127.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Switzerland | 52.85 billion | 2027 | up 43.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Slovenia | 1.81 billion | 2027 | down 44.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Spain | 51.78 billion | 2027 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Lithuania | 136.46 million | 2027 | down 66.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Sweden | 36.90 billion | 2027 | up 217.2% | volatile |
| 9 | Estonia | -892.86 million | 2027 | down 330.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Peru | 25.64 billion | 2027 | up 1,193.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Latvia | -2.80 billion | 2027 | down 728.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Italy | 20.01 billion | 2027 | down 58.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Poland | -26.81 billion | 2027 | down 326.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Israel | 12.38 billion | 2027 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Türkiye | -65.36 billion | 2027 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Austria | 5.96 billion | 2027 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Luxembourg | 5.80 billion | 2027 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 15 | France | 4.14 billion | 2027 | up 130.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Czechia | 2.06 billion | 2027 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Hungary | 1.48 billion | 2027 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Portugal | 1.47 billion | 2027 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Argentina | 344.22 million | 2027 | up 101.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Iceland | -309.66 million | 2027 | down 125.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Finland | -1.23 billion | 2027 | up 33.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Costa Rica | -1.56 billion | 2027 | up 27.9% | falling |
| 23 | South Africa | -3.92 billion | 2027 | up 56.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Chile | -4.55 billion | 2027 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Indonesia | -6.87 billion | 2027 | up 57.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Thailand | -8.62 billion | 2027 | down 119.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Bulgaria | -10.46 billion | 2027 | down 653.0% | volatile |
| 28 | New Zealand | -10.79 billion | 2027 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Colombia | -12.64 billion | 2027 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Mexico | -14.81 billion | 2027 | up 29.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Canada | -19.16 billion | 2027 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Greece | -19.40 billion | 2027 | down 308.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Belgium | -19.45 billion | 2027 | down 632.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Saudi Arabia | -33.59 billion | 2027 | down 475.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Romania | -36.33 billion | 2027 | down 443.2% | volatile |
| 36 | India | -52.05 billion | 2027 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Brazil | -65.35 billion | 2027 | down 158.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Australia | -67.53 billion | 2027 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 39 | United Kingdom | -171.26 billion | 2027 | down 87.6% | volatile |
| 40 | OECD | -313.64 billion | 2027 | down 237.6% | volatile |
| 41 | United States | -1.03 trillion | 2027 | down 181.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Non-OECD economies 903.48 billion
- Dynamic Asian economies 337.60 billion
- World 589.83 billion
- Korea 204.54 billion
- Euro area (17 countries) 430.76 billion
- Slovak Republic -5.81 billion
- Other major oil producers 83.37 billion
- Other oil producers 49.79 billion
- Other countries -262.08 billion
About this data
The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. OECD (2026), OECD Economic Outlook No 119 (Edition 2026/1) EO119 Database documentation EO119 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact: eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords: Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP