Economic Outlook No 117 — Current account balance, residual item by country
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...
What the numbers show
Economic Outlook No 117 — Current account balance, residual item is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 44.20 trillion in Colombia; the lowest is -291.47 trillion in Indonesia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0, and the mean is -5.99 trillion.
Over the past decade 23 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Spain (up 75,194.3%), and the largest decrease in New Zealand (down 2,990.2%).
Economic Outlook No 117 — Current account balance, residual item: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 44.20 trillion | 2026 | up 157.1% | volatile |
| 1 | Poland | 18.26 billion | 2026 | up 3,343.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Argentina | 1.49 trillion | 2026 | up 5,890.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Croatia | 0 | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Costa Rica | 415.79 billion | 2026 | up 55.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Lithuania | 269.03 million | 2026 | up 1,172.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Luxembourg | 11.90 billion | 2026 | up 108.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Estonia | 0 | 2026 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Netherlands | 0 | 2026 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Latvia | 0 | 2026 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Slovenia | 0 | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Spain | 1.51 billion | 2026 | up 75,194.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Portugal | 1.04 billion | 2026 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Ireland | 1.00 billion | 2026 | up 258.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Italy | 1.00 billion | 2026 | up 760.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Türkiye | -28.79 billion | 2026 | down 320.8% | volatile |
| 9 | United States of America | 0 | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Sweden | 0 | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Romania | 0 | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Japan | 0 | 2026 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Finland | 0 | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Australia | 0 | 2026 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Austria | 0 | 2026 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Belgium | 0 | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Canada | 0 | 2026 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Chile | 0 | 2026 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Germany | 0 | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Denmark | 0 | 2026 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | France | 0 | 2026 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Hungary | 0 | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Iceland | 0 | 2026 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Mexico | -0 | 2026 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Greece | -216.37 million | 2026 | down 503.9% | volatile |
| 28 | New Zealand | -957.96 million | 2026 | down 2,990.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Israel | -4.75 billion | 2026 | down 109.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Switzerland | -5.00 billion | 2026 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Czechia | -9.40 billion | 2026 | down 84.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Peru | -19.97 billion | 2026 | down 2,271.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Norway | -43.74 billion | 2026 | down 24.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Indonesia | -291.47 trillion | 2026 | down 1,991.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Rest of the world 900.00 million
- Other major oil producers 8.40 billion
- Slovak Republic 0
- Dynamic Asian economies -25.51 billion
- Korea -23.80 trillion
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 (2025), OECD Economic Outlook No 117 (Edition 2025/1) EO117 Database documentation EO117 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