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Current account balance in US dollars

How much more a country receives from abroad than it pays out there. A minus means it pays more.

Unit: billion US$ Period: 1980–2031 Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF)
Source: IMF · About the indicator
Average: 2.29 bn US$ Countries: 196

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2010 to 2031.

Current account balance in US dollars, 2010–2031

Top-20 · billion US$

Current account balance in US dollars, 2010–20310200400600800ChinaChina: 781.74 bn US$781.74GermanyGermany: 243.61 bn US$243.61JapanJapan: 207.8 bn US$207.8TaiwanTaiwan: 195.91 bn US$195.91NetherlandsNetherlands: 145.35 bn US$145.35SingaporeSingapore: 134.3 bn US$134.3South KoreaSouth Korea: 128.68 bn US$128.68SwitzerlandSwitzerland: 97.72 bn US$97.72United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 73.68 bn US$73.68IrelandIreland: 71.41 bn US$71.41NorwayNorway: 68.92 bn US$68.92DenmarkDenmark: 68.34 bn US$68.34ItalyItaly: 67.92 bn US$67.92Hong KongHong Kong: 64.23 bn US$64.23SwedenSweden: 45.85 bn US$45.85QatarQatar: 43.83 bn US$43.83SpainSpain: 37.76 bn US$37.76RussiaRussia: 29.42 bn US$29.42KuwaitKuwait: 28.64 bn US$28.64IsraelIsrael: 25.6 bn US$25.6
Current account balance in US dollars — 2010–2031 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 CN China 781.74 2031 1
2 DE Germany 243.61 2031 2
3 JP Japan 207.8 2031 3
4 TW Taiwan 195.91 2031 4
5 NL Netherlands 145.35 2031 5
6 SG Singapore 134.3 2031 6
7 KR South Korea 128.68 2031 7
8 CH Switzerland 97.72 2031 8
9 AE United Arab Emirates 73.68 2031 9
10 IE Ireland 71.41 2031 10
11 NO Norway 68.92 2031 11
12 DK Denmark 68.34 2031 12
13 IT Italy 67.92 2031 13
14 HK Hong Kong 64.23 2031 14
15 SE Sweden 45.85 2031 15
16 QA Qatar 43.83 2031 16
17 ES Spain 37.76 2031 17
18 RU Russia 29.42 2031 18
19 KW Kuwait 28.64 2031 19
20 IL Israel 25.6 2031 20
21 MO Macao 22.32 2031 21
22 AT Austria 18.37 2031 22
23 TH Thailand 18.02 2031 23
24 FR France 17.48 2031 24
25 NG Nigeria 16.47 2031 25
26 MY Malaysia 12.89 2031 26
27 GY Guyana 10.23 2031 27
28 IR Iran 9.83 2031 28
29 OM Oman 7.84 2031 29
30 GH Ghana 7.48 2031 30
31 LU Luxembourg 6.73 2031 31
32 HU Hungary 6.4 2031 32
33 VE Venezuela 5.64 2027 33
34 EC Ecuador 5.27 2031 34
35 FI Finland 4.6 2031 35
36 PG Papua New Guinea 4.47 2031 36
37 SR Suriname 4.08 2031 37
38 VN Vietnam 3.98 2031 38
39 BN Brunei Darussalam 3.29 2031 39
40 SI Slovenia 2.99 2031 40
41 BF Burkina Faso 2.57 2031 41
42 PT Portugal 2.49 2031 42
43 BG Bulgaria 2.36 2031 43
44 LT Lithuania 2.23 2031 44
45 MT Malta 2.06 2031 45
46 PK Pakistan 1.93 2025 46
47 TT Trinidad and Tobago 1.39 2031 47
48 LI Liechtenstein 1.36 2031 48
49 BH Bahrain 1.24 2031 49
50 LK Sri Lanka 1.21 2024 50
51 AO Angola 1.06 2031 51
52 ZW Zimbabwe 1.02 2031 52
53 BO Bolivia 1 2026 53
54 AD Andorra 0.95 2031 54
55 ZM Zambia 0.83 2031 55
56 AZ Azerbaijan 0.63 2031 56
57 TD Chad 0.61 2031 57
58 DJ Djibouti 0.54 2031 58
59 LY Libya 0.51 2031 59
60 SS South Sudan 0.51 2031 60
61 SM San Marino 0.41 2031 61
62 ML Mali 0.37 2031 62
63 IS Iceland 0.27 2031 63
64 AW Aruba 0.26 2031 64
65 ER Eritrea 0.26 2019 65
66 JM Jamaica 0.13 2031 66
67 SZ Eswatini 0.07 2031 67
68 NR Nauru 0.01 2031 68
69 LS Lesotho 0 2031 69
70 FM Micronesia -0.01 2031 70
71 TV Tuvalu -0.01 2031 70
72 MH Marshall Islands -0.02 2031 72
73 NI Nicaragua -0.02 2031 73
74 LC Saint Lucia -0.04 2031 74
75 WS Samoa -0.04 2031 75
76 TO Tonga -0.05 2031 76
77 PW Palau -0.06 2031 77
78 KI Kiribati -0.07 2031 78
79 KM Comoros -0.07 2031 79
80 VU Vanuatu -0.08 2031 80
81 GM Gambia -0.1 2031 81
82 ST Sao Tome and Principe -0.1 2031 82
83 CV Cabo Verde -0.11 2031 83
84 SB Solomon Islands -0.12 2031 84
85 SC Seychelles -0.13 2031 85
86 BZ Belize -0.13 2031 86
87 PY Paraguay -0.14 2031 87
88 LA Laos -0.15 2031 88
89 DM Dominica -0.16 2031 89
90 GW Guinea-Bissau -0.17 2031 90
91 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis -0.17 2031 91
92 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.25 2031 92
93 CF Central African Republic -0.26 2031 93
94 GD Grenada -0.27 2031 94
95 AG Antigua and Barbuda -0.28 2031 95
96 SL Sierra Leone -0.31 2031 96
97 TG Togo -0.33 2031 97
98 BI Burundi -0.47 2031 98
99 GQ Equatorial Guinea -0.52 2031 99
100 MU Mauritius -0.55 2031 100
101 YE Yemen -0.55 2031 100
102 TJ Tajikistan -0.55 2031 102
103 FJ Fiji -0.56 2031 103
104 BB Barbados -0.56 2031 104
105 MZ Mozambique -0.62 2031 105
106 GN Guinea -0.68 2031 106
107 SV El Salvador -0.68 2031 107
108 CA Canada -0.71 2031 108
109 NE Niger -0.74 2031 109
110 BW Botswana -0.81 2031 110
111 MK North Macedonia -0.87 2031 111
112 EE Estonia -0.91 2031 112
113 CG Republic of the Congo -1 2031 113
114 TL Timor-Leste -1.04 2031 114
115 HT Haiti -1.05 2031 115
116 MR Mauritania -1.07 2031 116
117 LR Liberia -1.14 2031 117
118 BT Bhutan -1.14 2031 118
119 BS Bahamas -1.19 2031 119
120 GT Guatemala -1.2 2031 120
121 AL Albania -1.34 2031 121
122 MV Maldives -1.36 2031 122
123 TM Turkmenistan -1.46 2031 123
124 RW Rwanda -1.49 2031 124
125 UG Uganda -1.55 2031 125
126 BJ Benin -1.66 2031 126
127 SY Syria -1.71 2010 127
128 XK Kosovo -1.71 2031 128
129 KG Kyrgyzstan -1.75 2031 129
130 MG Madagascar -1.81 2031 130
131 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina -1.89 2031 131
132 CR Costa Rica -1.9 2031 132
133 GA Gabon -1.9 2031 132
134 AM Armenia -1.94 2031 134
135 HN Honduras -2.05 2031 135
136 ME Montenegro -2.09 2031 136
137 UY Uruguay -2.12 2031 137
138 SO Somalia -2.26 2031 138
139 SK Slovakia -2.27 2031 139
140 MM Myanmar -2.38 2031 140
141 LV Latvia -2.48 2031 141
142 NA Namibia -2.71 2031 142
143 HR Croatia -2.76 2031 143
144 SN Senegal -2.8 2031 144
145 NP Nepal -2.82 2031 145
146 CZ Czechia -2.84 2031 146
147 PS Palestine -2.9 2024 147
148 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo -2.93 2031 148
149 AR Argentina -2.96 2031 149
150 TN Tunisia -2.99 2031 150
151 TZ Tanzania -3.03 2031 151
152 MW Malawi -3.15 2031 152
153 DO Dominican Republic -3.17 2031 153
154 PA Panama -3.28 2031 154
155 CM Cameroon -3.33 2031 155
156 GE Georgia -3.35 2031 156
157 MN Mongolia -3.78 2031 157
158 PE Peru -3.8 2031 158
159 JO Jordan -3.85 2031 159
160 CI Côte d'Ivoire -4.22 2031 160
161 BY Belarus -4.35 2031 161
162 DZ Algeria -4.87 2031 162
163 MD Moldova -5.13 2031 163
164 KH Cambodia -5.17 2031 164
165 CY Cyprus -6.11 2031 165
166 SD Sudan -6.11 2031 165
167 BE Belgium -6.25 2031 167
168 ET Ethiopia -6.3 2031 168
169 KE Kenya -6.32 2031 169
170 RS Serbia -7.62 2031 170
171 LB Lebanon -7.75 2025 171
172 AF Afghanistan -7.9 2025 172
173 MA Morocco -9.36 2031 173
174 NZ New Zealand -9.82 2031 174
175 KZ Kazakhstan -9.95 2031 175
176 ZA South Africa -10.53 2031 176
177 CL Chile -12.51 2031 177
178 UZ Uzbekistan -13.6 2031 178
179 PL Poland -14.24 2031 179
180 GR Greece -14.81 2031 180
181 BD Bangladesh -14.97 2031 181
182 ID Indonesia -17.6 2031 182
183 EG Egypt -17.76 2031 183
184 MX Mexico -17.92 2031 184
185 IQ Iraq -20.1 2031 185
186 PH Philippines -20.86 2031 186
187 CO Colombia -21.11 2031 187
188 UA Ukraine -21.44 2031 188
189 TR Türkiye -23.55 2031 189
190 RO Romania -32.49 2031 190
191 BR Brazil -62.37 2031 191
192 AU Australia -62.52 2031 192
193 SA Saudi Arabia -64.97 2031 193
194 GB United Kingdom -119.82 2031 194
195 IN India -132.2 2031 195
196 US United States -1,388.63 2031 196
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Maximum 781.74 bn US$
Median -0.5 bn US$
Minimum -1,388.63 bn US$
World 458.47 bn US$

About the indicator

The current account balance in billions of US dollars: trade in goods and services, income from investment and labor, and current transfers, all together. A positive value means a country exports capital, a negative one that it imports it. By definition the sum over all countries of the world should be zero, but in practice it fails to balance by several hundred billion: the discrepancy comes from countries recording the same flows differently.

Important: The same indicator as a percent of GDP is available separately, and for comparing countries it suits better. The absolute value is needed to see the scale of the flows in the world economy.

Updates
twice a year: April and October
Unit of measurement
billion US$
Observation period
1980–2031
License
IMF open data
Dataset
World Economic Outlook

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