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Current account balance

The balance of a country's external transactions as a percent of GDP: surplus or deficit.

Unit: % of GDP Period: 1980–2031 Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF)
Source: IMF · About the indicator
Average: -1.36% 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, 2010–2031

Top-20 · % of GDP

Current account balance, 2010–2031010203040MacaoMacao: 32.5%32.5SurinameSuriname: 28.9%28.9GuyanaGuyana: 19.3%19.3SingaporeSingapore: 16.3%16.3AndorraAndorra: 16.2%16.2Brunei DarussalamBrunei Darussalam: 15.9%15.9TaiwanTaiwan: 15.4%15.4QatarQatar: 14.4%14.4San MarinoSan Marino: 14.4%14.4KuwaitKuwait: 14.3%14.3EritreaEritrea: 13%13LiechtensteinLiechtenstein: 12%12Hong KongHong Kong: 11.4%11.4DenmarkDenmark: 11.2%11.2NorwayNorway: 11.2%11.2Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea: 10.4%10.4United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 9%9NetherlandsNetherlands: 8.5%8.5DjiboutiDjibouti: 8.3%8.3IrelandIreland: 7.7%7.7
Current account balance — 2010–2031 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 MO Macao 32.5 2031 1
2 SR Suriname 28.9 2031 2
3 GY Guyana 19.3 2031 3
4 SG Singapore 16.3 2031 4
5 AD Andorra 16.2 2031 5
6 BN Brunei Darussalam 15.9 2031 6
7 TW Taiwan 15.4 2031 7
8 QA Qatar 14.4 2031 8
9 SM San Marino 14.4 2031 8
10 KW Kuwait 14.3 2031 10
11 ER Eritrea 13 2019 11
12 LI Liechtenstein 12 2031 12
13 HK Hong Kong 11.4 2031 13
14 DK Denmark 11.2 2031 14
15 NO Norway 11.2 2031 14
16 PG Papua New Guinea 10.4 2031 16
17 AE United Arab Emirates 9 2031 17
18 NL Netherlands 8.5 2031 18
19 DJ Djibouti 8.3 2031 19
20 IE Ireland 7.7 2031 20
21 CH Switzerland 7 2031 21
22 SS South Sudan 6.2 2031 22
23 OM Oman 5.6 2031 23
24 BF Burkina Faso 5.5 2031 24
25 KR South Korea 5.5 2031 24
26 LU Luxembourg 5 2031 26
27 MT Malta 5 2031 26
28 GH Ghana 4.9 2031 28
29 SE Sweden 4.8 2031 29
30 VE Venezuela 4.8 2027 29
31 AW Aruba 4.7 2031 31
32 TT Trinidad and Tobago 4.3 2031 32
33 JP Japan 4.1 2031 33
34 DE Germany 3.8 2031 34
35 NG Nigeria 3.3 2031 35
36 EC Ecuador 3.1 2031 36
37 CN China 2.8 2031 37
38 IL Israel 2.8 2031 37
39 SI Slovenia 2.8 2031 37
40 IR Iran 2.7 2031 40
41 TH Thailand 2.7 2031 40
42 AT Austria 2.5 2031 42
43 IT Italy 2.2 2031 43
44 BH Bahrain 2 2031 44
45 NR Nauru 2 2031 44
46 HU Hungary 1.8 2031 46
47 MY Malaysia 1.8 2031 46
48 TD Chad 1.7 2031 48
49 LT Lithuania 1.7 2031 48
50 ES Spain 1.5 2031 50
51 ZW Zimbabwe 1.5 2031 50
52 ZM Zambia 1.4 2031 52
53 BO Bolivia 1.2 2026 53
54 BG Bulgaria 1.2 2031 53
55 LK Sri Lanka 1.2 2024 53
56 FI Finland 1.1 2031 56
57 RU Russia 1.1 2031 56
58 LY Libya 1 2031 58
59 SZ Eswatini 0.9 2031 59
60 ML Mali 0.8 2031 60
61 AO Angola 0.6 2031 61
62 AZ Azerbaijan 0.6 2031 61
63 VN Vietnam 0.6 2031 61
64 IS Iceland 0.5 2031 64
65 JM Jamaica 0.5 2031 64
66 PT Portugal 0.5 2031 64
67 FR France 0.4 2031 67
68 CA Canada 0 2031 68
69 LS Lesotho -0.1 2031 69
70 NI Nicaragua -0.1 2031 69
71 PY Paraguay -0.2 2031 71
72 AR Argentina -0.3 2031 72
73 CZ Czechia -0.5 2031 73
74 GT Guatemala -0.6 2031 74
75 LA Laos -0.6 2031 74
76 BE Belgium -0.7 2031 76
77 MX Mexico -0.7 2031 76
78 ID Indonesia -0.8 2031 78
79 PE Peru -0.8 2031 78
80 FM Micronesia -1 2031 80
81 PK Pakistan -1 2031 80
82 PL Poland -1 2031 80
83 LC Saint Lucia -1.1 2031 83
84 SK Slovakia -1.1 2031 83
85 TR Türkiye -1.2 2031 85
86 CR Costa Rica -1.3 2031 86
87 SV El Salvador -1.3 2031 86
88 TM Turkmenistan -1.3 2031 86
89 EE Estonia -1.4 2031 89
90 GN Guinea -1.4 2031 89
91 UG Uganda -1.4 2031 89
92 DZ Algeria -1.5 2031 92
93 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo -1.7 2031 93
94 DO Dominican Republic -1.7 2031 93
95 TG Togo -1.7 2031 93
96 UY Uruguay -1.7 2031 93
97 BR Brazil -1.8 2031 97
98 MZ Mozambique -1.8 2031 97
99 ZA South Africa -1.8 2031 97
100 HR Croatia -1.9 2031 100
101 IN India -1.9 2031 100
102 BD Bangladesh -2 2031 102
103 KZ Kazakhstan -2 2031 102
104 NE Niger -2 2031 102
105 TJ Tajikistan -2 2031 102
106 TZ Tanzania -2 2031 102
107 HT Haiti -2.1 2031 107
108 MM Myanmar -2.1 2031 107
109 GB United Kingdom -2.2 2031 109
110 CV Cabo Verde -2.3 2031 110
111 GM Gambia -2.3 2031 110
112 MU Mauritius -2.3 2031 110
113 WS Samoa -2.3 2031 110
114 AU Australia -2.4 2031 114
115 BW Botswana -2.4 2031 114
116 CL Chile -2.4 2031 114
117 CI Côte d'Ivoire -2.5 2031 117
118 PA Panama -2.5 2031 117
119 ET Ethiopia -2.6 2031 119
120 EG Egypt -2.7 2031 120
121 PH Philippines -2.7 2031 120
122 SY Syria -2.8 2010 122
123 NZ New Zealand -2.9 2031 123
124 AL Albania -3 2031 124
125 KM Comoros -3 2031 124
126 MK North Macedonia -3 2031 124
127 SL Sierra Leone -3 2031 124
128 BZ Belize -3.2 2031 128
129 CO Colombia -3.2 2031 128
130 KE Kenya -3.2 2031 128
131 BY Belarus -3.3 2031 131
132 GQ Equatorial Guinea -3.3 2031 131
133 MA Morocco -3.3 2031 131
134 MH Marshall Islands -3.5 2031 134
135 CM Cameroon -3.6 2031 135
136 LV Latvia -3.6 2031 135
137 US United States -3.6 2031 135
138 HN Honduras -3.7 2031 138
139 SA Saudi Arabia -3.8 2031 139
140 BJ Benin -4 2031 140
141 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina -4 2031 140
142 GR Greece -4 2031 140
143 GW Guinea-Bissau -4 2031 140
144 NP Nepal -4 2031 140
145 CG Republic of the Congo -4.3 2031 145
146 AM Armenia -4.4 2031 146
147 UZ Uzbekistan -4.5 2031 147
148 JO Jordan -4.6 2031 148
149 SC Seychelles -4.6 2031 148
150 VU Vanuatu -4.7 2031 150
151 BI Burundi -4.8 2031 151
152 RS Serbia -4.8 2031 151
153 SB Solomon Islands -4.8 2031 151
154 TN Tunisia -4.8 2031 151
155 GE Georgia -5 2031 155
156 RO Romania -5 2031 155
157 BB Barbados -5.2 2031 157
158 SN Senegal -5.3 2031 158
159 CF Central African Republic -5.4 2031 159
160 KG Kyrgyzstan -5.4 2031 159
161 MG Madagascar -5.4 2031 159
162 IQ Iraq -5.6 2031 162
163 ST Sao Tome and Principe -5.7 2031 163
164 BS Bahamas -5.9 2031 164
165 TO Tonga -5.9 2031 164
166 RW Rwanda -6 2031 166
167 MR Mauritania -6.3 2031 167
168 FJ Fiji -6.6 2031 168
169 GA Gabon -6.6 2031 168
170 KH Cambodia -6.8 2031 170
171 UA Ukraine -7.4 2031 171
172 TV Tuvalu -7.8 2031 172
173 YE Yemen -7.8 2031 172
174 XK Kosovo -8.7 2031 174
175 SD Sudan -9 2031 175
176 MN Mongolia -9.3 2031 176
177 AG Antigua and Barbuda -9.4 2031 177
178 MW Malawi -9.4 2031 177
179 SO Somalia -10.3 2031 179
180 CY Cyprus -10.5 2031 180
181 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis -11.9 2031 181
182 NA Namibia -12.1 2031 182
183 MV Maldives -12.4 2031 183
184 PW Palau -12.5 2031 184
185 GD Grenada -14.1 2031 185
186 LR Liberia -14.3 2031 186
187 KI Kiribati -14.8 2031 187
188 MD Moldova -15.6 2031 188
189 ME Montenegro -15.7 2031 189
190 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -16.1 2031 190
191 DM Dominica -16.5 2031 191
192 PS Palestine -18.1 2024 192
193 BT Bhutan -18.4 2031 193
194 LB Lebanon -22.5 2025 194
195 TL Timor-Leste -35.3 2031 195
196 AF Afghanistan -40.2 2025 196
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Maximum 32.5%
Median -1.8%
Minimum -40.2%
World 0.28%

About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

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

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