Current account balance — all countries

Current account balance — Taiwan

Current account balance in Taiwan in 2031 — 15.4%. Ranked 7 in the world out of 188. Since 1984, the indicator has risen by 4 pp.

2031 15.4% −0.5 pp vs 2030
World rank 7of 188
Period maximum 20.8%1986
Period minimum 1.1%1998

Trend over time

1984–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Taiwan, 1984–2031010203019841989199419992004200920142019202420291984: 11.4%1985: 14.5%1986: 20.8%1987: 17.2%1988: 8.1%1989: 7.5%1990: 6.6%1991: 6.7%1992: 3.8%1993: 3%1994: 2.5%1995: 2%1996: 3.7%1997: 2.2%1998: 1.1%1999: 2.5%2000: 2.5%2001: 5.7%2002: 7.9%2003: 8.9%2004: 5%2005: 4%2006: 6%2007: 7.9%2008: 6%2009: 10.4%2010: 8.3%2011: 7.8%2012: 8.7%2013: 9.7%2014: 11.3%2015: 13.6%2016: 13.1%2017: 14%2018: 11.6%2019: 10.7%2020: 14.4%2021: 15%2022: 13.2%2023: 14%2024: 14.1%2025: 17.4%2026: 18.1%2027: 18%2028: 17.1%2029: 16.9%2030: 15.9%2031: 15.4%
Change over the period: +4 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Taiwan

Taiwan 15.4%
World computed 0.28%
East Asia & Pacific computed 3.13%
Eastern Asia computed 3.76%
High-income countries computed 0.13%
Current account balance — Taiwan, by year Taiwan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 15.4 −0.5 pp
2030 15.9 −1 pp
2029 16.9 −0.2 pp
2028 17.1 −0.9 pp
2027 18 −0.1 pp
2026 18.1 +0.7 pp
2025 17.4 +3.3 pp
2024 14.1 +0.1 pp
2023 14 +0.8 pp
2022 13.2 −1.8 pp
2021 15 +0.6 pp
2020 14.4 +3.7 pp
2019 10.7 −0.9 pp
2018 11.6 −2.4 pp
2017 14 +0.9 pp
2016 13.1 −0.5 pp
2015 13.6 +2.3 pp
2014 11.3 +1.6 pp
2013 9.7 +1 pp
2012 8.7 +0.9 pp
2011 7.8 −0.5 pp
2010 8.3 −2.1 pp
2009 10.4 +4.4 pp
2008 6 −1.9 pp
2007 7.9 +1.9 pp
2006 6 +2 pp
2005 4 −1 pp
2004 5 −3.9 pp
2003 8.9 +1 pp
2002 7.9 +2.2 pp
2001 5.7 +3.2 pp
2000 2.5 +0 pp
1999 2.5 +1.4 pp
1998 1.1 −1.1 pp
1997 2.2 −1.5 pp
1996 3.7 +1.7 pp
1995 2 −0.5 pp
1994 2.5 −0.5 pp
1993 3 −0.8 pp
1992 3.8 −2.9 pp
1991 6.7 +0.1 pp
1990 6.6 −0.9 pp
1989 7.5 −0.6 pp
1988 8.1 −9.1 pp
1987 17.2 −3.6 pp
1986 20.8 +6.3 pp
1985 14.5 +3.1 pp
1984 11.4

Eastern Asia, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

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.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.