List of countries by current account balance as percentage of GDP

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Quartile representation of current account balance as percent GDP by CIA World factbook data

This article includes a list of countries of the world sorted by current account balance as a percentage of gross domestic product (nominal GDP).

Contents

The first list includes 2017 data for members of the International Monetary Fund. The UN World Bank cites the IMF as the source for their data on Current Account Balance, and so is not included separately on this page. The second list includes only countries for which the CIA World Factbook lists 2015 estimates for both Current Account Balance and GDP.

List of countries by current account balance as a percentage of GDP

The IMF data are estimates updated for the October 2022 report, derived from 2020 data. The World Factbook data is as of February 2015.

  
IMF World Economic Outlook 2022 [1]
CountryCurrent account balance
(% of GDP)
Flag of Palau.svg  Palau -41.68%
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives -35.53%
Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica -29.26%
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique -27.33%
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro -26.05%
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  The Bahamas -24.47%
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada -21.04%
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda -18.36%
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan -17.46%
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman -16.99%
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana -16.4%
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia -16.39%
Flag of East Timor.svg  Timor-Leste -16.19%
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon -15.83%
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan -15.8%
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  St. Lucia -15.67%
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  St. Vincent and the Grenadines -15.07%
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cabo Verde -15.01%
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan -13.8%
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi -13.77%
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles -13.72%
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea -13.61%
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger -13.49%
Flag of Aruba.svg  Aruba -12.96%
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria -12.91%
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji -12.7%
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia -12.49%
Flag of Palestine.svg  West Bank and Gaza -12.25%
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda -12.05%
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe -11.01%
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal -10.86%
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana -10.85%
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia -10.84%
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi -10.21%
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus -10.07%
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda -9.47%
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain -9.34%
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius -9.18%
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania -8.68%
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia -8.66%
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic -8.64%
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya -8.48%
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela -8.02%
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  St. Kitts and Nevis -8%
Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu -7.87%
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova -7.74%
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad -7.55%
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece -7.34%
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo -6.97%
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados -6.9%
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon -6.9%
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland -6.84%
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone -6.79%
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania -6.69%
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago -6.34%
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize -6.33%
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia -5.9%
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen -5.86%
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan -5.73%
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar -5.37%
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia -5.07%
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan -5.02%
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania -4.99%
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey -4.94%
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya -4.75%
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia -4.6%
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos -4.52%
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea -4.15%
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia -4.12%
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga -3.96%
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria -3.95%
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan -3.84%
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia -3.79%
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina -3.77%
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon -3.71%
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia -3.44%
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia -3.41%
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Myanmar -3.38%
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan -3.31%
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia -3.24%
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Côte d'Ivoire -3.21%
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana -3.05%
Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros -2.99%
Flag of the United States.svg  United States -2.97%
Flag of The Gambia.svg  The Gambia -2.95%
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt -2.92%
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta -2.86%
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau -2.67%
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom -2.5%
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo -2.25%
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali -2.22%
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar -1.98%
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania -1.81%
Flag of France.svg  France -1.8%
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada -1.79%
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin -1.75%
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic -1.69%
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil -1.69%
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile -1.69%
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands -1.63%
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho -1.62%
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan -1.48%
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh -1.45%
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka -1.39%
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco -1.17%
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary -1.14%
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal -1.04%
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica -1.03%
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal -1%
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand -0.85%
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay -0.84%
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia -0.72%
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan -0.53%
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica -0.44%
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus -0.42%
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia -0.42%
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo -0.27%
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia -0.25%
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia -0.11%
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of Congo -0.09%
Flag of Iran.svg  Islamic Republic of Iran -0.07%
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria -0.07%
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 0.17%
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovak Republic 0.35%
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 0.64%
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru 0.75%
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 0.8%
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0.83%
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador 0.83%
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 0.84%
Flag of India.svg  India 0.9%
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti 1.09%
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 1.11%
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 1.5%
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1.67%
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1.85%
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1.9%
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1.97%
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1.99%
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama 2.03%
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 2.38%
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2.39%
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2.49%
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 2.56%
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 2.71%
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador 2.71%
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu 2.72%
Flag of Nauru.svg  Nauru 2.76%
Flag of San Marino.svg  San Marino 2.78%
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras 2.84%
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 2.87%
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 2.87%
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 2.89%
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2.92%
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 2.93%
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 3.2%
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 3.21%
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 3.31%
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Micronesia 3.69%
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3.75%
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua 3.95%
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 4.12%
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan 4.13%
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 4.17%
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 4.24%
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei Darussalam 4.28%
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 4.28%
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 4.39%
Flag of Korea (1899).svg  Korea 4.62%
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyz Republic 4.84%
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala 4.94%
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 5.28%
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 5.88%
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5.89%
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 6.67%
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong SAR 6.98%
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 7.01%
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7.14%
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 7.34%
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 7.56%
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 8.02%
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname 9.06%
Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan 11.16%
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 11.32%
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 12.04%
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 14.17%
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea 14.62%
Flag of Andorra.svg  Andorra 14.63%
Flag of Macau.svg  Macao 15.16%
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands 16.16%
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq 16.30%
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 16.84%
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 20.16%
Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati 39.15%
CIA World Factbook 2015 [2] [3] [4]
CountryCurrent account balance
(% of GDP)
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya -62.15%
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia -41.64%
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique -40.97%
Flag of Tuvalu.svg  Tuvalu -35.29%
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti -31.38%
Flag of Laos.svg  Laos -28.29%
Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -26.93%
Flag of Bhutan.svg  Bhutan -26.75%
Flag of Kiribati.svg  Kiribati -25.00%
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe -22.91%
Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon -21.01%
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger -19.08%
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania -18.30%
Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg  Kyrgyzstan -17.74%
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria -17.68%
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro -16.96%
Flag of Oman.svg  Oman -16.88%
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea -16.69%
Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros -15.79%
Flag of Seychelles.svg  Seychelles -15.20%
Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Republic of the Congo -15.17%
Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana -14.89%
Flag of Grenada.svg  Grenada -13.69%
Flag of Turkmenistan.svg  Turkmenistan -13.57%
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia -13.53%
Flag of Vanuatu.svg  Vanuatu -13.49%
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania -13.16%
Flag of the Bahamas.svg  Bahamas -12.93%
Flag of Dominica.svg  Dominica -12.83%
Flag of Iraq.svg  Iraq -12.67%
Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg  Saint Kitts and Nevis -12.60%
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe -12.27%
Flag of Togo.svg  Togo -12.24%
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia -12.11%
Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Republic -11.82%
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone -11.42%
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi -11.31%
Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg  Solomon Islands -11.20%
Flag of Cambodia.svg  Cambodia -11.13%
Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia -10.73%
Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda -10.57%
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda -10.53%
Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg  Antigua and Barbuda -10.51%
Flag of Chad.svg  Chad -10.41%
Flag of Panama.svg  Panama -9.79%
Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cabo Verde -9.69%
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya -9.58%
Flag of Suriname.svg  Suriname -9.43%
Flag of Benin.svg  Benin -9.34%
Flag of Myanmar.svg  Burma -8.92%
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea -8.69%
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia -8.48%
Flag of Mongolia.svg  Mongolia -8.38%
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana -8.33%
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania -8.17%
Flag of Palau.svg  Palau -8.05%
Flag of Kosovo.svg  Kosovo -8.00%
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso -7.91%
Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina -7.74%
Flag of Maldives.svg  Maldives -7.67%
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  Democratic Republic of the Congo -7.64%
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola -7.63%
Flag of Tajikistan.svg  Tajikistan -7.51%
Flag of Jordan.svg  Jordan -7.38%
Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon -7.01%
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa -6.81%
Flag of Saint Lucia.svg  Saint Lucia -6.61%
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia -6.57%
Flag of Nicaragua.svg  Nicaragua -6.55%
Flag of Honduras.svg  Honduras -6.51%
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji -6.32%
Flag of Belize.svg  Belize -6.30%
Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho -6.29%
Flag of Moldova.svg  Moldova -6.19%
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia -6.17%
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal -6.07%
Flag of Armenia.svg  Armenia -5.89%
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga -5.87%
Flag of Sudan.svg  Sudan -5.82%
Flag of Yemen.svg  Yemen -5.26%
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon -5.05%
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus -4.90%
Flag of South Sudan.svg  South Sudan -4.84%
Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados -4.83%
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius -4.80%
Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain -4.77%
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom -4.74%
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand -4.66%
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica -4.55%
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey -4.53%
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg  Bolivia -4.52%
Flag of Haiti.svg  Haiti -4.34%
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa -4.32%
Flag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus -4.16%
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil -4.04%
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia -4.02%
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia -4.02%
Flag of Costa Rica.svg  Costa Rica -3.75%
Flag of Peru.svg  Peru -3.72%
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay -3.61%
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau -3.48%
Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia -3.36%
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali -3.34%
Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia -3.24%
Flag of Brunei.svg  Brunei -3.07%
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan -3.03%
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela -3.01%
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada -2.91%
Flag of El Salvador.svg  El Salvador -2.64%
Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi -2.63%
Flag of the United States.svg  United States -2.56%
Flag of Ecuador.svg  Ecuador -2.56%
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico -2.40%
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic -2.37%
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco -2.35%
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia -2.24%
Flag of Eritrea.svg  Eritrea -2.23%
Flag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania -2.22%
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka -1.97%
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay -1.95%
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria -1.80%
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina -1.76%
Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala -1.73%
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia -1.71%
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine -1.69%
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia -1.39%
Flag of India.svg  India -1.39%
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar -1.35%
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania -1.25%
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan -1.06%
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland -1.06%
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg  Marshall Islands -1.03%
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Côte d'Ivoire -1.00%
Flag of Bangladesh.svg  Bangladesh -0.94%
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile -0.75%
Flag of Poland.svg  Poland -0.52%
Flag of France.svg  France -0.22%
Flag of Slovakia.svg  Slovakia 0.14%
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan 0.20%
Flag of the Federated States of Micronesia.svg  Federated States of Micronesia 0.33%
Flag of Iran.svg  Iran 0.41%
Flag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 0.57%
Flag of Vietnam.svg  Vietnam 0.68%
Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 0.69%
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago 0.71%
Flag of Greece.svg  Greece 0.72%
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 0.87%
Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 0.97%
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Swaziland 1.09%
Flag of Malta.svg  Malta 1.55%
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1.65%
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic 1.68%
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 1.70%
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1.78%
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2.03%
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2.07%
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 2.20%
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2.21%
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 2.77%
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 2.88%
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3.01%
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan 3.03%
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland 3.17%
Flag of the Taliban.svg  Afghanistan 4.41%
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 4.61%
Flag of Israel.svg  Israel 4.65%
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines 4.98%
Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 5.00%
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 5.00%
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5.00%
Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 5.04%
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg 5.62%
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 6.21%
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 6.71%
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 6.72%
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 6.97%
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 6.99%
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 7.06%
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland 7.21%
Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg  Papua New Guinea 7.53%
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 8.49%
Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 9.28%
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 9.62%
Flag of the Republic of China.svg  Taiwan 12.36%
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore 20.81%

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References

  1. "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects". www.imf.org. Retrieved 2022-11-13.
  2. The World Factbook - Country Comparison :: Current account balance
  3. The World Factbook - Country Comparison :: GDP (official exchange rate)
  4. The World Factbook - Country Comparison :: GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) - for China only

See also