Current account balance (% of GDP) - Country Ranking
Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison
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| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiribati | 36.09 | 2020 |
| 2 | Papua New Guinea | 22.61 | 2018 |
| 3 | Kuwait | 20.79 | 2020 |
| 4 | Andorra | 18.01 | 2019 |
| 5 | Guinea | 17.12 | 2020 |
| 6 | Singapore | 17.10 | 2020 |
| 7 | Macao SAR, China | 15.16 | 2020 |
| 8 | Zambia | 13.43 | 2020 |
| 9 | Iran | 11.39 | 2000 |
| 10 | Djibouti | 10.82 | 2020 |
| 11 | Suriname | 9.06 | 2020 |
| 12 | Denmark | 8.13 | 2020 |
| 13 | Libya | 7.92 | 2019 |
| 14 | Nicaragua | 7.59 | 2020 |
| 15 | Slovenia | 7.38 | 2020 |
| 16 | Lithuania | 7.36 | 2020 |
| 17 | Germany | 7.00 | 2020 |
| 18 | Netherlands | 6.97 | 2020 |
| 19 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 6.95 | 2020 |
| 20 | Nauru | 6.78 | 2018 |
| 21 | Eswatini | 6.42 | 2020 |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 6.07 | 2020 |
| 23 | Sweden | 6.04 | 2020 |
| 24 | Vietnam | 5.51 | 2020 |
| 25 | Israel | 5.41 | 2020 |
| 26 | Guatemala | 5.07 | 2020 |
| 27 | Kyrgyz Republic | 4.84 | 2020 |
| 28 | Korea | 4.63 | 2020 |
| 29 | Brunei | 4.28 | 2020 |
| 30 | Malaysia | 4.26 | 2020 |
| 31 | Luxembourg | 4.21 | 2020 |
| 32 | Burkina Faso | 4.14 | 2020 |
| 33 | Tajikistan | 4.10 | 2020 |
| 34 | Thailand | 4.04 | 2020 |
| 35 | Italy | 3.81 | 2020 |
| 36 | Czech Republic | 3.61 | 2020 |
| 37 | Ukraine | 3.39 | 2020 |
| 38 | Vanuatu | 3.22 | 2020 |
| 39 | Philippines | 3.20 | 2020 |
| 40 | Namibia | 3.02 | 2020 |
| 41 | Japan | 2.94 | 2020 |
| 42 | Latvia | 2.91 | 2020 |
| 43 | Poland | 2.90 | 2020 |
| 44 | Honduras | 2.85 | 2020 |
| 45 | Australia | 2.73 | 2020 |
| 46 | Switzerland | 2.70 | 2020 |
| 47 | Ecuador | 2.59 | 2020 |
| 48 | Paraguay | 2.51 | 2020 |
| 49 | Mexico | 2.44 | 2020 |
| 50 | Russia | 2.43 | 2020 |
| 51 | Panama | 2.23 | 2020 |
| 52 | South Africa | 2.03 | 2020 |
| 53 | Austria | 1.88 | 2020 |
| 54 | China | 1.86 | 2020 |
| 55 | Angola | 1.49 | 2020 |
| 56 | Haiti | 1.49 | 2020 |
| 57 | Chile | 1.33 | 2020 |
| 58 | India | 1.23 | 2020 |
| 59 | Venezuela | 1.02 | 2014 |
| 60 | Gabon | 0.98 | 2015 |
| 61 | Iceland | 0.92 | 2020 |
| 62 | Argentina | 0.85 | 2020 |
| 63 | Spain | 0.84 | 2020 |
| 64 | Finland | 0.84 | 2020 |
| 65 | Belgium | 0.83 | 2020 |
| 66 | Peru | 0.78 | 2020 |
| 67 | Norway | 0.72 | 2020 |
| 68 | El Salvador | 0.49 | 2020 |
| 69 | Bangladesh | 0.37 | 2020 |
| 70 | Slovak Republic | 0.19 | 2020 |
| 71 | Myanmar | 0.10 | 2019 |
| 72 | Pakistan | 0.09 | 2020 |
| 73 | Croatia | 0.09 | 2020 |
| 74 | Syrian Arab Republic | -0.15 | 2010 |
| 75 | Nepal | -0.25 | 2020 |
| 76 | Togo | -0.27 | 2020 |
| 77 | Jamaica | -0.31 | 2020 |
| 78 | Bulgaria | -0.38 | 2020 |
| 79 | Indonesia | -0.42 | 2020 |
| 80 | Belarus | -0.43 | 2020 |
| 81 | Estonia | -0.46 | 2020 |
| 82 | Bolivia | -0.52 | 2020 |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | -0.53 | 2020 |
| 84 | Uruguay | -0.59 | 2020 |
| 85 | Lao PDR | -0.60 | 2020 |
| 86 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.63 | 2020 |
| 87 | New Zealand | -0.93 | 2020 |
| 88 | Portugal | -1.03 | 2020 |
| 89 | Costa Rica | -1.14 | 2020 |
| 90 | Sri Lanka | -1.34 | 2020 |
| 91 | Morocco | -1.42 | 2020 |
| 92 | Hungary | -1.48 | 2020 |
| 93 | Solomon Islands | -1.62 | 2020 |
| 94 | Brazil | -1.70 | 2020 |
| 95 | Benin | -1.75 | 2020 |
| 96 | Canada | -1.78 | 2020 |
| 97 | Tanzania | -1.80 | 2020 |
| 98 | France | -1.87 | 2020 |
| 99 | Comoros | -1.93 | 2020 |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | -1.95 | 2020 |
| 101 | Ireland | -2.09 | 2020 |
| 102 | Mali | -2.17 | 2020 |
| 103 | Lesotho | -2.20 | 2020 |
| 104 | Dem. Rep. Congo | -2.25 | 2020 |
| 105 | Qatar | -2.50 | 2020 |
| 106 | Ethiopia | -2.53 | 2020 |
| 107 | United Kingdom | -2.67 | 2020 |
| 108 | Guinea-Bissau | -2.70 | 2020 |
| 109 | Central African Republic | -2.90 | 1994 |
| 110 | United States | -2.94 | 2020 |
| 111 | Malta | -3.07 | 2020 |
| 112 | Saudi Arabia | -3.08 | 2020 |
| 113 | Ghana | -3.11 | 2020 |
| 114 | Chad | -3.20 | 1994 |
| 115 | Côte d'Ivoire | -3.22 | 2020 |
| 116 | North Macedonia | -3.39 | 2020 |
| 117 | Colombia | -3.39 | 2020 |
| 118 | Cameroon | -3.71 | 2020 |
| 119 | Iraq | -3.72 | 2020 |
| 120 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -3.77 | 2020 |
| 121 | Armenia | -3.79 | 2020 |
| 122 | Kazakhstan | -3.79 | 2020 |
| 123 | Egypt | -3.90 | 2020 |
| 124 | Nigeria | -3.93 | 2020 |
| 125 | Serbia | -4.08 | 2020 |
| 126 | The Gambia | -4.63 | 2020 |
| 127 | Kenya | -4.75 | 2020 |
| 128 | Turkey | -4.94 | 2020 |
| 129 | Uzbekistan | -5.02 | 2020 |
| 130 | Mongolia | -5.07 | 2020 |
| 131 | Romania | -5.08 | 2020 |
| 132 | Tonga | -5.27 | 2020 |
| 133 | Madagascar | -5.50 | 2020 |
| 134 | Tunisia | -6.08 | 2020 |
| 135 | Bahrain | -6.44 | 2018 |
| 136 | Greece | -6.57 | 2020 |
| 137 | Sierra Leone | -6.78 | 2020 |
| 138 | Mauritania | -7.28 | 2020 |
| 139 | Moldova | -7.49 | 2020 |
| 140 | New Caledonia | -7.50 | 2016 |
| 141 | Yemen | -7.72 | 2016 |
| 142 | Belize | -7.82 | 2020 |
| 143 | St. Kitts and Nevis | -8.00 | 2020 |
| 144 | Guyana | -8.19 | 2020 |
| 145 | Jordan | -8.48 | 2020 |
| 146 | Cambodia | -8.51 | 2020 |
| 147 | Albania | -8.83 | 2020 |
| 148 | Uganda | -9.28 | 2020 |
| 149 | Lebanon | -9.33 | 2020 |
| 150 | Barbados | -9.38 | 2016 |
| 151 | Senegal | -9.58 | 2018 |
| 152 | Samoa | -9.79 | 2020 |
| 153 | Cayman Islands | -9.80 | 2019 |
| 154 | Cyprus | -10.19 | 2020 |
| 155 | Botswana | -10.75 | 2020 |
| 156 | Malawi | -11.59 | 2020 |
| 157 | Oman | -11.71 | 2020 |
| 158 | Rwanda | -11.95 | 2020 |
| 159 | Georgia | -12.40 | 2020 |
| 160 | Fiji | -12.42 | 2020 |
| 161 | Mauritius | -12.50 | 2020 |
| 162 | Algeria | -12.57 | 2020 |
| 163 | São Tomé and Principe | -12.60 | 2020 |
| 164 | Niger | -13.21 | 2020 |
| 165 | Burundi | -13.59 | 2018 |
| 166 | St. Lucia | -14.69 | 2020 |
| 167 | Eritrea | -14.82 | 2000 |
| 168 | Afghanistan | -15.59 | 2020 |
| 169 | Timor-Leste | -16.19 | 2020 |
| 170 | Bhutan | -16.46 | 2020 |
| 171 | Cabo Verde | -16.80 | 2020 |
| 172 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | -16.84 | 2020 |
| 173 | Palau | -18.16 | 2017 |
| 174 | Antigua and Barbuda | -18.35 | 2020 |
| 175 | Tuvalu | -19.32 | 2019 |
| 176 | Liberia | -19.68 | 2019 |
| 177 | Grenada | -21.07 | 2020 |
| 178 | The Bahamas | -23.98 | 2020 |
| 179 | Mozambique | -25.79 | 2020 |
| 180 | Montenegro | -25.93 | 2020 |
| 181 | Sudan | -27.39 | 2020 |
| 182 | Dominica | -29.26 | 2020 |
| 183 | Seychelles | -29.42 | 2020 |
| 184 | Congo | -35.18 | 2016 |
| 185 | Equatorial Guinea | -148.00 | 1996 |
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Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
