economic2023
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%)
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
-1.4%
Median: -0.8%
Countries Covered
194
with available data
Highest
Macao
37.0%
Lowest
Palau
-53.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Macao37.0%
2Kuwait31.4%
3Marshall Islands29.5%
4Singapore19.8%
5Djibouti17.5%
By Region
Asia2.6%(25 countries)
Europe1.3%(32 countries)
Africa-0.2%(9 countries)
North America-0.3%(4 countries)
South America-1.6%(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (-53.0%)High (37.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: -1.4%)
Asia (25)
Europe (32)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Other (115)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macao | 37.0% |
| 2 | Kuwait | 31.4% |
| 3 | Marshall Islands | 29.5% |
| 4 | Singapore | 19.8% |
| 5 | Djibouti | 17.5% |
| 6 | Norway | 17.5% |
| 7 | Andorra | 17.3% |
| 8 | Qatar | 17.1% |
| 9 | Libya | 16.1% |
| 10 | San Marino | 15.5% |
| 11 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 15.3% |
| 12 | Papua New Guinea | 13.6% |
| 13 | South Sudan | 13.6% |
| 14 | Bermuda | 13.2% |
| 15 | Brunei Darussalam | 12.9% |
| 16 | Trinidad and Tobago | 12.4% |
| 17 | Republic of the Congo | 11.6% |
| 18 | Azerbaijan | 11.5% |
| 19 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 11.4% |
| 20 | Iraq | 11.3% |
| 21 | Guinea | 10.3% |
| 22 | Netherlands | 9.9% |
| 23 | Denmark | 9.8% |
| 24 | Hong Kong | 9.2% |
| 25 | Ireland | 8.1% |
| 26 | Faroe Islands | 7.8% |
| 27 | Nicaragua | 7.8% |
| 28 | French Polynesia | 7.5% |
| 29 | Aruba | 7.0% |
| 30 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 7.0% |
| 31 | Switzerland | 6.6% |
| 32 | Sweden | 6.5% |
| 33 | Malta | 6.4% |
| 34 | Vietnam | 6.0% |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 6.0% |
| 36 | Germany | 5.9% |
| 37 | Bahrain | 5.9% |
| 38 | Angola | 4.9% |
| 39 | Tajikistan | 4.8% |
| 40 | Israel | 4.8% |
| 41 | Tuvalu | 4.6% |
| 42 | Slovenia | 4.5% |
| 43 | Suriname | 4.3% |
| 44 | Samoa | 4.3% |
| 45 | Japan | 3.6% |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 3.2% |
| 47 | Guatemala | 3.1% |
| 48 | Jamaica | 3.0% |
| 49 | Spain | 2.7% |
| 50 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2.6% |
| 51 | Russian Federation | 2.5% |
| 52 | Nepal | 2.4% |
| 53 | Oman | 2.4% |
| 54 | Eswatini | 2.4% |
| 55 | Algeria | 2.2% |
| 56 | South Korea | 2.1% |
| 57 | Ecuador | 1.9% |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 1.9% |
| 59 | Ghana | 1.8% |
| 60 | Poland | 1.8% |
| 61 | Nigeria | 1.7% |
| 62 | Liberia | 1.6% |
| 63 | Malaysia | 1.6% |
| 64 | Thailand | 1.4% |
| 65 | People's Republic of China | 1.4% |
| 66 | Portugal | 1.4% |
| 67 | Austria | 1.3% |
| 68 | Cambodia | 1.3% |
| 69 | Nauru | 1.3% |
| 70 | Iceland | 1.2% |
| 71 | Lithuania | 1.1% |
| 72 | Venezuela | 1.0% |
| 73 | Bangladesh | 1.0% |
| 74 | Gabon | 1.0% |
| 75 | Bulgaria | 0.9% |
| 76 | Peru | 0.8% |
| 77 | Hungary | 0.8% |
| 78 | Croatia | 0.8% |
| 79 | Mongolia | 0.6% |
| 80 | Zimbabwe | 0.4% |
| 81 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.4% |
| 82 | Czech Republic | 0.3% |
| 83 | Australia | 0.3% |
| 84 | Paraguay | 0.2% |
| 85 | Myanmar | 0.1% |
| 86 | Italy | -0.0% |
| 87 | Indonesia | -0.2% |
| 88 | Pakistan | -0.2% |
| 89 | Togo | -0.3% |
| 90 | Mexico | -0.3% |
| 91 | Finland | -0.4% |
| 92 | Syrian Arab Republic | -0.6% |
| 93 | Botswana | -0.6% |
| 94 | Morocco | -0.6% |
| 95 | Belize | -0.6% |
| 96 | Belgium | -0.7% |
| 97 | Canada | -0.7% |
| 98 | Timor-Leste | -0.8% |
| 99 | India | -0.9% |
| 100 | France | -1.0% |
| 101 | Brazil | -1.0% |
| 102 | El Salvador | -1.4% |
| 103 | Costa Rica | -1.4% |
| 104 | Belarus | -1.5% |
| 105 | South Africa | -1.6% |
| 106 | Slovakia | -1.7% |
| 107 | Guyana | -1.7% |
| 108 | Estonia | -1.8% |
| 109 | Comoros | -1.8% |
| 110 | Kiribati | -1.8% |
| 111 | Saint Lucia | -1.9% |
| 112 | United Kingdom | -2.0% |
| 113 | Zambia | -2.1% |
| 114 | Tunisia | -2.3% |
| 115 | Armenia | -2.3% |
| 116 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -2.3% |
| 117 | Serbia | -2.4% |
| 118 | Colombia | -2.5% |
| 119 | Cape Verde | -2.6% |
| 120 | Bolivia | -2.6% |
| 121 | Philippines | -2.7% |
| 122 | Ethiopia | -2.9% |
| 123 | Egypt | -3.2% |
| 124 | Argentina | -3.2% |
| 125 | United States of America | -3.3% |
| 126 | Uruguay | -3.3% |
| 127 | Cameroon | -3.4% |
| 128 | Kazakhstan | -3.4% |
| 129 | Haiti | -3.4% |
| 130 | Chile | -3.6% |
| 131 | Dominican Republic | -3.6% |
| 132 | Türkiye | -3.6% |
| 133 | United Republic of Tanzania | -3.7% |
| 134 | Jordan | -3.8% |
| 135 | Honduras | -3.9% |
| 136 | Latvia | -3.9% |
| 137 | Kenya | -4.0% |
| 138 | Mauritius | -4.4% |
| 139 | Panama | -4.5% |
| 140 | Sierra Leone | -5.0% |
| 141 | Barbados | -5.4% |
| 142 | Ukraine | -5.4% |
| 143 | Madagascar | -5.5% |
| 144 | Georgia | -5.6% |
| 145 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -5.9% |
| 146 | Tonga | -5.9% |
| 147 | Benin | -6.0% |
| 148 | Greece | -6.2% |
| 149 | Lesotho | -6.8% |
| 150 | New Zealand | -6.8% |
| 151 | Romania | -7.0% |
| 152 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | -7.2% |
| 153 | Seychelles | -7.3% |
| 154 | Burkina Faso | -7.5% |
| 155 | Bahamas | -7.5% |
| 156 | New Caledonia | -7.5% |
| 157 | Uzbekistan | -7.7% |
| 158 | Cote d'Ivoire | -7.7% |
| 159 | Uganda | -7.7% |
| 160 | Yemen | -7.7% |
| 161 | Mali | -7.9% |
| 162 | Guinea-Bissau | -8.2% |
| 163 | Republic of The Gambia | -8.5% |
| 164 | Sudan | -8.6% |
| 165 | Mauritania | -9.1% |
| 166 | Cayman Islands | -9.8% |
| 167 | Solomon Islands | -10.9% |
| 168 | Montenegro | -11.3% |
| 169 | Moldova, Republic of | -11.5% |
| 170 | Cyprus | -11.5% |
| 171 | Mozambique | -11.6% |
| 172 | Rwanda | -11.7% |
| 173 | Senegal | -12.1% |
| 174 | Vanuatu | -12.5% |
| 175 | Antigua and Barbuda | -12.9% |
| 176 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -13.4% |
| 177 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -13.6% |
| 178 | Grenada | -14.0% |
| 179 | Sao Tome and Principe | -14.7% |
| 180 | Eritrea | -14.8% |
| 181 | Namibia | -14.8% |
| 182 | Afghanistan | -15.7% |
| 183 | Niger | -16.2% |
| 184 | State of Palestine | -16.6% |
| 185 | Fiji | -17.4% |
| 186 | Malawi | -17.9% |
| 187 | Curaçao | -20.0% |
| 188 | Maldives | -21.3% |
| 189 | Burundi | -23.7% |
| 190 | Lebanon | -28.1% |
| 191 | Bhutan | -33.1% |
| 192 | Dominica | -33.9% |
| 193 | Kyrgyzstan | -42.7% |
| 194 | Palau | -53.0% |
Showing 194 of 194 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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