economic2025
Current account balance (% of GDP)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
-2.3%
Median: -1.2%
Countries Covered
199
with available data
Highest
Tuvalu
40.0%
Lowest
Equatorial Guinea
-148.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Tuvalu40.0%
2Macao33.7%
3Kuwait22.7%
4San Marino22.0%
5Marshall Islands21.9%
By Region
Asia2.2%(26 countries)
Europe1.0%(32 countries)
Africa0.2%(9 countries)
South America0.2%(7 countries)
North America-0.5%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (-148.0%)High (40.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: -2.3%)
Asia (26)
Europe (32)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Other (119)
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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuvalu | 40.0% |
| 2 | Macao | 33.7% |
| 3 | Kuwait | 22.7% |
| 4 | San Marino | 22.0% |
| 5 | Marshall Islands | 21.9% |
| 6 | Brunei Darussalam | 18.0% |
| 7 | Ireland | 17.4% |
| 8 | Tajikistan | 17.1% |
| 9 | Singapore | 16.7% |
| 10 | Andorra | 16.0% |
| 11 | Papua New Guinea | 15.5% |
| 12 | Bermuda | 15.3% |
| 13 | Qatar | 14.8% |
| 14 | Djibouti | 14.7% |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 14.5% |
| 16 | Norway | 14.0% |
| 17 | Guyana | 13.9% |
| 18 | Hong Kong | 13.3% |
| 19 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 13.1% |
| 20 | Denmark | 12.2% |
| 21 | Republic of the Congo | 11.6% |
| 22 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 11.4% |
| 23 | Netherlands | 9.1% |
| 24 | Ghana | 8.2% |
| 25 | South Sudan | 7.9% |
| 26 | Faroe Islands | 7.8% |
| 27 | French Polynesia | 7.5% |
| 28 | Malta | 7.1% |
| 29 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 7.1% |
| 30 | Switzerland | 7.0% |
| 31 | Samoa | 6.9% |
| 32 | South Korea | 6.6% |
| 33 | Vietnam | 6.3% |
| 34 | Sweden | 6.1% |
| 35 | Ecuador | 5.9% |
| 36 | Nauru | 5.8% |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 5.2% |
| 38 | Aruba | 5.2% |
| 39 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.0% |
| 40 | Japan | 4.9% |
| 41 | Bahrain | 4.8% |
| 42 | Nigeria | 4.8% |
| 43 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.8% |
| 44 | Azerbaijan | 4.6% |
| 45 | Germany | 4.5% |
| 46 | Libya | 4.2% |
| 47 | Nicaragua | 4.2% |
| 48 | Nepal | 3.9% |
| 49 | People's Republic of China | 3.8% |
| 50 | Peru | 3.6% |
| 51 | Slovenia | 3.6% |
| 52 | Cape Verde | 3.5% |
| 53 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 3.2% |
| 54 | Jamaica | 3.1% |
| 55 | Iraq | 3.0% |
| 56 | Spain | 2.9% |
| 57 | Guatemala | 2.9% |
| 58 | Oman | 2.9% |
| 59 | Thailand | 2.8% |
| 60 | Liberia | 2.5% |
| 61 | Honduras | 2.4% |
| 62 | Portugal | 2.1% |
| 63 | Austria | 1.8% |
| 64 | Malaysia | 1.7% |
| 65 | Russian Federation | 1.7% |
| 66 | Hungary | 1.7% |
| 67 | Eswatini | 1.6% |
| 68 | Israel | 1.4% |
| 69 | Finland | 1.3% |
| 70 | Sri Lanka | 1.2% |
| 71 | Zimbabwe | 1.2% |
| 72 | Italy | 1.1% |
| 73 | Gabon | 1.0% |
| 74 | Lithuania | 0.9% |
| 75 | Czech Republic | 0.6% |
| 76 | Angola | 0.4% |
| 77 | Myanmar | 0.1% |
| 78 | Bangladesh | -0.1% |
| 79 | Indonesia | -0.1% |
| 80 | Pakistan | -0.1% |
| 81 | Estonia | -0.1% |
| 82 | Lesotho | -0.2% |
| 83 | Panama | -0.2% |
| 84 | France | -0.3% |
| 85 | Togo | -0.3% |
| 86 | India | -0.4% |
| 87 | South Africa | -0.4% |
| 88 | Uruguay | -0.4% |
| 89 | Mexico | -0.4% |
| 90 | Albania | -0.5% |
| 91 | Haiti | -0.6% |
| 92 | Syrian Arab Republic | -0.6% |
| 93 | Costa Rica | -0.7% |
| 94 | Türkiye | -0.8% |
| 95 | Poland | -0.9% |
| 96 | Canada | -0.9% |
| 97 | Algeria | -1.0% |
| 98 | Argentina | -1.1% |
| 99 | Dominican Republic | -1.2% |
| 100 | Chile | -1.2% |
| 101 | Kenya | -1.3% |
| 102 | Tunisia | -1.5% |
| 103 | Guinea | -1.6% |
| 104 | Comoros | -1.7% |
| 105 | Bolivia | -1.9% |
| 106 | Belgium | -1.9% |
| 107 | Belarus | -1.9% |
| 108 | Croatia | -2.1% |
| 109 | Colombia | -2.4% |
| 110 | United Kingdom | -2.4% |
| 111 | Morocco | -2.5% |
| 112 | Ethiopia | -2.5% |
| 113 | Saudi Arabia | -2.6% |
| 114 | Georgia | -2.6% |
| 115 | Australia | -2.7% |
| 116 | Belize | -2.8% |
| 117 | Central African Republic | -2.9% |
| 118 | Brazil | -2.9% |
| 119 | United Republic of Tanzania | -3.0% |
| 120 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -3.1% |
| 121 | Paraguay | -3.2% |
| 122 | Chad | -3.2% |
| 123 | Cameroon | -3.3% |
| 124 | Philippines | -3.3% |
| 125 | Latvia | -3.4% |
| 126 | Venezuela | -3.4% |
| 127 | Iceland | -3.5% |
| 128 | El Salvador | -3.5% |
| 129 | New Zealand | -3.6% |
| 130 | Slovakia | -3.6% |
| 131 | United States of America | -3.6% |
| 132 | Cambodia | -3.6% |
| 133 | Egypt | -3.8% |
| 134 | Uzbekistan | -3.9% |
| 135 | Burkina Faso | -4.0% |
| 136 | Kazakhstan | -4.1% |
| 137 | Republic of The Gambia | -4.1% |
| 138 | Solomon Islands | -4.2% |
| 139 | Madagascar | -4.3% |
| 140 | Botswana | -4.3% |
| 141 | The Republic of North Macedonia | -4.3% |
| 142 | Mali | -4.3% |
| 143 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -4.3% |
| 144 | Zambia | -4.4% |
| 145 | Cote d'Ivoire | -4.5% |
| 146 | Serbia | -4.9% |
| 147 | Barbados | -5.1% |
| 148 | Jordan | -5.3% |
| 149 | Bulgaria | -5.8% |
| 150 | Niger | -6.1% |
| 151 | Saint Lucia | -6.3% |
| 152 | Cyprus | -6.3% |
| 153 | Bahamas | -6.6% |
| 154 | Tonga | -6.7% |
| 155 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | -6.9% |
| 156 | Mauritius | -7.0% |
| 157 | Greece | -7.1% |
| 158 | Armenia | -7.2% |
| 159 | Guinea-Bissau | -7.4% |
| 160 | Seychelles | -7.5% |
| 161 | New Caledonia | -7.5% |
| 162 | Yemen | -7.7% |
| 163 | Uganda | -7.8% |
| 164 | Fiji | -7.8% |
| 165 | Romania | -7.9% |
| 166 | Ukraine | -8.0% |
| 167 | Benin | -8.2% |
| 168 | Sudan | -8.6% |
| 169 | Cayman Islands | -8.8% |
| 170 | Mauritania | -9.6% |
| 171 | Mongolia | -10.4% |
| 172 | Mozambique | -11.0% |
| 173 | Vanuatu | -11.1% |
| 174 | Rwanda | -12.0% |
| 175 | Antigua and Barbuda | -12.0% |
| 176 | Namibia | -13.4% |
| 177 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -13.7% |
| 178 | Burundi | -13.7% |
| 179 | Sierra Leone | -14.1% |
| 180 | Eritrea | -14.8% |
| 181 | Afghanistan | -15.7% |
| 182 | State of Palestine | -15.8% |
| 183 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -16.1% |
| 184 | Kiribati | -17.6% |
| 185 | Maldives | -18.7% |
| 186 | Malawi | -18.8% |
| 187 | Bhutan | -19.4% |
| 188 | Moldova, Republic of | -19.6% |
| 189 | Senegal | -19.8% |
| 190 | Curaçao | -20.0% |
| 191 | Montenegro | -20.4% |
| 192 | Kyrgyzstan | -22.6% |
| 193 | Grenada | -23.1% |
| 194 | Lebanon | -28.1% |
| 195 | Timor-Leste | -36.9% |
| 196 | Dominica | -38.0% |
| 197 | Palau | -48.6% |
| 198 | Suriname | -54.9% |
| 199 | Equatorial Guinea | -148.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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