Current account, percent of GDP - Country rankings
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Current account balance as percent of GDP, 2024:
The average for 2024 based on 159 countries was -1.02 percent. The highest value was in Macao: 33.73 percent and the lowest value was in Dominica: -37.8 percent. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2025. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: percent; Source: The World Bank
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| Countries | Current account, percent of GDP, 2024 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macao | 33.73 | 1 | 2002 - 2024 |
| Kuwait | 29.03 | 2 | 1975 - 2025 |
| Qatar | 17.52 | 3 | 2011 - 2025 |
| Ireland | 17.4 | 4 | 2005 - 2024 |
| Singapore | 17.2 | 5 | 1972 - 2025 |
| Andorra | 16.05 | 6 | 2019 - 2024 |
| Papua N.G. | 15.48 | 7 | 1976 - 2024 |
| Norway | 15.04 | 8 | 1975 - 2025 |
| Djibouti | 14.69 | 9 | 1991 - 2024 |
| Brunei | 14.53 | 10 | 2001 - 2025 |
| UA Emirates | 14.48 | 11 | 2023 - 2024 |
| Hong Kong | 13.34 | 12 | 1998 - 2024 |
| Denmark | 12.2 | 13 | 1975 - 2024 |
| Netherlands | 9.14 | 14 | 1967 - 2024 |
| Switzerland | 8.89 | 15 | 1977 - 2025 |
| Nigeria | 7.54 | 16 | 1977 - 2025 |
| Luxembourg | 7.19 | 17 | 1999 - 2025 |
| Malta | 7.1 | 18 | 1971 - 2024 |
| Sweden | 6.86 | 19 | 1970 - 2025 |
| Tajikistan | 6.42 | 20 | 2002 - 2025 |
| Vietnam | 6.33 | 21 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Azerbaijan | 6.28 | 22 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Angola | 6.12 | 23 | 1985 - 2025 |
| Germany | 5.89 | 24 | 1971 - 2025 |
| Ecuador | 5.69 | 25 | 1976 - 2025 |
| Samoa | 5.58 | 26 | 1977 - 2025 |
| South Korea | 5.33 | 27 | 1976 - 2025 |
| S.T.&Principe | 5.03 | 28 | 1974 - 2024 |
| Bahrain | 4.83 | 29 | 1975 - 2024 |
| Japan | 4.62 | 30 | 1996 - 2025 |
| Slovenia | 4.55 | 31 | 1992 - 2025 |
| Nicaragua | 4.15 | 32 | 1977 - 2024 |
| Cape Verde | 3.94 | 33 | 1980 - 2025 |
| Nepal | 3.88 | 34 | 1976 - 2024 |
| Lesotho | 3.73 | 35 | 1975 - 2025 |
| Lithuania | 3.24 | 36 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Laos | 3.22 | 37 | 1984 - 2024 |
| Spain | 3.18 | 38 | 1975 - 2025 |
| Jamaica | 3.08 | 39 | 1976 - 2024 |
| Iraq | 2.99 | 40 | 2005 - 2024 |
| Guatemala | 2.89 | 41 | 1977 - 2024 |
| Oman | 2.86 | 42 | 1974 - 2024 |
| Russia | 2.86 | 43 | 1994 - 2025 |
| Israel | 2.85 | 44 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Tr.&Tobago | 2.52 | 45 | 1975 - 2025 |
| Liberia | 2.51 | 46 | 1979 - 2024 |
| China | 2.47 | 47 | 1982 - 2025 |
| Peru | 2.39 | 48 | 1977 - 2025 |
| Thailand | 2.19 | 49 | 1975 - 2025 |
| Portugal | 2.08 | 50 | 1975 - 2024 |
| Ghana | 1.92 | 51 | 1975 - 2025 |
| Hungary | 1.84 | 52 | 1982 - 2025 |
| Czechia | 1.7 | 53 | 1993 - 2025 |
| Malaysia | 1.69 | 54 | 1974 - 2024 |
| Swaziland | 1.61 | 55 | 1974 - 2024 |
| Austria | 1.53 | 56 | 2005 - 2025 |
| Sri Lanka | 1.21 | 57 | 1975 - 2024 |
| Zimbabwe | 1.21 | 58 | 1977 - 2024 |
| Italy | 1.1 | 59 | 1970 - 2025 |
| Argentina | 0.89 | 60 | 1976 - 2025 |
| Panama | 0.66 | 61 | 1977 - 2025 |
| Cambodia | 0.49 | 62 | 1992 - 2025 |
| Poland | 0.3 | 63 | 1990 - 2025 |
| Pakistan | 0.12 | 64 | 1976 - 2025 |
| France | 0.09 | 65 | 1975 - 2025 |
| Belgium | -0.38 | 66 | 2002 - 2025 |
| Finland | -0.43 | 67 | 1975 - 2025 |
| Canada | -0.49 | 68 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Bulgaria | -0.52 | 69 | 1980 - 2025 |
| Haiti | -0.6 | 70 | 1971 - 2024 |
| Indonesia | -0.61 | 71 | 1981 - 2025 |
| South Africa | -0.64 | 72 | 1960 - 2025 |
| Bangladesh | -0.67 | 73 | 1976 - 2025 |
| Uruguay | -0.76 | 74 | 1978 - 2025 |
| Turkey | -0.77 | 75 | 1974 - 2024 |
| India | -0.85 | 76 | 1975 - 2025 |
| Costa Rica | -0.87 | 77 | 1977 - 2025 |
| Mexico | -0.91 | 78 | 1979 - 2025 |
| Algeria | -1.02 | 79 | 1977 - 2024 |
| Chile | -1.17 | 80 | 1975 - 2025 |
| Morocco | -1.23 | 81 | 1975 - 2025 |
| Estonia | -1.26 | 82 | 1993 - 2025 |
| Kenya | -1.29 | 83 | 1975 - 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia | -1.3 | 84 | 1971 - 2025 |
| Tunisia | -1.51 | 85 | 1976 - 2024 |
| Saint Lucia | -1.54 | 86 | 1980 - 2025 |
| Latvia | -1.56 | 87 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Guinea | -1.57 | 88 | 1986 - 2024 |
| Belize | -1.62 | 89 | 1984 - 2025 |
| Colombia | -1.67 | 90 | 1968 - 2025 |
| Belarus | -2.07 | 91 | 1993 - 2025 |
| Croatia | -2.08 | 92 | 1993 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia | -2.1 | 93 | 1996 - 2025 |
| Australia | -2.31 | 94 | 1989 - 2025 |
| Kazakhstan | -2.32 | 95 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Bolivia | -2.38 | 96 | 1976 - 2025 |
| Albania | -2.4 | 97 | 1980 - 2025 |
| Ethiopia | -2.53 | 98 | 1977 - 2024 |
| El Salvador | -2.76 | 99 | 1976 - 2025 |
| UK | -2.96 | 100 | 1970 - 2025 |
| Domin. Rep. | -2.98 | 101 | 1968 - 2025 |
| Brazil | -2.99 | 102 | 1975 - 2025 |
| Tanzania | -3 | 103 | 1976 - 2024 |
| Iceland | -3.24 | 104 | 1976 - 2025 |
| Paraguay | -3.25 | 105 | 1975 - 2025 |
| Cameroon | -3.28 | 106 | 1977 - 2024 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | -3.46 | 107 | 1998 - 2025 |
| DR Congo | -3.59 | 108 | 2005 - 2025 |
| Burkina Faso | -3.97 | 109 | 2005 - 2024 |
| Philippines | -4.02 | 110 | 1977 - 2025 |
| USA | -4.05 | 111 | 1970 - 2025 |
| Gambia | -4.15 | 112 | 1978 - 2024 |
| Solomon Isl. | -4.18 | 113 | 1975 - 2024 |
| Botswana | -4.26 | 114 | 1975 - 2024 |
| Madagascar | -4.26 | 115 | 1974 - 2024 |
| Mali | -4.33 | 116 | 1975 - 2024 |
| Honduras | -4.37 | 117 | 1974 - 2025 |
| Zambia | -4.41 | 118 | 1978 - 2024 |
| Ivory Coast | -4.47 | 119 | 2005 - 2024 |
| Serbia | -4.56 | 120 | 2007 - 2025 |
| Armenia | -4.6 | 121 | 1993 - 2025 |
| Slovakia | -4.61 | 122 | 1993 - 2025 |
| New Zealand | -4.63 | 123 | 2000 - 2025 |
| Uzbekistan | -4.72 | 124 | 2005 - 2025 |
| Georgia | -5.3 | 125 | 1997 - 2025 |
| Jordan | -5.33 | 126 | 1972 - 2024 |
| Egypt | -5.69 | 127 | 1977 - 2025 |
| Niger | -6.09 | 128 | 1974 - 2024 |
| Bahamas | -6.65 | 129 | 1976 - 2024 |
| Tonga | -6.72 | 130 | 1975 - 2024 |
| Mauritius | -7.03 | 131 | 1976 - 2024 |
| Greece | -7.11 | 132 | 1976 - 2024 |
| G.-Bissau | -7.36 | 133 | 1982 - 2024 |
| Ant.& Barb. | -7.46 | 134 | 1977 - 2025 |
| Seychelles | -7.46 | 135 | 1976 - 2024 |
| Fiji | -7.78 | 136 | 1979 - 2024 |
| Uganda | -7.78 | 137 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Ukraine | -7.96 | 138 | 1994 - 2024 |
| Cyprus | -8.16 | 139 | 1976 - 2025 |
| Romania | -8.17 | 140 | 1987 - 2025 |
| Mauritania | -9.55 | 141 | 1975 - 2024 |
| Mongolia | -10.45 | 142 | 1981 - 2024 |
| Mozambique | -10.96 | 143 | 2005 - 2024 |
| Rwanda | -11.96 | 144 | 2010 - 2024 |
| Suriname | -12.91 | 145 | 2005 - 2025 |
| Namibia | -13.41 | 146 | 1990 - 2024 |
| Sierra Leone | -14.12 | 147 | 1977 - 2024 |
| Burundi | -15.64 | 148 | 1985 - 2025 |
| Moldova | -16.55 | 149 | 1994 - 2025 |
| St. Vincent & ... | -16.68 | 150 | 1978 - 2025 |
| Montenegro | -16.97 | 151 | 2007 - 2025 |
| Kiribati | -17.35 | 152 | 1979 - 2025 |
| Palestine | -18.1 | 153 | 1995 - 2025 |
| Maldives | -18.68 | 154 | 1978 - 2024 |
| Malawi | -18.79 | 155 | 1980 - 2024 |
| Bhutan | -19.4 | 156 | 2006 - 2024 |
| Grenada | -21.89 | 157 | 1977 - 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan | -22.64 | 158 | 1993 - 2024 |
| Dominica | -37.8 | 159 | 1977 - 2025 |
Definition: Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.
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