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Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%)

% · higher is better · 194 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2023
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  1. 1Macao SAR, China37%
  2. 2Kuwait31.4%
  3. 3Singapore19.8%
  4. 4Djibouti17.5%
  5. 5Norway17.5%
  6. 6Qatar17.1%
  7. 7Papua New Guinea13.6%
  8. 7South Sudan13.6%
  9. 8Brunei Darussalam12.9%
  10. 9Trinidad and Tobago12.4%
  11. 10Azerbaijan11.5%
  12. 11Iraq11.3%
  13. 12Guinea10.3%
  14. 13Netherlands9.9%
  15. 14Denmark9.8%
  16. 15Hong Kong SAR, China9.2%
  17. 16Ireland8.1%
  18. 17Nicaragua7.8%
  19. 18Switzerland6.6%
  20. 19Sweden6.5%
  21. 20Malta6.4%
  22. 21Viet Nam6%
  23. 22Luxembourg6%
  24. 23Germany5.9%
  25. 24Bahrain5.9%
  26. 25Angola4.9%
  27. 26Tajikistan4.8%
  28. 27Israel4.8%
  29. 28Slovenia4.5%
  30. 29Suriname4.3%
  31. 30Samoa4.3%
  32. 31Japan3.6%
  33. 32Saudi Arabia3.2%
  34. 33Guatemala3.1%
  35. 34Jamaica3%
  36. 35Spain2.7%
  37. 36Lao PDR2.6%
  38. 37Russian Federation2.5%
  39. 38Nepal2.4%
  40. 39Eswatini2.4%
  41. 39Oman2.4%
  42. 40Algeria2.2%
  43. 41Korea, Rep.2.1%
  44. 42Ecuador1.9%
  45. 43Sri Lanka1.9%
  46. 44Ghana1.8%
  47. 45Poland1.8%
  48. 46Nigeria1.7%
  49. 47Malaysia1.6%
  50. 48Thailand1.4%
  51. 49China1.4%
  52. 50Portugal1.4%
  53. 51Austria1.3%
  54. 52Cambodia1.3%
  55. 53Naoero1.3%
  56. 54Iceland1.2%
  57. 55Lithuania1.1%
  58. 56Bangladesh1%
  59. 57Bulgaria0.91%
  60. 58Peru0.83%
  61. 59Hungary0.79%
  62. 60Croatia0.75%
  63. 61Mongolia0.6%
  64. 62Zimbabwe0.38%
  65. 63North Macedonia0.36%
  66. 64Czechia0.3%
  67. 65Australia0.25%
  68. 66Paraguay0.24%
  69. 67Italy-0.01%
  70. 68Indonesia-0.16%
  71. 69Pakistan-0.24%
  72. 70Mexico-0.31%
  73. 71Finland-0.42%
  74. 72Botswana-0.6%
  75. 73Morocco-0.62%
  76. 74Belize-0.64%
  77. 75Belgium-0.7%
  78. 76Canada-0.73%
  79. 77Timor-Leste-0.83%
  80. 78India-0.9%
  81. 79France-0.99%
  82. 80Brazil-1%
  83. 81El Salvador-1.4%
  84. 82Costa Rica-1.4%
  85. 83Belarus-1.5%
  86. 84South Africa-1.6%
  87. 85Slovak Republic-1.7%
  88. 86Estonia-1.8%
  89. 87Comoros-1.8%
  90. 88Kiribati-1.8%
  91. 89St. Lucia-1.9%
  92. 90United Kingdom-2%
  93. 91Zambia-2.1%
  94. 92Tunisia-2.3%
  95. 93Armenia-2.3%
  96. 94Bosnia and Herzegovina-2.3%
  97. 95Serbia-2.4%
  98. 96Colombia-2.5%
  99. 97Cabo Verde-2.6%
  100. 98Bolivia-2.6%
  101. 99Philippines-2.7%
  102. 100Ethiopia-2.9%
  103. 101Egypt, Arab Rep.-3.2%
  104. 102Argentina-3.2%
  105. 103United States-3.3%
  106. 104Uruguay-3.3%
  107. 105Kazakhstan-3.4%
  108. 106Haiti-3.4%
  109. 107Chile-3.6%
  110. 108Dominican Republic-3.6%
  111. 109Turkiye-3.6%
  112. 110Tanzania-3.7%
  113. 111Jordan-3.8%
  114. 112Honduras-3.9%
  115. 113Latvia-3.9%
  116. 114Kenya-4%
  117. 115Mauritius-4.4%
  118. 116Panama-4.5%
  119. 117Sierra Leone-5%
  120. 118Ukraine-5.4%
  121. 119Georgia-5.6%
  122. 120Congo, Dem. Rep.-5.9%
  123. 121Tonga-5.9%
  124. 122Greece-6.2%
  125. 123Lesotho-6.8%
  126. 124New Zealand-6.8%
  127. 125Romania-7%
  128. 126Sint Maarten (Dutch part)-7.2%
  129. 127Seychelles-7.3%
  130. 128Bahamas, The-7.5%
  131. 129Uzbekistan-7.7%
  132. 130Uganda-7.7%
  133. 131Gambia, The-8.5%
  134. 132Mauritania-9.1%
  135. 133Solomon Islands-10.9%
  136. 134Montenegro-11.3%
  137. 135Moldova-11.5%
  138. 136Cyprus-11.5%
  139. 137Mozambique-11.6%
  140. 138Rwanda-11.7%
  141. 139Antigua and Barbuda-12.9%
  142. 140St. Vincent and the Grenadines-13.4%
  143. 141St. Kitts and Nevis-13.6%
  144. 142Grenada-14%
  145. 143Namibia-14.8%
  146. 144West Bank and Gaza-16.6%
  147. 145Malawi-17.9%
  148. 146Curacao-20%
  149. 147Maldives-21.3%
  150. 148Burundi-23.7%
  151. 149Lebanon-28.1%
  152. 150Bhutan-33.1%
  153. 151Dominica-33.9%

Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%)