Current account balance by country, 2024
The sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income and net secondary income, as a percentage of GDP. A positive value means the country earns more from abroad than it spends.
168 places ranked for 2024. Highest: Macao SAR, China (33.7%). Lowest: Dominica (-37.8%). The median is -1.3%.
Highest 10
- 1. Macao SAR, China 33.7%
- 2. Kuwait 29.0%
- 3. Marshall Islands 21.9%
- 4. Bermuda 18.3%
- 5. Qatar 17.5%
- 6. Singapore 17.2%
- 7. Ireland 17.1%
- 8. Andorra 16.0%
- 9. United Arab Emirates 15.7%
- 10. Papua New Guinea 15.5%
Lowest 10
- 168. Dominica -37.8%
- 167. Timor-Leste -32.4%
- 166. Kyrgyzstan -22.6%
- 165. Grenada -21.9%
- 164. Bhutan -19.4%
- 163. Maldives -18.5%
- 162. West Bank and Gaza -18.1%
- 161. Kiribati -17.4%
- 160. Montenegro -17.0%
- 159. Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -16.7%
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The chart shows the 40 highest values; the table lists all 168. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
In short
- Among the 168 countries with a value for 2024, the highest is Macao SAR, China (33.7%) and the lowest Dominica (-37.8%).
- Half of the countries are above -1.3% and half below.
- From 2023 to 2024 the value rose in 23 countries and fell in 9.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macao SAR, China | 33.7% | 2024 | |
| 2 | Kuwait | 29.0% | 2024 | |
| 3 | Marshall Islands | 21.9% | 2024 | |
| 4 | Bermuda | 18.3% | 2024 | |
| 5 | Qatar | 17.5% | 2024 | |
| 6 | Singapore | 17.2% | 2024 | |
| 7 | Ireland | 17.1% | 2024 | |
| 8 | Andorra | 16.0% | 2024 | |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 15.7% | 2024 | |
| 10 | Papua New Guinea | 15.5% | 2024 | |
| 11 | Norway | 15.0% | 2024 | |
| 12 | Djibouti | 14.7% | 2024 | |
| 13 | Brunei | 14.5% | 2024 | |
| 14 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 13.1% | 2024 | |
| 15 | Denmark | 11.5% | 2024 | |
| 16 | Switzerland | 8.9% | 2024 | |
| 17 | Netherlands | 7.7% | 2024 | |
| 18 | Nigeria | 7.5% | 2024 | |
| 19 | Sweden | 7.4% | 2024 | |
| 20 | Malta | 7.1% | 2024 | |
| 21 | Tajikistan | 6.4% | 2024 | |
| 22 | Viet Nam | 6.3% | 2024 | |
| 23 | Azerbaijan | 6.3% | 2024 | |
| 24 | Angola | 6.1% | 2024 | |
| 25 | Germany | 5.9% | 2024 | |
| 26 | Naoero | 5.8% | 2024 | |
| 27 | Ecuador | 5.7% | 2024 | |
| 28 | Samoa | 5.6% | 2024 | |
| 29 | South Korea | 5.3% | 2024 | |
| 30 | Bahrain | 4.8% | 2024 | |
| 31 | Japan | 4.6% | 2024 | |
| 32 | Slovenia | 4.6% | 2024 | |
| 33 | Nicaragua | 4.2% | 2024 | |
| 34 | Lesotho | 4.1% | 2024 | |
| 35 | Cabo Verde | 3.9% | 2024 | |
| 36 | Nepal | 3.9% | 2024 | |
| 37 | Oman | 3.6% | 2024 | |
| 38 | Lithuania | 3.2% | 2024 | |
| 39 | Spain | 3.2% | 2024 | |
| 40 | Laos | 3.2% | 2024 | |
| 41 | Israel | 3.0% | 2024 | |
| 42 | Iraq | 3.0% | 2024 | |
| 43 | Jamaica | 2.9% | 2024 | |
| 44 | Guatemala | 2.9% | 2024 | |
| 45 | Russia | 2.9% | 2024 | |
| 46 | Portugal | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 47 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 48 | Liberia | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 49 | China | 2.5% | 2024 | |
| 50 | Peru | 2.4% | 2024 | |
| 51 | Thailand | 2.2% | 2024 | |
| 52 | Eswatini | 2.1% | 2024 | |
| 53 | Venezuela | 2.0% | 2024 | |
| 54 | Ghana | 1.9% | 2024 | |
| 55 | Hungary | 1.8% | 2024 | |
| 56 | Czechia | 1.7% | 2024 | |
| 57 | Austria | 1.5% | 2024 | |
| 58 | Malaysia | 1.4% | 2024 | |
| 59 | Sri Lanka | 1.2% | 2024 | |
| 60 | Zimbabwe | 1.2% | 2024 | |
| 61 | Luxembourg | 1.2% | 2024 | |
| 62 | Italy | 1.1% | 2024 | |
| 63 | Argentina | 0.9% | 2024 | |
| 64 | Belgium | 0.7% | 2024 | |
| 65 | Panama | 0.7% | 2024 | |
| 66 | Cambodia | 0.5% | 2024 | |
| 67 | Poland | 0.3% | 2024 | |
| 68 | Pakistan | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| 69 | France | -0.3% | 2024 | |
| 70 | Canada | -0.5% | 2024 | |
| 71 | Bulgaria | -0.5% | 2024 | |
| 72 | Haiti | -0.6% | 2024 | |
| 73 | Indonesia | -0.6% | 2024 | |
| 74 | Finland | -0.6% | 2024 | |
| 75 | South Africa | -0.6% | 2024 | |
| 76 | Bangladesh | -0.7% | 2024 | |
| 77 | Uruguay | -0.8% | 2024 | |
| 78 | India | -0.9% | 2024 | |
| 79 | Costa Rica | -0.9% | 2024 | |
| 80 | Mexico | -0.9% | 2024 | |
| 81 | Türkiye | -1.0% | 2024 | |
| 82 | Algeria | -1.1% | 2024 | |
| 83 | Chile | -1.2% | 2024 | |
| 84 | Morocco | -1.2% | 2024 | |
| 85 | Bolivia | -1.3% | 2024 | |
| 86 | Saudi Arabia | -1.3% | 2024 | |
| 87 | Saint Lucia | -1.5% | 2024 | |
| 88 | Guinea | -1.6% | 2024 | |
| 89 | Tunisia | -1.6% | 2024 | |
| 90 | Belize | -1.6% | 2024 | |
| 91 | Estonia | -1.7% | 2024 | |
| 92 | Colombia | -1.7% | 2024 | |
| 93 | Kenya | -1.8% | 2024 | |
| 94 | Croatia | -2.1% | 2024 | |
| 95 | Belarus | -2.1% | 2024 | |
| 96 | North Macedonia | -2.1% | 2024 | |
| 97 | Australia | -2.3% | 2024 | |
| 98 | Kazakhstan | -2.3% | 2024 | |
| 99 | Albania | -2.4% | 2024 | |
| 100 | Ethiopia | -2.5% | 2024 | |
| 101 | El Salvador | -2.8% | 2024 | |
| 102 | United Kingdom | -3.0% | 2024 | |
| 103 | Dominican Republic | -3.0% | 2024 | |
| 104 | Brazil | -3.0% | 2024 | |
| 105 | Tanzania | -3.0% | 2024 | |
| 106 | Paraguay | -3.3% | 2024 | |
| 107 | Cameroon | -3.3% | 2024 | |
| 108 | Iceland | -3.4% | 2024 | |
| 109 | Latvia | -3.5% | 2024 | |
| 110 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -3.6% | 2024 | |
| 111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -3.6% | 2024 | |
| 112 | Burkina Faso | -4.0% | 2024 | |
| 113 | Madagascar | -4.0% | 2024 | |
| 114 | Philippines | -4.0% | 2024 | |
| 115 | United States | -4.1% | 2024 | |
| 116 | Gambia | -4.1% | 2024 | |
| 117 | Solomon Islands | -4.2% | 2024 | |
| 118 | Honduras | -4.3% | 2024 | |
| 119 | Mali | -4.3% | 2024 | |
| 120 | Zambia | -4.4% | 2024 | |
| 121 | Côte d'Ivoire | -4.5% | 2024 | |
| 122 | Botswana | -4.5% | 2024 | |
| 123 | Serbia | -4.6% | 2024 | |
| 124 | Slovakia | -4.6% | 2024 | |
| 125 | New Zealand | -4.6% | 2024 | |
| 126 | Sudan | -4.7% | 2024 | |
| 127 | Uzbekistan | -4.8% | 2024 | |
| 128 | Tonga | -5.3% | 2024 | |
| 129 | Georgia | -5.3% | 2024 | |
| 130 | Jordan | -5.3% | 2024 | |
| 131 | Egypt | -5.7% | 2024 | |
| 132 | Niger | -6.1% | 2024 | |
| 133 | Armenia | -6.2% | 2024 | |
| 134 | São Tomé and Príncipe | -6.3% | 2024 | |
| 135 | Bahamas | -6.6% | 2024 | |
| 136 | Mauritius | -7.0% | 2024 | |
| 137 | Greece | -7.1% | 2024 | |
| 138 | Guinea-Bissau | -7.4% | 2024 | |
| 139 | Antigua and Barbuda | -7.5% | 2024 | |
| 140 | Seychelles | -7.5% | 2024 | |
| 141 | Fiji | -7.8% | 2024 | |
| 142 | Cyprus | -8.2% | 2024 | |
| 143 | Romania | -8.2% | 2024 | |
| 144 | Kosovo | -8.3% | 2024 | |
| 145 | Ukraine | -8.3% | 2024 | |
| 146 | Uganda | -8.4% | 2024 | |
| 147 | Cayman Islands | -8.8% | 2024 | |
| 148 | Mauritania | -9.6% | 2024 | |
| 149 | Mongolia | -10.4% | 2024 | |
| 150 | Mozambique | -11.0% | 2024 | |
| 151 | Rwanda | -12.0% | 2024 | |
| 152 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -12.2% | 2024 | |
| 153 | Suriname | -12.9% | 2024 | |
| 154 | Namibia | -13.4% | 2024 | |
| 155 | Sierra Leone | -14.1% | 2024 | |
| 156 | Malawi | -15.1% | 2024 | |
| 157 | Burundi | -15.6% | 2024 | |
| 158 | Moldova | -16.5% | 2024 | |
| 159 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -16.7% | 2024 | |
| 160 | Montenegro | -17.0% | 2024 | |
| 161 | Kiribati | -17.4% | 2024 | |
| 162 | West Bank and Gaza | -18.1% | 2024 | |
| 163 | Maldives | -18.5% | 2024 | |
| 164 | Bhutan | -19.4% | 2024 | |
| 165 | Grenada | -21.9% | 2024 | |
| 166 | Kyrgyzstan | -22.6% | 2024 | |
| 167 | Timor-Leste | -32.4% | 2024 | |
| 168 | Dominica | -37.8% | 2024 |
Places are ordered from the highest to the lowest value. Group medians on this site are the middle value of the members with data for the same year; they are not official aggregates.
How this ranking works
Every country is ranked on its value for 2024, the latest period that most countries have, so all values are for the same point in time. Countries without a value for 2024 are left out. Groups and aggregates such as the European Union are not ranked. Values are as published by World Bank; the ranking is a plain ordering from the highest to the lowest value and says nothing about whether a high value is good or bad.
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