Current account balance, quarterly by country, Q2 2026
The balance of the current account with the rest of the world (trade in goods and services plus primary and secondary income) in each quarter, as a percentage of GDP, not seasonally adjusted.
35 places ranked for Q2 2026. Highest: Norway (19.1%). Lowest: Montenegro (-22.6%). The median is -1.4%.
Highest 10
- 1. Norway 19.1%
- 2. Ireland 13.0%
- 3. Denmark 12.2%
- 4. Switzerland 10.4%
- 5. Sweden 7.1%
- 6. Netherlands 5.4%
- 7. Germany 3.9%
- 8. Slovenia 3.9%
- 9. Malta 3.5%
- 10. Spain 2.0%
Lowest 10
- 35. Montenegro -22.6%
- 34. Cyprus -12.7%
- 33. Iceland -9.3%
- 32. Bulgaria -8.2%
- 31. Romania -8.0%
- 30. Latvia -7.5%
- 29. Croatia -7.4%
- 28. North Macedonia -6.6%
- 27. Greece -5.8%
- 26. Serbia -5.5%
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Source: Eurostat.
In short
- Among the 35 countries with a value for Q2 2026, the highest is Norway (19.1%) and the lowest Montenegro (-22.6%).
- Half of the countries are above -1.4% and half below.
- From Q1 2026 to Q2 2026 the value rose in 16 countries and fell in 18.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway | 19.1% | Q2 2026 | |
| 2 | Ireland | 13.0% | Q2 2026 | |
| 3 | Denmark | 12.2% | Q2 2026 | |
| 4 | Switzerland | 10.4% | Q2 2026 | |
| 5 | Sweden | 7.1% | Q2 2026 | |
| 6 | Netherlands | 5.4% | Q2 2026 | |
| 7 | Germany | 3.9% | Q2 2026 | |
| 8 | Slovenia | 3.9% | Q2 2026 | |
| 9 | Malta | 3.5% | Q2 2026 | |
| 10 | Spain | 2.0% | Q2 2026 | |
| 11 | Finland | 1.8% | Q2 2026 | |
| 12 | Belgium | 1.0% | Q2 2026 | |
| 13 | Austria | 0.2% | Q2 2026 | |
| 14 | Italy | -0.1% | Q2 2026 | |
| 15 | Hungary | -0.5% | Q2 2026 | |
| 16 | France | -0.9% | Q2 2026 | |
| 17 | Portugal | -0.9% | Q2 2026 | |
| 18 | Albania | -1.4% | Q2 2026 | |
| 19 | Luxembourg | -1.8% | Q2 2026 | |
| 20 | Slovakia | -2.2% | Q2 2026 | |
| 21 | Estonia | -2.6% | Q2 2026 | |
| 22 | Poland | -2.7% | Q2 2026 | |
| 23 | Czechia | -3.0% | Q2 2026 | |
| 24 | Lithuania | -4.7% | Q2 2026 | |
| 25 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -5.2% | Q2 2026 | |
| 26 | Serbia | -5.5% | Q2 2026 | |
| 27 | Greece | -5.8% | Q2 2026 | |
| 28 | North Macedonia | -6.6% | Q2 2026 | |
| 29 | Croatia | -7.4% | Q2 2026 | |
| 30 | Latvia | -7.5% | Q2 2026 | |
| 31 | Romania | -8.0% | Q2 2026 | |
| 32 | Bulgaria | -8.2% | Q2 2026 | |
| 33 | Iceland | -9.3% | Q2 2026 | |
| 34 | Cyprus | -12.7% | Q2 2026 | |
| 35 | Montenegro | -22.6% | Q2 2026 |
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 Q2 2026, the latest period that most countries have, so all values are for the same point in time. Countries without a value for Q2 2026 are left out. Groups and aggregates such as the European Union are not ranked. Values are as published by Eurostat; 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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