Current account, in dollars - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Current account balance, billion USD, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 148 countries was 1.95 billion U.S. dollars. The highest value was in Germany: 268.67 billion U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in the USA: -905.38 billion U.S. dollars. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: billion U.S. dollars; Source: The World Bank
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Countries Current account, in dollars, 2023 Global rank Available data
Germany 268.67 1 1971 - 2023
China 252.99 2 1982 - 2023
Japan 150.69 3 1996 - 2023
Netherlands 113.68 4 1967 - 2023
Singapore 99.13 5 1972 - 2023
Norway 84.69 6 1975 - 2023
Switzerland 58.39 7 1977 - 2023
Kuwait 51.4 8 1975 - 2023
Russia 50.13 9 1994 - 2023
Ireland 44.74 10 2005 - 2023
Spain 43.01 11 1975 - 2023
Denmark 40.06 12 1975 - 2023
Sweden 37.75 13 1970 - 2023
Qatar 36.45 14 2011 - 2023
South Korea 35.49 15 1976 - 2023
Hong Kong 34.9 16 1998 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 34.07 17 1971 - 2023
Iraq 28.37 18 2005 - 2023
Vietnam 25.83 19 1996 - 2023
Israel 24.54 20 1960 - 2023
Macao 16.95 21 2002 - 2023
Poland 14.54 22 1976 - 2023
Azerbaijan 8.33 23 1995 - 2023
Thailand 7.41 24 1975 - 2023
Austria 6.78 25 2005 - 2023
Malaysia 6.26 26 1974 - 2023
Nigeria 6.02 27 1977 - 2023
Algeria 5.42 28 1977 - 2023
Luxembourg 5.13 29 1999 - 2023
Australia 4.4 30 1989 - 2023
Bangladesh 4.39 31 1976 - 2023
Angola 4.18 32 1985 - 2023
Papua N.G. 4.18 33 1976 - 2023
Portugal 3.97 34 1975 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 3.4 35 1975 - 2023
Guatemala 3.23 36 1977 - 2023
Slovenia 3.09 37 1992 - 2023
Bahrain 2.7 38 1975 - 2023
Oman 2.64 39 1974 - 2023
Guinea 2.29 40 1986 - 2023
Ecuador 2.23 41 1976 - 2023
Peru 2.22 42 1977 - 2023
Brunei 1.94 43 2001 - 2023
Hungary 1.67 44 1982 - 2023
Sri Lanka 1.56 45 1975 - 2023
Malta 1.42 46 1971 - 2023
Ghana 1.41 47 1975 - 2023
Nicaragua 1.38 48 1977 - 2023
Czechia 1.04 49 1993 - 2023
Nepal 1 50 1976 - 2023
Bulgaria 0.93 51 1980 - 2023
Lithuania 0.88 52 1993 - 2023
Djibouti 0.72 53 1991 - 2023
Croatia 0.64 54 1993 - 2023
Jamaica 0.58 55 1976 - 2023
Tajikistan 0.58 56 2002 - 2023
Cambodia 0.55 57 1992 - 2023
Laos 0.4 58 1984 - 2023
Iceland 0.38 59 1976 - 2023
Suriname 0.15 60 2005 - 2023
Zimbabwe 0.13 61 1977 - 2023
Mongolia 0.12 62 1981 - 2023
Swaziland 0.11 63 1974 - 2023
Paraguay 0.1 64 1975 - 2023
North Macedonia 0.06 65 1996 - 2023
Samoa 0.04 66 1977 - 2023
Kiribati -0.01 67 1979 - 2023
Belize -0.02 68 1984 - 2023
Comoros -0.02 69 1980 - 2023
Tonga -0.03 70 1971 - 2023
Saint Lucia -0.05 71 1976 - 2023
Cape Verde -0.07 72 1977 - 2023
Botswana -0.12 73 1975 - 2023
Lesotho -0.14 74 1975 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... -0.14 75 1978 - 2023
Seychelles -0.16 76 1976 - 2023
Grenada -0.18 77 1977 - 2023
Solomon Isl. -0.18 78 1975 - 2023
Gambia -0.2 79 1978 - 2023
Dominica -0.22 80 1976 - 2023
Italy -0.25 81 1970 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. -0.26 82 1977 - 2023
Albania -0.28 83 1980 - 2023
Sierra Leone -0.32 84 1977 - 2023
El Salvador -0.47 85 1976 - 2023
Armenia -0.56 86 1993 - 2023
Zambia -0.58 87 1978 - 2023
Burundi -0.63 88 1985 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. -0.64 89 1998 - 2023
Mauritius -0.65 90 1976 - 2023
Haiti -0.68 91 1971 - 2023
Estonia -0.72 92 1992 - 2023
Pakistan -0.83 93 1976 - 2023
Montenegro -0.85 94 2007 - 2023
Morocco -0.89 95 1975 - 2023
Mauritania -0.97 96 1975 - 2023
Bhutan -1 97 2006 - 2023
Bahamas -1.07 98 1976 - 2023
Belarus -1.11 99 1993 - 2023
Tunisia -1.11 100 1976 - 2023
Bolivia -1.18 101 1976 - 2023
Costa Rica -1.24 102 1977 - 2023
Finland -1.26 103 1975 - 2023
Honduras -1.33 104 1974 - 2023
Maldives -1.4 105 1978 - 2023
Rwanda -1.65 106 2010 - 2023
Latvia -1.66 107 1992 - 2023
Georgia -1.71 108 1997 - 2023
Namibia -1.83 109 1990 - 2023
Moldova -1.89 110 1994 - 2023
Jordan -1.91 111 1972 - 2023
Serbia -1.95 112 2007 - 2023
Indonesia -2.14 113 1981 - 2023
Slovakia -2.23 114 1993 - 2023
Malawi -2.28 115 1977 - 2023
Mozambique -2.43 116 2005 - 2023
Uruguay -2.58 117 1978 - 2023
Palestine -2.9 118 1995 - 2023
Tanzania -2.96 119 1976 - 2023
Panama -3.74 120 1977 - 2023
Uganda -3.77 121 1980 - 2023
DR Congo -3.88 122 2005 - 2023
Cyprus -3.89 123 1976 - 2023
Kenya -4.32 124 1975 - 2023
Domin. Rep. -4.38 125 1968 - 2023
Belgium -4.5 126 2002 - 2023
Ethiopia -4.79 127 1977 - 2023
Mexico -5.48 128 1979 - 2023
Lebanon -5.64 129 2002 - 2023
South Africa -6.14 130 1960 - 2023
Uzbekistan -7.8 131 2005 - 2023
Kazakhstan -9.02 132 1995 - 2023
Colombia -9.13 133 1968 - 2023
Ukraine -9.66 134 1994 - 2023
Philippines -11.82 135 1977 - 2023
Chile -11.9 136 1975 - 2023
Egypt -12.56 137 1977 - 2023
Greece -15.01 138 1976 - 2023
Canada -15.63 139 1960 - 2023
New Zealand -17.07 140 2000 - 2023
Argentina -20.96 141 1976 - 2023
Brazil -21.74 142 1975 - 2023
Romania -24.46 143 1971 - 2023
France -30.33 144 1975 - 2023
India -31.96 145 1975 - 2023
Turkey -40.5 146 1974 - 2023
UK -66.45 147 1970 - 2023
USA -905.38 148 1970 - 2023



Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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1. Germany
2. China
3. Japan
4. Netherlands
5. Singapore
6. Norway
7. Switzerland
8. Kuwait
9. Russia
10. Ireland
11. Spain
12. Denmark
13. Sweden
14. Qatar
15. South Korea
16. Hong Kong
17. Saudi Arabia
18. Iraq
19. Vietnam
20. Israel
21. Macao
22. Poland
23. Azerbaijan
24. Thailand
25. Austria
26. Malaysia
27. Nigeria
28. Algeria
29. Luxembourg
30. Australia
31. Bangladesh
32. Angola
33. Papua N.G.
34. Portugal
35. Tr.&Tobago
36. Guatemala
37. Slovenia
38. Bahrain
39. Oman
40. Guinea
41. Ecuador
42. Peru
43. Brunei
44. Hungary
45. Sri Lanka
46. Malta
47. Ghana
48. Nicaragua
49. Czechia
50. Nepal
51. Bulgaria
52. Lithuania
53. Djibouti
54. Croatia
55. Jamaica
56. Tajikistan
57. Cambodia
58. Laos
59. Iceland
60. Suriname
61. Zimbabwe
62. Mongolia
63. Swaziland
64. Paraguay
65. North Macedonia
66. Samoa
67. Kiribati
68. Belize
69. Comoros
70. Tonga
71. Saint Lucia
72. Cape Verde
73. Botswana
74. Lesotho
75. St. Vincent & ...
76. Seychelles
77. Grenada
78. Solomon Isl.
79. Gambia
80. Dominica
81. Italy
82. Ant.& Barb.
83. Albania
84. Sierra Leone
85. El Salvador
86. Armenia
87. Zambia
88. Burundi
89. Bosnia & Herz.
90. Mauritius
91. Haiti
92. Estonia
93. Pakistan
94. Montenegro
95. Morocco
96. Mauritania
97. Bhutan
98. Bahamas
99. Belarus
100. Tunisia
101. Bolivia
102. Costa Rica
103. Finland
104. Honduras
105. Maldives
106. Rwanda
107. Latvia
108. Georgia
109. Namibia
110. Moldova
111. Jordan
112. Serbia
113. Indonesia
114. Slovakia
115. Malawi
116. Mozambique
117. Uruguay
118. Palestine
119. Tanzania
120. Panama
121. Uganda
122. DR Congo
123. Cyprus
124. Kenya
125. Domin. Rep.
126. Belgium
127. Ethiopia
128. Mexico
129. Lebanon
130. South Africa
131. Uzbekistan
132. Kazakhstan
133. Colombia
134. Ukraine
135. Philippines
136. Chile
137. Egypt
138. Greece
139. Canada
140. New Zealand
141. Argentina
142. Brazil
143. Romania
144. France
145. India
146. Turkey
147. UK
148. USA
268.67
252.99
150.69
113.68
99.13
84.69
58.39
51.40
50.13
44.74
43.01
40.06
37.75
36.45
35.49
34.90
34.07
28.37
25.83
24.54
16.95
14.54
8.33
7.41
6.78
6.26
6.02
5.42
5.13
4.40
4.39
4.18
4.18
3.97
3.40
3.23
3.09
2.70
2.64
2.29
2.23
2.22
1.94
1.67
1.56
1.42
1.41
1.38
1.04
1.00
0.93
0.88
0.72
0.64
0.58
0.58
0.55
0.40
0.38
0.15
0.13
0.12
0.11
0.10
0.06
0.04
-0.01
-0.02
-0.02
-0.03
-0.05
-0.07
-0.12
-0.14
-0.14
-0.16
-0.18
-0.18
-0.20
-0.22
-0.25
-0.26
-0.28
-0.32
-0.47
-0.56
-0.58
-0.63
-0.64
-0.65
-0.68
-0.72
-0.83
-0.85
-0.89
-0.97
-1.00
-1.07
-1.11
-1.11
-1.18
-1.24
-1.26
-1.33
-1.40
-1.65
-1.66
-1.71
-1.83
-1.89
-1.91
-1.95
-2.14
-2.23
-2.28
-2.43
-2.58
-2.90
-2.96
-3.74
-3.77
-3.88
-3.89
-4.32
-4.38
-4.50
-4.79
-5.48
-5.64
-6.14
-7.80
-9.02
-9.13
-9.66
-11.82
-11.90
-12.56
-15.01
-15.63
-17.07
-20.96
-21.74
-24.46
-30.33
-31.96
-40.50
-66.45
-905.38
-905.38
-611.9
-318.4
-24.8
268.67


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