Current account, in dollars - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Current account balance, billion USD, 2021 - Country rankings:

The average for 2021 based on 153 countries was 3.62 billion U.S. dollars.The highest value was in China: 317.3 billion U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in the USA: -846.35 billion U.S. dollars. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2021. 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, 2021 Global rank Available data
China 317.3 1 1982 - 2021
Germany 313.75 2 1971 - 2021
Japan 157.74 3 1996 - 2021
Russia 122.27 4 1994 - 2021
South Korea 88.3 5 1976 - 2021
Netherlands 73.14 6 1967 - 2021
Ireland 72.22 7 2005 - 2021
Singapore 71.93 8 1972 - 2021
Norway 71.55 9 1975 - 2021
Italy 64.72 10 1970 - 2021
Switzerland 59.16 11 1977 - 2021
Australia 56.26 12 1989 - 2021
Saudi Arabia 44.32 13 1971 - 2021
Hong Kong 41.71 14 1998 - 2021
Kuwait 34.94 15 1975 - 2021
Sweden 34.08 16 1970 - 2021
Denmark 32.47 17 1975 - 2021
Qatar 26.32 18 2011 - 2021
Iraq 24.56 19 2005 - 2021
Israel 21.09 20 1960 - 2021
South Africa 15.57 21 1960 - 2021
Malaysia 14.14 22 1974 - 2021
Spain 13.45 23 1975 - 2021
France 9.95 24 1975 - 2021
Angola 8.4 25 1985 - 2021
Azerbaijan 8.29 26 1995 - 2021
Argentina 6.71 27 1976 - 2021
Guinea 4.64 28 1986 - 2021
Luxembourg 4.14 29 1999 - 2021
Indonesia 3.46 30 1981 - 2021
Macao 2.96 31 2002 - 2021
Ecuador 2.95 32 1976 - 2021
Belgium 2.92 33 2002 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago 2.9 34 1975 - 2021
Zambia 2.53 35 1978 - 2021
Slovenia 2.37 36 1992 - 2021
Belarus 2.15 37 1993 - 2021
Guatemala 2.11 38 1977 - 2021
Croatia 2.08 39 1993 - 2021
Finland 1.9 40 1975 - 2021
Austria 1.63 41 2005 - 2021
Brunei 1.57 42 2001 - 2021
Bermuda 1.01 43 2006 - 2021
Canada 0.83 44 1960 - 2021
Bolivia 0.8 45 1976 - 2021
Lithuania 0.76 46 1993 - 2021
Tajikistan 0.73 47 2002 - 2021
Laos 0.45 48 1984 - 2021
Paraguay 0.31 49 1975 - 2021
Suriname 0.18 50 2005 - 2021
Haiti 0.14 51 1971 - 2021
Jamaica 0.13 52 1976 - 2021
Swaziland 0.12 53 1974 - 2021
Aruba 0.08 54 1986 - 2021
Kiribati 0.02 55 1979 - 2021
Tuvalu 0.02 56 2001 - 2021
Comoros 0.01 57 1980 - 2021
Saint Lucia -0 58 1976 - 2021
Vanuatu 0 59 1982 - 2021
Tonga -0.02 60 1971 - 2021
Palau -0.06 61 2005 - 2021
Solomon Isl. -0.08 62 1975 - 2021
Gambia -0.09 63 1978 - 2021
Lesotho -0.09 64 1975 - 2021
S.T.&Principe -0.1 65 1974 - 2021
Botswana -0.12 66 1975 - 2021
Samoa -0.12 67 1977 - 2021
Seychelles -0.15 68 1976 - 2021
Belize -0.16 69 1984 - 2021
Dominica -0.18 70 1976 - 2021
St. Vincent & ... -0.21 71 1978 - 2021
Ant.& Barb. -0.22 72 1977 - 2021
Djibouti -0.23 73 1991 - 2021
Cape Verde -0.26 74 1977 - 2021
Grenada -0.29 75 1977 - 2021
Bhutan -0.32 76 2006 - 2021
Nicaragua -0.32 77 1977 - 2021
Bulgaria -0.37 78 1980 - 2021
Iceland -0.41 79 1976 - 2021
North Macedonia -0.42 80 1996 - 2021
Maldives -0.46 81 1977 - 2021
Armenia -0.52 82 1993 - 2021
Montenegro -0.54 83 2007 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz. -0.56 84 1998 - 2021
DR Congo -0.59 85 2005 - 2021
Fiji -0.6 86 1979 - 2021
Estonia -0.71 87 1992 - 2021
Madagascar -0.73 88 1974 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan -0.74 89 1993 - 2021
Malta -0.8 90 1971 - 2021
Mauritania -0.81 91 1975 - 2021
Uruguay -1.07 92 1978 - 2021
Namibia -1.21 93 1990 - 2021
Rwanda -1.21 94 2010 - 2021
Honduras -1.22 95 1974 - 2021
Albania -1.37 96 1980 - 2021
Panama -1.41 97 1977 - 2021
El Salvador -1.46 98 1976 - 2021
Palestine -1.49 99 1995 - 2021
Mauritius -1.53 100 1976 - 2021
Malawi -1.54 101 1977 - 2021
Latvia -1.7 102 1992 - 2021
Moldova -1.7 103 1994 - 2021
Cameroon -1.8 104 1977 - 2021
Nigeria -1.85 105 1977 - 2021
Georgia -1.94 106 1997 - 2021
Cyprus -1.96 107 1976 - 2021
Guyana -2.09 108 1977 - 2021
Mongolia -2.11 109 1981 - 2021
Costa Rica -2.14 110 1977 - 2021
Czechia -2.28 111 1993 - 2021
Ghana -2.54 112 1975 - 2021
Bahamas -2.59 113 1976 - 2021
Domin. Rep. -2.69 114 1968 - 2021
Serbia -2.74 115 2007 - 2021
Tunisia -2.78 116 1976 - 2021
Slovakia -2.87 117 1993 - 2021
Sudan -2.89 118 1977 - 2021
Lebanon -2.99 119 2002 - 2021
Portugal -2.99 120 1975 - 2021
Ukraine -3.25 121 1994 - 2021
Morocco -3.26 122 1975 - 2021
Uganda -3.55 123 1980 - 2021
Mozambique -3.6 124 2005 - 2021
Vietnam -3.81 125 1996 - 2021
Jordan -4.03 126 1972 - 2021
Oman -4.29 127 1974 - 2021
Ethiopia -4.51 128 1977 - 2021
Poland -4.57 129 1976 - 2021
Algeria -4.61 130 1977 - 2021
Mexico -4.82 131 1979 - 2021
Uzbekistan -4.83 132 2005 - 2021
Peru -5.27 133 1977 - 2021
Nepal -5.36 134 1976 - 2021
Kenya -5.74 135 1975 - 2021
Philippines -6.01 136 1977 - 2021
Hungary -7.17 137 1982 - 2021
Kazakhstan -7.86 138 1995 - 2021
Thailand -10.34 139 1975 - 2021
Pakistan -12.26 140 1976 - 2021
Cambodia -12.32 141 1992 - 2021
Turkey -13.69 142 1974 - 2021
Greece -13.86 143 1976 - 2021
New Zealand -14.83 144 2000 - 2021
Bangladesh -15.56 145 1976 - 2021
Colombia -17.62 146 1968 - 2021
Egypt -18.61 147 1977 - 2021
Chile -20.31 148 1975 - 2021
Romania -20.63 149 1971 - 2021
Brazil -27.93 150 1975 - 2021
India -33.42 151 1975 - 2021
UK -62.94 152 1970 - 2021
USA -846.35 153 1970 - 2021

Economic outlook around the world

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.
1. China
2. Germany
3. Japan
4. Russia
5. South Korea
6. Netherlands
7. Ireland
8. Singapore
9. Norway
10. Italy
11. Switzerland
12. Australia
13. Saudi Arabia
14. Hong Kong
15. Kuwait
16. Sweden
17. Denmark
18. Qatar
19. Iraq
20. Israel
21. South Africa
22. Malaysia
23. Spain
24. France
25. Angola
26. Azerbaijan
27. Argentina
28. Guinea
29. Luxembourg
30. Indonesia
31. Macao
32. Ecuador
33. Belgium
34. Tr.&Tobago
35. Zambia
36. Slovenia
37. Belarus
38. Guatemala
39. Croatia
40. Finland
41. Austria
42. Brunei
43. Bermuda
44. Canada
45. Bolivia
46. Lithuania
47. Tajikistan
48. Laos
49. Paraguay
50. Suriname
51. Haiti
52. Jamaica
53. Swaziland
54. Aruba
55. Kiribati
56. Tuvalu
57. Comoros
58. Saint Lucia
59. Vanuatu
60. Tonga
61. Palau
62. Solomon Isl.
63. Gambia
64. Lesotho
65. S.T.&Principe
66. Botswana
67. Samoa
68. Seychelles
69. Belize
70. Dominica
71. St. Vincent & ...
72. Ant.& Barb.
73. Djibouti
74. Cape Verde
75. Grenada
76. Bhutan
77. Nicaragua
78. Bulgaria
79. Iceland
80. North Macedonia
81. Maldives
82. Armenia
83. Montenegro
84. Bosnia & Herz.
85. DR Congo
86. Fiji
87. Estonia
88. Madagascar
89. Kyrgyzstan
90. Malta
91. Mauritania
92. Uruguay
93. Namibia
94. Rwanda
95. Honduras
96. Albania
97. Panama
98. El Salvador
99. Palestine
100. Mauritius
101. Malawi
102. Latvia
103. Moldova
104. Cameroon
105. Nigeria
106. Georgia
107. Cyprus
108. Guyana
109. Mongolia
110. Costa Rica
111. Czechia
112. Ghana
113. Bahamas
114. Domin. Rep.
115. Serbia
116. Tunisia
117. Slovakia
118. Sudan
119. Lebanon
120. Portugal
121. Ukraine
122. Morocco
123. Uganda
124. Mozambique
125. Vietnam
126. Jordan
127. Oman
128. Ethiopia
129. Poland
130. Algeria
131. Mexico
132. Uzbekistan
133. Peru
134. Nepal
135. Kenya
136. Philippines
137. Hungary
138. Kazakhstan
139. Thailand
140. Pakistan
141. Cambodia
142. Turkey
143. Greece
144. New Zealand
145. Bangladesh
146. Colombia
147. Egypt
148. Chile
149. Romania
150. Brazil
151. India
152. UK
153. USA
317.30
313.75
157.74
122.27
88.30
73.14
72.22
71.93
71.55
64.72
59.16
56.26
44.32
41.71
34.94
34.08
32.47
26.32
24.56
21.09
15.57
14.14
13.45
9.95
8.40
8.29
6.71
4.64
4.14
3.46
2.96
2.95
2.92
2.90
2.53
2.37
2.15
2.11
2.08
1.90
1.63
1.57
1.01
0.83
0.80
0.76
0.73
0.45
0.31
0.18
0.14
0.13
0.12
0.08
0.02
0.02
0.01
0.00
0.00
-0.02
-0.06
-0.08
-0.09
-0.09
-0.10
-0.12
-0.12
-0.15
-0.16
-0.18
-0.21
-0.22
-0.23
-0.26
-0.29
-0.32
-0.32
-0.37
-0.41
-0.42
-0.46
-0.52
-0.54
-0.56
-0.59
-0.60
-0.71
-0.73
-0.74
-0.80
-0.81
-1.07
-1.21
-1.21
-1.22
-1.37
-1.41
-1.46
-1.49
-1.53
-1.54
-1.70
-1.70
-1.80
-1.85
-1.94
-1.96
-2.09
-2.11
-2.14
-2.28
-2.54
-2.59
-2.69
-2.74
-2.78
-2.87
-2.89
-2.99
-2.99
-3.25
-3.26
-3.55
-3.60
-3.81
-4.03
-4.29
-4.51
-4.57
-4.61
-4.82
-4.83
-5.27
-5.36
-5.74
-6.01
-7.17
-7.86
-10.34
-12.26
-12.32
-13.69
-13.86
-14.83
-15.56
-17.62
-18.61
-20.31
-20.63
-27.93
-33.42
-62.94
-846.35
-846.35
-555.4
-264.5
26.4
317.3
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