Current account, in dollars - Country rankings

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Current account balance, billion USD, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 111 countries was 3.07 billion U.S. dollars. The highest value was in Germany: 262.72 billion U.S. dollars and the lowest value was in the USA: -818.82 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 262.72 1 1971 - 2023
China 252.99 2 1982 - 2023
Japan 150.69 3 1996 - 2023
Netherlands 112.95 4 1967 - 2023
Singapore 99.13 5 1972 - 2023
Norway 86.37 6 1975 - 2023
Switzerland 67.82 7 1977 - 2023
Ireland 54 8 2005 - 2023
Kuwait 51.4 9 1975 - 2023
Russia 50.22 10 1994 - 2023
Denmark 44.2 11 1975 - 2023
Spain 41.09 12 1975 - 2023
Sweden 40.07 13 1970 - 2023
Qatar 36.47 14 2011 - 2023
South Korea 35.49 15 1976 - 2023
Hong Kong 35.37 16 1998 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 34.07 17 1971 - 2023
Israel 25.09 18 1960 - 2023
Vietnam 25.09 19 1996 - 2023
Australia 21.38 20 1989 - 2023
Austria 13.69 21 2005 - 2023
Poland 12.69 22 1976 - 2023
Italy 11.55 23 1970 - 2023
Azerbaijan 8.33 24 1995 - 2023
Thailand 7 25 1975 - 2023
Luxembourg 5.83 26 1999 - 2023
Algeria 5.42 27 1977 - 2023
Bangladesh 4.39 28 1976 - 2023
Angola 4.21 29 1985 - 2023
Portugal 3.97 30 1975 - 2023
Guatemala 3.28 31 1977 - 2023
Slovenia 3.06 32 1992 - 2023
Bahrain 2.7 33 1975 - 2023
Ecuador 2.29 34 1976 - 2023
Peru 2.22 35 1977 - 2023
Sri Lanka 1.56 36 1975 - 2023
Lithuania 1.51 37 1993 - 2023
Nicaragua 1.38 38 1977 - 2023
Czechia 1.28 39 1993 - 2023
Croatia 0.96 40 1993 - 2023
Nepal 0.94 41 1976 - 2023
Hungary 0.62 42 1982 - 2023
Tajikistan 0.58 43 2002 - 2023
Cambodia 0.55 44 1992 - 2023
Iceland 0.32 45 1976 - 2023
Suriname 0.15 46 2005 - 2023
Mongolia 0.12 47 1981 - 2023
Paraguay 0.11 48 1975 - 2023
North Macedonia 0.1 49 1996 - 2023
Samoa 0.05 50 1977 - 2023
Saint Lucia -0.05 51 1976 - 2023
Cape Verde -0.08 52 1977 - 2023
Belize -0.09 53 1984 - 2023
Lesotho -0.12 54 1975 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... -0.14 55 1978 - 2023
Seychelles -0.16 56 1976 - 2023
Grenada -0.18 57 1977 - 2023
Solomon Isl. -0.18 58 1975 - 2023
Albania -0.2 59 1980 - 2023
Dominica -0.22 60 1976 - 2023
Bulgaria -0.25 61 1980 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. -0.26 62 1977 - 2023
Pakistan -0.35 63 1976 - 2023
El Salvador -0.47 64 1976 - 2023
Armenia -0.51 65 1993 - 2023
Mauritius -0.65 66 1976 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. -0.76 67 1998 - 2023
Nigeria -0.81 68 1977 - 2023
Costa Rica -0.84 69 1977 - 2023
Montenegro -0.84 70 2007 - 2023
Estonia -0.85 71 1992 - 2023
Bhutan -1 72 2006 - 2023
Belarus -1.02 73 1993 - 2023
Bolivia -1.25 74 1976 - 2023
Georgia -1.33 75 1997 - 2023
Honduras -1.33 76 1974 - 2023
Rwanda -1.65 77 2010 - 2023
Latvia -1.75 78 1992 - 2023
Namibia -1.85 79 1990 - 2023
Indonesia -1.88 80 1981 - 2023
Serbia -1.95 81 2007 - 2023
Moldova -1.97 82 1994 - 2023
Slovakia -2.09 83 1993 - 2023
Mozambique -2.43 84 2005 - 2023
Uruguay -2.8 85 1978 - 2023
Panama -3.74 86 1977 - 2023
Cyprus -3.89 87 1976 - 2023
Finland -4.36 88 1975 - 2023
Domin. Rep. -4.38 89 1968 - 2023
Ethiopia -4.79 90 1977 - 2023
Lebanon -5.64 91 2002 - 2023
Mexico -5.72 92 1979 - 2023
South Africa -6.16 93 1960 - 2023
Belgium -6.21 94 2002 - 2023
Uzbekistan -7.79 95 2005 - 2023
Kazakhstan -8.66 96 1995 - 2023
Ukraine -9.21 97 1994 - 2023
Colombia -9.72 98 1968 - 2023
Philippines -11.21 99 1977 - 2023
Chile -11.9 100 1975 - 2023
Canada -13.25 101 1960 - 2023
Greece -15.06 102 1976 - 2023
New Zealand -16.98 103 2000 - 2023
Argentina -21.49 104 1976 - 2023
France -22.79 105 1975 - 2023
Romania -24.49 106 1971 - 2023
Brazil -30.83 107 1975 - 2023
India -32.34 108 1975 - 2023
Turkey -44.96 109 1974 - 2023
UK -110.39 110 1970 - 2023
USA -818.82 111 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. Ireland
9. Kuwait
10. Russia
11. Denmark
12. Spain
13. Sweden
14. Qatar
15. South Korea
16. Hong Kong
17. Saudi Arabia
18. Israel
19. Vietnam
20. Australia
21. Austria
22. Poland
23. Italy
24. Azerbaijan
25. Thailand
26. Luxembourg
27. Algeria
28. Bangladesh
29. Angola
30. Portugal
31. Guatemala
32. Slovenia
33. Bahrain
34. Ecuador
35. Peru
36. Sri Lanka
37. Lithuania
38. Nicaragua
39. Czechia
40. Croatia
41. Nepal
42. Hungary
43. Tajikistan
44. Cambodia
45. Iceland
46. Suriname
47. Mongolia
48. Paraguay
49. North Macedonia
50. Samoa
51. Saint Lucia
52. Cape Verde
53. Belize
54. Lesotho
55. St. Vincent & ...
56. Seychelles
57. Grenada
58. Solomon Isl.
59. Albania
60. Dominica
61. Bulgaria
62. Ant.& Barb.
63. Pakistan
64. El Salvador
65. Armenia
66. Mauritius
67. Bosnia & Herz.
68. Nigeria
69. Costa Rica
70. Montenegro
71. Estonia
72. Bhutan
73. Belarus
74. Bolivia
75. Georgia
76. Honduras
77. Rwanda
78. Latvia
79. Namibia
80. Indonesia
81. Serbia
82. Moldova
83. Slovakia
84. Mozambique
85. Uruguay
86. Panama
87. Cyprus
88. Finland
89. Domin. Rep.
90. Ethiopia
91. Lebanon
92. Mexico
93. South Africa
94. Belgium
95. Uzbekistan
96. Kazakhstan
97. Ukraine
98. Colombia
99. Philippines
100. Chile
101. Canada
102. Greece
103. New Zealand
104. Argentina
105. France
106. Romania
107. Brazil
108. India
109. Turkey
110. UK
111. USA
262.72
252.99
150.69
112.95
99.13
86.37
67.82
54.00
51.40
50.22
44.20
41.09
40.07
36.47
35.49
35.37
34.07
25.09
25.09
21.38
13.69
12.69
11.55
8.33
7.00
5.83
5.42
4.39
4.21
3.97
3.28
3.06
2.70
2.29
2.22
1.56
1.51
1.38
1.28
0.96
0.94
0.62
0.58
0.55
0.32
0.15
0.12
0.11
0.10
0.05
-0.05
-0.08
-0.09
-0.12
-0.14
-0.16
-0.18
-0.18
-0.20
-0.22
-0.25
-0.26
-0.35
-0.47
-0.51
-0.65
-0.76
-0.81
-0.84
-0.84
-0.85
-1.00
-1.02
-1.25
-1.33
-1.33
-1.65
-1.75
-1.85
-1.88
-1.95
-1.97
-2.09
-2.43
-2.80
-3.74
-3.89
-4.36
-4.38
-4.79
-5.64
-5.72
-6.16
-6.21
-7.79
-8.66
-9.21
-9.72
-11.21
-11.90
-13.25
-15.06
-16.98
-21.49
-22.79
-24.49
-30.83
-32.34
-44.96
-110.39
-818.82
-818.82
-548.4
-278.1
-7.7
262.72


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