Current account forecast - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Current account balance forecast, percent of GDP, 2026:

The average for 2026 based on 183 countries was -1.7 percent. The highest value was in Macao: 34.99 percent and the lowest value was in Suriname: -44.84 percent. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2030. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: International Monetary Fund
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Countries Current account forecast, 2026 Global rank Available data
Macao 34.99 1 2002 - 2030
Kuwait 26.05 2 1981 - 2030
Guyana 21.48 3 1980 - 2030
Taiwan 18.12 4 1984 - 2030
San Marino 17.14 5 2017 - 2030
Singapore 16.57 6 1980 - 2030
Andorra 15.96 7 2019 - 2030
Brunei 14.49 8 1985 - 2030
Norway 14.29 9 1980 - 2030
Papua N.G. 13.67 10 1980 - 2030
Hong Kong 12.65 11 1980 - 2030
Denmark 12.27 12 1980 - 2030
UA Emirates 11.42 13 1980 - 2030
Qatar 11.05 14 1980 - 2030
Djibouti 10.11 15 1991 - 2030
Ghana 10.07 16 1980 - 2030
Azerbaijan 9.66 17 1992 - 2030
Netherlands 8.8 18 1980 - 2030
Burkina Faso 8.59 19 1980 - 2030
Ireland 8.07 20 1980 - 2030
Oman 7.51 21 1980 - 2030
Venezuela 7.08 22 1980 - 2027
Nepal 6.91 23 1980 - 2030
Switzerland 6.84 24 1980 - 2030
Aruba 6.46 25 1999 - 2030
Nicaragua 6.42 26 1980 - 2030
Tajikistan 6.34 27 1992 - 2030
Nigeria 5.81 28 1990 - 2030
Malta 5.79 29 1995 - 2030
South Korea 5.58 30 1980 - 2030
Vietnam 5.31 31 1980 - 2030
Sweden 5.25 32 1980 - 2030
Ecuador 5.21 33 1980 - 2030
Luxembourg 4.5 34 1995 - 2030
Libya 4.16 35 1980 - 2030
Bahrain 3.93 36 1980 - 2030
Germany 3.88 37 1980 - 2030
Tr.&Tobago 3.84 38 1980 - 2030
Japan 3.8 39 1980 - 2030
Zimbabwe 3.74 40 1990 - 2030
Turkmenistan 3.73 41 1996 - 2030
China 3.48 42 1997 - 2030
Peru 3.41 43 1980 - 2030
Guatemala 3.2 44 1980 - 2030
Slovenia 3.16 45 1992 - 2030
Russia 2.95 46 1992 - 2030
Angola 2.21 47 1980 - 2030
Spain 2.21 48 1980 - 2030
Israel 1.94 49 1980 - 2030
Malaysia 1.39 50 1980 - 2030
Bolivia 1.24 51 1980 - 2026
Micronesia 1.1 52 1995 - 2030
Zambia 0.93 53 1980 - 2030
Chad 0.83 54 1980 - 2030
Thailand 0.71 55 1980 - 2030
Italy 0.62 56 1980 - 2030
Portugal 0.52 57 1980 - 2030
Austria 0.44 58 1980 - 2030
Lithuania 0.2 59 1995 - 2030
Haiti 0.17 60 1980 - 2030
Laos 0.16 61 1980 - 2030
Finland 0.14 62 1980 - 2030
Canada -0.22 63 1980 - 2030
France -0.34 64 1980 - 2030
Mexico -0.36 65 1980 - 2030
Cape Verde -0.42 66 1980 - 2030
Hungary -0.43 67 1980 - 2030
Pakistan -0.44 68 1980 - 2030
Bangladesh -0.62 69 1980 - 2030
Iceland -0.66 70 1980 - 2030
Chile -0.77 71 1980 - 2030
Argentina -0.79 72 1980 - 2030
Uruguay -0.8 73 2012 - 2030
South Africa -0.89 74 1980 - 2030
Tuvalu -1.01 75 2001 - 2030
Kazakhstan -1.05 76 1992 - 2030
Indonesia -1.06 77 1980 - 2030
Ivory Coast -1.06 78 1980 - 2030
Estonia -1.07 79 1993 - 2030
Poland -1.11 80 1980 - 2030
Burma -1.12 81 1998 - 2030
Algeria -1.18 82 1980 - 2030
Uzbekistan -1.31 83 1992 - 2030
Mali -1.49 84 1980 - 2030
Costa Rica -1.5 85 1980 - 2030
Panama -1.5 86 1980 - 2030
Czechia -1.52 87 1995 - 2030
Domin. Rep. -1.54 88 1980 - 2030
Samoa -1.57 89 1980 - 2030
Saudi Arabia -1.61 90 1980 - 2030
Eq. Guinea -1.65 91 2007 - 2030
Swaziland -1.78 92 1980 - 2030
Iran -1.8 93 1980 - 2030
Botswana -1.91 94 1980 - 2030
DR Congo -1.98 95 1980 - 2030
Belgium -2 96 1980 - 2030
India -2.03 97 1980 - 2030
Tanzania -2.26 98 1980 - 2030
Australia -2.31 99 1980 - 2030
Ethiopia -2.38 100 1980 - 2030
Colombia -2.54 101 1980 - 2030
Honduras -2.59 102 1980 - 2030
Belarus -2.69 103 1992 - 2030
Brazil -2.71 104 1980 - 2030
Albania -2.81 105 1980 - 2030
Turkey -2.85 106 1980 - 2030
Paraguay -2.99 107 1980 - 2030
Slovakia -3.01 108 1993 - 2030
Morocco -3.06 109 1980 - 2030
Togo -3.18 110 1980 - 2030
Sierra Leone -3.27 111 1980 - 2030
El Salvador -3.3 112 1980 - 2030
Lesotho -3.38 113 1980 - 2030
UK -3.38 114 1980 - 2030
C.A. Republic -3.41 115 1980 - 2030
Guinea -3.61 116 1980 - 2030
Latvia -3.63 117 1992 - 2030
USA -3.71 118 1980 - 2030
Croatia -3.84 119 1992 - 2030
Uganda -3.94 120 1980 - 2030
Bulgaria -3.97 121 1980 - 2030
New Zealand -3.99 122 1980 - 2030
Kenya -4.07 123 1980 - 2030
Egypt -4.15 124 1980 - 2030
Tunisia -4.15 125 1980 - 2030
Comoros -4.18 126 1980 - 2030
Gabon -4.27 127 1980 - 2030
Philippines -4.35 128 1980 - 2030
Belize -4.49 129 1980 - 2030
Sudan -4.51 130 1980 - 2030
Saint Lucia -4.58 131 1980 - 2030
Solomon Isl. -4.58 132 1980 - 2030
Bosnia & Herz. -4.65 133 1998 - 2030
S.T.&Principe -4.73 134 1980 - 2030
Benin -4.96 135 1980 - 2030
North Macedonia -4.96 136 1992 - 2030
Georgia -5.01 137 1995 - 2030
Gambia -5.07 138 1980 - 2030
Cameroon -5.08 139 1980 - 2030
Iraq -5.35 140 2001 - 2030
Burundi -5.5 141 1980 - 2030
Serbia -5.7 142 1997 - 2030
Armenia -5.95 143 1992 - 2030
Jamaica -5.98 144 1980 - 2030
R. of Congo -6.03 145 1980 - 2030
Niger -6.14 146 1980 - 2030
Jordan -6.19 147 1980 - 2030
Senegal -6.22 148 1980 - 2030
Cambodia -6.28 149 1992 - 2030
G.-Bissau -6.32 150 1980 - 2030
Greece -6.39 151 1980 - 2030
Mauritania -6.52 152 1990 - 2030
Romania -6.77 153 1980 - 2030
Mauritius -6.93 154 1980 - 2030
Barbados -6.98 155 1980 - 2030
Kyrgyzstan -7.13 156 1992 - 2030
Tonga -7.4 157 1980 - 2030
Seychelles -7.82 158 1980 - 2030
Mongolia -7.91 159 1991 - 2030
Madagascar -7.95 160 1980 - 2030
Yemen -8.13 161 2014 - 2030
Vanuatu -8.55 162 1980 - 2030
Somalia -8.68 163 2013 - 2030
Bahamas -9.08 164 1980 - 2030
Cyprus -9.33 165 1980 - 2030
Ant.& Barb. -11.77 166 2014 - 2030
Liberia -12.04 167 2000 - 2030
Fiji -12.52 168 1980 - 2030
Rwanda -13.38 169 1980 - 2030
Malawi -15.41 170 1980 - 2030
Namibia -15.66 171 1990 - 2030
Palau -17.21 172 2000 - 2030
Maldives -17.56 173 1980 - 2030
Kiribati -17.66 174 1980 - 2030
Grenada -18.31 175 2014 - 2030
Ukraine -18.89 176 1992 - 2030
Bhutan -19.32 177 1980 - 2030
Montenegro -19.41 178 2001 - 2030
St. Vincent & ... -19.85 179 2014 - 2030
Moldova -21.85 180 1992 - 2030
Dominica -33.22 181 2000 - 2030
Mozambique -43.04 182 1980 - 2030
Suriname -44.84 183 1980 - 2030


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Definition: The current account is all transactions other than those in financial and capital items. The major classifications are goods and services, income and current transfers. The series includes actual historical values for past years and forecast values for the current and the next few years.

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1. Macao
2. Kuwait
3. Guyana
4. Taiwan
5. San Marino
6. Singapore
7. Andorra
8. Brunei
9. Norway
10. Papua N.G.
11. Hong Kong
12. Denmark
13. UA Emirates
14. Qatar
15. Djibouti
16. Ghana
17. Azerbaijan
18. Netherlands
19. Burkina Faso
20. Ireland
21. Oman
22. Venezuela
23. Nepal
24. Switzerland
25. Aruba
26. Nicaragua
27. Tajikistan
28. Nigeria
29. Malta
30. South Korea
31. Vietnam
32. Sweden
33. Ecuador
34. Luxembourg
35. Libya
36. Bahrain
37. Germany
38. Tr.&Tobago
39. Japan
40. Zimbabwe
41. Turkmenistan
42. China
43. Peru
44. Guatemala
45. Slovenia
46. Russia
47. Angola
48. Spain
49. Israel
50. Malaysia
51. Bolivia
52. Micronesia
53. Zambia
54. Chad
55. Thailand
56. Italy
57. Portugal
58. Austria
59. Lithuania
60. Haiti
61. Laos
62. Finland
63. Canada
64. France
65. Mexico
66. Cape Verde
67. Hungary
68. Pakistan
69. Bangladesh
70. Iceland
71. Chile
72. Argentina
73. Uruguay
74. South Africa
75. Tuvalu
76. Kazakhstan
77. Indonesia
78. Ivory Coast
79. Estonia
80. Poland
81. Burma
82. Algeria
83. Uzbekistan
84. Mali
85. Costa Rica
86. Panama
87. Czechia
88. Domin. Rep.
89. Samoa
90. Saudi Arabia
91. Eq. Guinea
92. Swaziland
93. Iran
94. Botswana
95. DR Congo
96. Belgium
97. India
98. Tanzania
99. Australia
100. Ethiopia
101. Colombia
102. Honduras
103. Belarus
104. Brazil
105. Albania
106. Turkey
107. Paraguay
108. Slovakia
109. Morocco
110. Togo
111. Sierra Leone
112. El Salvador
113. Lesotho
114. UK
115. C.A. Republic
116. Guinea
117. Latvia
118. USA
119. Croatia
120. Uganda
121. Bulgaria
122. New Zealand
123. Kenya
124. Egypt
125. Tunisia
126. Comoros
127. Gabon
128. Philippines
129. Belize
130. Sudan
131. Saint Lucia
132. Solomon Isl.
133. Bosnia & Herz.
134. S.T.&Principe
135. Benin
136. North Macedonia
137. Georgia
138. Gambia
139. Cameroon
140. Iraq
141. Burundi
142. Serbia
143. Armenia
144. Jamaica
145. R. of Congo
146. Niger
147. Jordan
148. Senegal
149. Cambodia
150. G.-Bissau
151. Greece
152. Mauritania
153. Romania
154. Mauritius
155. Barbados
156. Kyrgyzstan
157. Tonga
158. Seychelles
159. Mongolia
160. Madagascar
161. Yemen
162. Vanuatu
163. Somalia
164. Bahamas
165. Cyprus
166. Ant.& Barb.
167. Liberia
168. Fiji
169. Rwanda
170. Malawi
171. Namibia
172. Palau
173. Maldives
174. Kiribati
175. Grenada
176. Ukraine
177. Bhutan
178. Montenegro
179. St. Vincent & ...
180. Moldova
181. Dominica
182. Mozambique
183. Suriname
34.99
26.05
21.48
18.12
17.14
16.57
15.96
14.49
14.29
13.67
12.65
12.27
11.42
11.05
10.11
10.07
9.66
8.80
8.59
8.07
7.51
7.08
6.91
6.84
6.46
6.42
6.34
5.81
5.79
5.58
5.31
5.25
5.21
4.50
4.16
3.93
3.88
3.84
3.80
3.74
3.73
3.48
3.41
3.20
3.16
2.95
2.21
2.21
1.94
1.39
1.24
1.10
0.93
0.83
0.71
0.62
0.52
0.44
0.20
0.17
0.16
0.14
-0.22
-0.34
-0.36
-0.42
-0.43
-0.44
-0.62
-0.66
-0.77
-0.79
-0.80
-0.89
-1.01
-1.05
-1.06
-1.06
-1.07
-1.11
-1.12
-1.18
-1.31
-1.49
-1.50
-1.50
-1.52
-1.54
-1.57
-1.61
-1.65
-1.78
-1.80
-1.91
-1.98
-2.00
-2.03
-2.26
-2.31
-2.38
-2.54
-2.59
-2.69
-2.71
-2.81
-2.85
-2.99
-3.01
-3.06
-3.18
-3.27
-3.30
-3.38
-3.38
-3.41
-3.61
-3.63
-3.71
-3.84
-3.94
-3.97
-3.99
-4.07
-4.15
-4.15
-4.18
-4.27
-4.35
-4.49
-4.51
-4.58
-4.58
-4.65
-4.73
-4.96
-4.96
-5.01
-5.07
-5.08
-5.35
-5.50
-5.70
-5.95
-5.98
-6.03
-6.14
-6.19
-6.22
-6.28
-6.32
-6.39
-6.52
-6.77
-6.93
-6.98
-7.13
-7.40
-7.82
-7.91
-7.95
-8.13
-8.55
-8.68
-9.08
-9.33
-11.77
-12.04
-12.52
-13.38
-15.41
-15.66
-17.21
-17.56
-17.66
-18.31
-18.89
-19.32
-19.41
-19.85
-21.85
-33.22
-43.04
-44.84
-44.84
-24.9
-4.9
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34.99


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