* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Current account balance forecast, percent of GDP, 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 183 countries was -1.41 percent. The highest value was in Guyana: 36.91 percent and the lowest value was in Dominica: -33.12 percent. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2028. 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, 2024 Global rank Available data
Guyana 36.91 1 1980 - 2028
Macao 33.2 2 2002 - 2028
Kuwait 28.24 3 1981 - 2028
Singapore 17.76 4 1980 - 2028
Andorra 17.16 5 2019 - 2028
Brunei 15.88 6 1985 - 2028
Taiwan 14.77 7 1984 - 2028
Norway 14.52 8 1980 - 2028
Qatar 13.43 9 1980 - 2028
Ireland 11.99 10 1980 - 2028
Libya 11.06 11 1980 - 2028
Netherlands 10 12 1980 - 2028
Papua N.G. 9.89 13 1980 - 2028
Kiribati 9.84 14 1980 - 2028
Hong Kong 9.78 15 1980 - 2028
Denmark 9.05 16 1980 - 2028
UA Emirates 8.79 17 1980 - 2028
Switzerland 8.21 18 1980 - 2028
Luxembourg 6.87 19 1995 - 2028
Nicaragua 6.76 20 1980 - 2028
Sweden 6.63 21 1980 - 2028
Germany 6.62 22 1980 - 2028
Djibouti 6.24 23 1991 - 2028
Aruba 6.22 24 1999 - 2028
San Marino 6.18 25 2017 - 2028
Azerbaijan 6.15 26 1992 - 2028
Tr.&Tobago 5.54 27 1980 - 2028
Bahrain 5.25 28 1980 - 2028
Gabon 5.07 29 1980 - 2028
Venezuela 4.09 30 1980 - 2025
Tuvalu 4.02 31 2001 - 2028
Turkmenistan 3.96 32 1996 - 2028
South Korea 3.85 33 1980 - 2028
Swaziland 3.83 34 1980 - 2028
Japan 3.78 35 1980 - 2028
Slovenia 3.42 36 1992 - 2028
Israel 3.37 37 1980 - 2028
Spain 3.36 38 1980 - 2028
Angola 3.35 39 1980 - 2028
Nepal 3.23 40 1980 - 2028
Vietnam 3 41 1980 - 2028
Iran 2.89 42 1980 - 2028
Lithuania 2.82 43 1995 - 2028
Ecuador 2.76 44 1980 - 2028
Micronesia 2.67 45 1995 - 2028
Russia 2.66 46 1992 - 2028
Malaysia 2.63 47 1980 - 2028
Austria 2.61 48 1980 - 2028
R. of Congo 2.54 49 1980 - 2028
Guatemala 2.37 50 1980 - 2028
Laos 2.35 51 1980 - 2028
Oman 2.3 52 1980 - 2028
Portugal 2 53 1980 - 2028
Thailand 1.78 54 1980 - 2028
Suriname 1.77 55 1980 - 2028
Jamaica 1.64 56 1980 - 2028
Hungary 1.55 57 1980 - 2028
Croatia 1.47 58 1992 - 2028
China 1.44 59 1997 - 2028
Algeria 1.28 60 1980 - 2028
Malta 1.2 61 1995 - 2028
Italy 1.08 62 1980 - 2028
Poland 0.85 63 1980 - 2028
Argentina 0.59 64 1980 - 2028
Saudi Arabia 0.39 65 1980 - 2028
Peru 0.27 66 1980 - 2028
Tajikistan 0.26 67 1992 - 2028
Iceland 0.19 68 1980 - 2028
France 0.09 69 1980 - 2028
Czechia 0.08 70 1995 - 2028
Pakistan -0.18 71 1980 - 2028
Zambia -0.22 72 1980 - 2028
Samoa -0.3 73 1980 - 2028
Zimbabwe -0.3 74 1990 - 2028
Belgium -0.33 75 1980 - 2028
Panama -0.35 76 1980 - 2028
Eq. Guinea -0.42 77 1987 - 2028
Haiti -0.42 78 1980 - 2028
Nigeria -0.54 79 1990 - 2028
Paraguay -0.6 80 1980 - 2028
Lesotho -0.69 81 1980 - 2028
Mexico -0.74 82 1980 - 2028
Albania -0.79 83 1980 - 2028
Australia -0.88 84 1980 - 2028
Bulgaria -0.96 85 1980 - 2028
Canada -0.96 86 1980 - 2028
Indonesia -1.05 87 1980 - 2028
India -1.15 88 1980 - 2028
Finland -1.16 89 1980 - 2028
Bangladesh -1.44 90 1980 - 2028
Saint Lucia -1.51 91 2014 - 2028
Kazakhstan -1.54 92 1992 - 2028
South Africa -1.65 93 1980 - 2028
Slovakia -1.69 94 1993 - 2028
Chad -1.74 95 1980 - 2028
Brazil -1.75 96 1980 - 2028
Iraq -1.94 97 2001 - 2028
Belarus -1.96 98 1992 - 2028
Botswana -1.96 99 1980 - 2028
Morocco -2 100 1980 - 2028
North Macedonia -2.15 101 1992 - 2028
Turkey -2.16 102 1980 - 2028
Costa Rica -2.18 103 1980 - 2028
Philippines -2.21 104 1980 - 2028
El Salvador -2.25 105 1980 - 2028
Chile -2.27 106 1980 - 2028
Ghana -2.48 107 1980 - 2028
Colombia -2.54 108 1980 - 2028
Uruguay -2.75 109 2012 - 2028
UK -2.79 110 1980 - 2028
Cameroon -2.83 111 1980 - 2028
Belize -2.98 112 1980 - 2028
Togo -2.99 113 1980 - 2028
Comoros -3.15 114 1980 - 2028
USA -3.25 115 1980 - 2028
Cambodia -3.26 116 1992 - 2028
Domin. Rep. -3.37 117 1980 - 2028
Estonia -3.4 118 1993 - 2028
Ethiopia -3.44 119 1980 - 2028
Tunisia -3.52 120 1980 - 2028
Latvia -3.75 121 1992 - 2028
Burkina Faso -3.84 122 1980 - 2028
Burma -3.88 123 1998 - 2028
Sudan -3.9 124 1980 - 2028
Tanzania -3.93 125 1980 - 2028
Solomon Isl. -4 126 1980 - 2028
DR Congo -4.04 127 1980 - 2028
Kenya -4.08 128 1980 - 2028
Armenia -4.22 129 1992 - 2028
Serbia -4.22 130 2000 - 2028
Gambia -4.43 131 1980 - 2028
Niger -4.58 132 1980 - 2028
Bosnia & Herz. -4.81 133 1998 - 2028
Jordan -4.99 134 1980 - 2028
Cape Verde -5.21 135 1980 - 2028
Honduras -5.25 136 1980 - 2028
Ivory Coast -5.39 137 1980 - 2028
Bolivia -5.4 138 1980 - 2028
Mali -5.5 139 1980 - 2028
Mauritius -5.52 140 1980 - 2028
Sierra Leone -5.52 141 1980 - 2028
Georgia -5.82 142 1995 - 2028
Benin -6.05 143 1980 - 2028
G.-Bissau -6.12 144 1980 - 2028
New Zealand -6.28 145 1980 - 2028
Uzbekistan -6.29 146 1992 - 2028
Barbados -6.42 147 1980 - 2028
Greece -6.52 148 1980 - 2028
Egypt -6.56 149 1980 - 2028
Uganda -6.61 150 1980 - 2028
Madagascar -6.82 151 1980 - 2028
Mongolia -6.95 152 1991 - 2028
S.T.&Principe -7.17 153 1980 - 2028
Mauritania -7.2 154 1990 - 2028
Vanuatu -7.38 155 1980 - 2028
Tonga -7.44 156 1980 - 2028
Romania -7.5 157 1980 - 2028
Fiji -7.63 158 1980 - 2028
Bahamas -7.93 159 1980 - 2028
Ukraine -8.12 160 1992 - 2028
C.A. Republic -8.62 161 1980 - 2028
Somalia -8.67 162 2013 - 2028
Guinea -9.54 163 1980 - 2028
Cyprus -10.13 164 1980 - 2028
Seychelles -10.13 165 1980 - 2028
Ant.& Barb. -10.51 166 2014 - 2028
Moldova -11.22 167 1992 - 2028
Grenada -11.31 168 2014 - 2028
Rwanda -12.02 169 1980 - 2028
Senegal -12.68 170 1980 - 2028
Malawi -13.89 171 1980 - 2028
Montenegro -14.52 172 2001 - 2028
Burundi -15.12 173 1980 - 2028
Namibia -15.91 174 1990 - 2028
Bhutan -17.75 175 1980 - 2028
Maldives -18 176 1980 - 2028
St. Vincent & ... -18.94 177 2014 - 2028
Kyrgyzstan -21.68 178 1992 - 2028
Liberia -22.6 179 2000 - 2028
Yemen -25.03 180 1990 - 2028
Mozambique -29.94 181 1980 - 2028
Palau -30.85 182 2000 - 2028
Dominica -33.12 183 2000 - 2028



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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36.91
33.20
28.24
17.76
17.16
15.88
14.77
14.52
13.43
11.99
11.06
10.00
9.89
9.84
9.78
9.05
8.79
8.21
6.87
6.76
6.63
6.62
6.24
6.22
6.18
6.15
5.54
5.25
5.07
4.09
4.02
3.96
3.85
3.83
3.78
3.42
3.37
3.36
3.35
3.23
3.00
2.89
2.82
2.76
2.67
2.66
2.63
2.61
2.54
2.37
2.35
2.30
2.00
1.78
1.77
1.64
1.55
1.47
1.44
1.28
1.20
1.08
0.85
0.59
0.39
0.27
0.26
0.19
0.09
0.08
-0.18
-0.22
-0.30
-0.30
-0.33
-0.35
-0.42
-0.42
-0.54
-0.60
-0.69
-0.74
-0.79
-0.88
-0.96
-0.96
-1.05
-1.15
-1.16
-1.44
-1.51
-1.54
-1.65
-1.69
-1.74
-1.75
-1.94
-1.96
-1.96
-2.00
-2.15
-2.16
-2.18
-2.21
-2.25
-2.27
-2.48
-2.54
-2.75
-2.79
-2.83
-2.98
-2.99
-3.15
-3.25
-3.26
-3.37
-3.40
-3.44
-3.52
-3.75
-3.84
-3.88
-3.90
-3.93
-4.00
-4.04
-4.08
-4.22
-4.22
-4.43
-4.58
-4.81
-4.99
-5.21
-5.25
-5.39
-5.40
-5.50
-5.52
-5.52
-5.82
-6.05
-6.12
-6.28
-6.29
-6.42
-6.52
-6.56
-6.61
-6.82
-6.95
-7.17
-7.20
-7.38
-7.44
-7.50
-7.63
-7.93
-8.12
-8.62
-8.67
-9.54
-10.13
-10.13
-10.51
-11.22
-11.31
-12.02
-12.68
-13.89
-14.52
-15.12
-15.91
-17.75
-18.00
-18.94
-21.68
-22.60
-25.03
-29.94
-30.85
-33.12
-33.12
-15.6
1.9
19.4
36.91


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