Net errors and omissions - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Balance of payments, net errors and omissions, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 148 countries was -638.7 million USD. The highest value was in Germany: 29834.41 million USD and the lowest value was in China: -37925.85 million USD. The indicator is available from 1960 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: million USD; Source: The World Bank
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* indicates monthly or quarterly data series


Countries Net errors and omissions, 2023 Global rank Available data
Germany 29834.41 1 1971 - 2023
Norway 22375.96 2 1975 - 2023
Japan 19449.24 3 1996 - 2023
Italy 17994.77 4 1970 - 2023
UK 13038.76 5 1970 - 2023
Ireland 6389.64 6 2005 - 2023
Thailand 5017.24 7 1975 - 2023
Romania 4828.32 8 1972 - 2023
New Zealand 4257.45 9 2000 - 2023
Spain 4186.8 10 1975 - 2023
Canada 3904.63 11 1960 - 2023
South Africa 3127.89 12 1960 - 2023
Greece 2425.44 13 1976 - 2023
Lithuania 1753.25 14 1993 - 2023
Lebanon 1634.57 15 2002 - 2023
Ukraine 1628 16 1994 - 2023
Chile 1496.76 17 1975 - 2023
Panama 1487.46 18 1977 - 2023
Czechia 1465.21 19 1993 - 2023
Croatia 1361.08 20 1993 - 2023
Philippines 1353.78 21 1977 - 2023
Azerbaijan 1320.61 22 1995 - 2023
Angola 1320.46 23 1985 - 2023
Belgium 1252.19 24 2002 - 2023
Morocco 1173.05 25 1975 - 2023
Australia 1105.12 26 1989 - 2023
Latvia 920.61 27 1992 - 2023
Portugal 827.63 28 1975 - 2023
Nepal 812.54 29 1976 - 2023
Colombia 804.3 30 1968 - 2023
Palestine 799.54 31 1995 - 2023
Cyprus 781.75 32 1976 - 2023
Costa Rica 777.58 33 1977 - 2023
Malawi 702.08 34 1977 - 2023
Montenegro 701.19 35 2007 - 2023
Haiti 659.47 36 1971 - 2023
Uruguay 594.29 37 1978 - 2023
Belarus 586.64 38 1993 - 2023
Oman 557.68 39 1974 - 2023
Serbia 516.48 40 2007 - 2023
Jamaica 490.77 41 1976 - 2023
Kenya 478.94 42 1975 - 2023
Malta 371.52 43 1971 - 2023
Ghana 350.37 44 1975 - 2023
Tunisia 309.9 45 1976 - 2023
Mauritania 284.22 46 1975 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 232.65 47 1998 - 2023
Brazil 224.15 48 1975 - 2023
Mozambique 182.42 49 2005 - 2023
Bhutan 165.96 50 2006 - 2023
Albania 163.57 51 1980 - 2023
Moldova 159.95 52 1994 - 2023
Maldives 102.51 53 1977 - 2023
Lesotho 99.8 54 1975 - 2023
Qatar 91.05 55 2011 - 2023
India 79.08 56 1975 - 2023
Uganda 58.52 57 1980 - 2023
North Macedonia 52.03 58 1996 - 2023
Rwanda 45.27 59 2010 - 2023
Burundi 32.71 60 1985 - 2023
Dominica 24.28 61 1976 - 2023
Algeria 8.76 62 1977 - 2023
Swaziland 4.28 63 1974 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 3.78 64 1977 - 2023
Guinea 1.08 65 1986 - 2023
Saint Lucia -0.25 66 1976 - 2023
Samoa -0.54 67 1977 - 2023
Armenia -1.01 68 1993 - 2023
Namibia -2.24 69 1990 - 2023
Comoros -2.34 70 1980 - 2023
Seychelles -8.62 71 1976 - 2023
Luxembourg -9.81 72 2002 - 2023
Georgia -10.74 73 1997 - 2023
Tonga -17.77 74 1971 - 2023
Grenada -18.97 75 1977 - 2023
Kiribati -21.43 76 1979 - 2023
Cape Verde -22.14 77 1977 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... -33.24 78 1978 - 2023
Belize -39.42 79 1984 - 2023
Bulgaria -45.49 80 1980 - 2023
Solomon Isl. -49.73 81 1975 - 2023
Botswana -82.29 82 1975 - 2023
Mauritius -82.87 83 1976 - 2023
Iceland -90.13 84 1976 - 2023
Tajikistan -90.76 85 2002 - 2023
Suriname -95.05 86 2005 - 2023
Honduras -101.19 87 1974 - 2023
Bahamas -170.91 88 1976 - 2023
Ethiopia -196.29 89 1977 - 2023
Gambia -244.65 90 1978 - 2023
Kazakhstan -248.57 91 1995 - 2023
Mongolia -275.73 92 1981 - 2023
Sri Lanka -318.46 93 1975 - 2023
DR Congo -338.02 94 2005 - 2023
Sierra Leone -354.27 95 1977 - 2023
Jordan -479.58 96 1972 - 2023
El Salvador -522.54 97 1976 - 2023
Laos -597.9 98 1984 - 2023
Zambia -678.04 99 1978 - 2023
Hong Kong -678.7 100 1998 - 2023
Kuwait -694.68 101 1975 - 2023
Guatemala -700.45 102 1977 - 2023
Slovenia -758.31 103 1992 - 2023
Brunei -801.14 104 2001 - 2023
Estonia -837.53 105 1992 - 2023
Paraguay -882.33 106 1975 - 2023
Domin. Rep. -884.6 107 1968 - 2023
Tanzania -920.29 108 1976 - 2023
Djibouti -1069.26 109 1991 - 2023
Nicaragua -1107.78 110 1977 - 2023
Uzbekistan -1276.69 111 2005 - 2023
Pakistan -1296.77 112 1976 - 2023
Cambodia -1366.99 113 1992 - 2023
Papua N.G. -1399.51 114 1976 - 2023
Bangladesh -1532.22 115 1976 - 2023
Zimbabwe -1549.09 116 1977 - 2023
Bahrain -1604.26 117 1975 - 2023
Indonesia -1704.54 118 1981 - 2023
Ecuador -1934.12 119 1976 - 2023
Egypt -2074.73 120 1977 - 2023
Iraq -2345.09 121 2005 - 2023
Mexico -2362.91 122 1979 - 2023
Slovakia -2363.16 123 1993 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago -2365.78 124 1975 - 2023
Bolivia -2436.29 125 1976 - 2023
Switzerland -2597.4 126 1977 - 2023
Singapore -2758.71 127 1972 - 2023
South Korea -3137.6 128 1976 - 2023
Hungary -3545.35 129 1982 - 2023
Austria -3607.03 130 2005 - 2023
Peru -3670.91 131 1977 - 2023
Poland -4597 132 1976 - 2023
Macao -5224.2 133 2002 - 2023
Finland -5224.33 134 1975 - 2023
Denmark -5696.61 135 1975 - 2023
Argentina -5952.95 136 1976 - 2023
Russia -7172.2 137 1994 - 2023
Saudi Arabia -7309.55 138 1975 - 2023
Malaysia -7348.85 139 1974 - 2023
Israel -9195.6 140 1960 - 2023
Sweden -10840.61 141 1970 - 2023
Netherlands -11137.25 142 1967 - 2023
USA -12428 143 1970 - 2023
Turkey -14062 144 1974 - 2023
France -15911.87 145 1975 - 2023
Vietnam -17383 146 1996 - 2023
Nigeria -24844.49 147 1977 - 2023
China -37925.85 148 1982 - 2023



Definition: Net errors and omissions constitute a residual category needed to ensure that accounts in the balance of payments statement sum to zero. Net errors and omissions are derived as the balance on the financial account minus the balances on the current and capital accounts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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1. Germany
2. Norway
3. Japan
4. Italy
5. UK
6. Ireland
7. Thailand
8. Romania
9. New Zealand
10. Spain
11. Canada
12. South Africa
13. Greece
14. Lithuania
15. Lebanon
16. Ukraine
17. Chile
18. Panama
19. Czechia
20. Croatia
21. Philippines
22. Azerbaijan
23. Angola
24. Belgium
25. Morocco
26. Australia
27. Latvia
28. Portugal
29. Nepal
30. Colombia
31. Palestine
32. Cyprus
33. Costa Rica
34. Malawi
35. Montenegro
36. Haiti
37. Uruguay
38. Belarus
39. Oman
40. Serbia
41. Jamaica
42. Kenya
43. Malta
44. Ghana
45. Tunisia
46. Mauritania
47. Bosnia & Herz.
48. Brazil
49. Mozambique
50. Bhutan
51. Albania
52. Moldova
53. Maldives
54. Lesotho
55. Qatar
56. India
57. Uganda
58. North Macedonia
59. Rwanda
60. Burundi
61. Dominica
62. Algeria
63. Swaziland
64. Ant.& Barb.
65. Guinea
66. Saint Lucia
67. Samoa
68. Armenia
69. Namibia
70. Comoros
71. Seychelles
72. Luxembourg
73. Georgia
74. Tonga
75. Grenada
76. Kiribati
77. Cape Verde
78. St. Vincent & ...
79. Belize
80. Bulgaria
81. Solomon Isl.
82. Botswana
83. Mauritius
84. Iceland
85. Tajikistan
86. Suriname
87. Honduras
88. Bahamas
89. Ethiopia
90. Gambia
91. Kazakhstan
92. Mongolia
93. Sri Lanka
94. DR Congo
95. Sierra Leone
96. Jordan
97. El Salvador
98. Laos
99. Zambia
100. Hong Kong
101. Kuwait
102. Guatemala
103. Slovenia
104. Brunei
105. Estonia
106. Paraguay
107. Domin. Rep.
108. Tanzania
109. Djibouti
110. Nicaragua
111. Uzbekistan
112. Pakistan
113. Cambodia
114. Papua N.G.
115. Bangladesh
116. Zimbabwe
117. Bahrain
118. Indonesia
119. Ecuador
120. Egypt
121. Iraq
122. Mexico
123. Slovakia
124. Tr.&Tobago
125. Bolivia
126. Switzerland
127. Singapore
128. South Korea
129. Hungary
130. Austria
131. Peru
132. Poland
133. Macao
134. Finland
135. Denmark
136. Argentina
137. Russia
138. Saudi Arabia
139. Malaysia
140. Israel
141. Sweden
142. Netherlands
143. USA
144. Turkey
145. France
146. Vietnam
147. Nigeria
148. China
29834.41
22375.96
19449.24
17994.77
13038.76
6389.64
5017.24
4828.32
4257.45
4186.80
3904.63
3127.89
2425.44
1753.25
1634.57
1628.00
1496.76
1487.46
1465.21
1361.08
1353.78
1320.61
1320.46
1252.19
1173.05
1105.12
920.61
827.63
812.54
804.30
799.54
781.75
777.58
702.08
701.19
659.47
594.29
586.64
557.68
516.48
490.77
478.94
371.52
350.37
309.90
284.22
232.65
224.15
182.42
165.96
163.57
159.95
102.51
99.80
91.05
79.08
58.52
52.03
45.27
32.71
24.28
8.76
4.28
3.78
1.08
-0.25
-0.54
-1.01
-2.24
-2.34
-8.62
-9.81
-10.74
-17.77
-18.97
-21.43
-22.14
-33.24
-39.42
-45.49
-49.73
-82.29
-82.87
-90.13
-90.76
-95.05
-101.19
-170.91
-196.29
-244.65
-248.57
-275.73
-318.46
-338.02
-354.27
-479.58
-522.54
-597.90
-678.04
-678.70
-694.68
-700.45
-758.31
-801.14
-837.53
-882.33
-884.60
-920.29
-1069.26
-1107.78
-1276.69
-1296.77
-1366.99
-1399.51
-1532.22
-1549.09
-1604.26
-1704.54
-1934.12
-2074.73
-2345.09
-2362.91
-2363.16
-2365.78
-2436.29
-2597.40
-2758.71
-3137.60
-3545.35
-3607.03
-3670.91
-4597.00
-5224.20
-5224.33
-5696.61
-5952.95
-7172.20
-7309.55
-7348.85
-9195.60
-10840.61
-11137.25
-12428.00
-14062.00
-15911.87
-17383.00
-24844.49
-37925.85
-37925.85
-20985.8
-4045.7
12894.3
29834.41


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