* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Balance of payments, net errors and omissions, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 27 countries was 363.64 million USD. The highest value was in Germany: 29834.41 million USD and the lowest value was in France: -15911.87 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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Countries Net errors and omissions, 2023 Global rank Available data
Germany 29834.41 1 1971 - 2023
Italy 17994.77 2 1970 - 2023
Ireland 6389.64 3 2005 - 2023
Romania 4828.32 4 1972 - 2023
Spain 4186.8 5 1975 - 2023
Greece 2425.44 6 1976 - 2023
Lithuania 1753.25 7 1993 - 2023
Czechia 1465.21 8 1993 - 2023
Croatia 1361.08 9 1993 - 2023
Belgium 1252.19 10 2002 - 2023
Latvia 920.61 11 1992 - 2023
Portugal 827.63 12 1975 - 2023
Cyprus 781.75 13 1976 - 2023
Malta 371.52 14 1971 - 2023
Luxembourg -9.81 15 2002 - 2023
Bulgaria -45.49 16 1980 - 2023
Slovenia -758.31 17 1992 - 2023
Estonia -837.53 18 1992 - 2023
Slovakia -2363.16 19 1993 - 2023
Hungary -3545.35 20 1982 - 2023
Austria -3607.03 21 2005 - 2023
Poland -4597 22 1976 - 2023
Finland -5224.33 23 1975 - 2023
Denmark -5696.61 24 1975 - 2023
Sweden -10840.61 25 1970 - 2023
Netherlands -11137.25 26 1967 - 2023
France -15911.87 27 1975 - 2023


New - World map: Net errors and omissions




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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