* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Balance of payments, net errors and omissions, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 20 countries was -669.4 million USD. The highest value was in Canada: 3904.63 million USD and the lowest value was in the USA: -12428 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
Canada 3904.63 1 1960 - 2023
Panama 1487.46 2 1977 - 2023
Costa Rica 777.58 3 1977 - 2023
Haiti 659.47 4 1971 - 2023
Jamaica 490.77 5 1976 - 2023
Dominica 24.28 6 1976 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 3.78 7 1977 - 2023
Saint Lucia -0.25 8 1976 - 2023
Grenada -18.97 9 1977 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... -33.24 10 1978 - 2023
Belize -39.42 11 1984 - 2023
Honduras -101.19 12 1974 - 2023
Bahamas -170.91 13 1976 - 2023
El Salvador -522.54 14 1976 - 2023
Guatemala -700.45 15 1977 - 2023
Domin. Rep. -884.6 16 1968 - 2023
Nicaragua -1107.78 17 1977 - 2023
Mexico -2362.91 18 1979 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago -2365.78 19 1975 - 2023
USA -12428 20 1970 - 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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