- Red = deficit (more imports than exports)
- Blue = surplus (more exports than imports)
- Grey = no data
This is a list of countries and territories by current account balance, in millions of U.S. dollars, equivalence based on The World Factbook ([1]). Most data are 2006 estimates.
According to this list, 64 countries are in surplus, while 99 countries are in deficit.
Rank | Country | Current account balance (million US$) |
---|---|---|
1 | People's Republic of China | 249,900 |
2 | Japan | 170,500 |
3 | Germany | 147,800 |
4 | Saudi Arabia | 104,100 |
5 | Russia | 94,470 |
6 | Switzerland | 63,490 |
7 | Netherlands | 57,520 |
8 | Norway | 55,210 |
9 | Kuwait | 51,000 |
10 | Singapore | 41,290 |
11 | United Arab Emirates | 35,160 |
12 | Algeria | 29,040 |
13 | Sweden | 27,500 |
14 | Venezuela | 27,170 |
15 | Hong Kong | 20,900 |
16 | Canada | 20,790 |
17 | Malaysia | 17,860 |
18 | Lybia | 14,500 |
19 | Brazil | 13,500 |
20 | Iran | 13,130 |
21 | Nigeria | 12,590 |
22 | Qatar | 12,510 |
23 | Republic of China (Taiwan) | 9,700 |
24 | Finland | 8,749 |
25 | Iraq | 8,134 |
26 | Angola | 7,700 |
27 | Oman | 7,097 |
28 | Belgium | 6,925 |
29 | Austria | 5,913 |
30 | Argentina | 5,810 |
31 | Chile | 5,063 |
32 | Denmark | 4,941 |
33 | Philippines | 4,900 |
34 | Luxembourg | 4,630 |
35 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3,259 |
36 | Azerbaijan | 2,737 |
37 | Egypt | 2,697 |
38 | Korea, South | 2,000 |
39 | Bahrain | 1,999 |
40 | Gabon | 1,807 |
41 | Botswana | 1,698 |
42 | Yemen | 1,690 |
43 | Indonesia | 1,636 |
44 | Peru | 1,515 |
45 | Israel | 1,643 |
46 | Uzbekistan | 1,410 |
47 | Burma | 1,247 |
48 | Republic of the Congo | 1,215 |
49 | Vietnam | 1,029 |
50 | Ecuador | 727 |
51 | Bolivia | 688 |
52 | Papua New Guinea | 661 |
53 | Namibia | 572 |
54 | Ivory Coast | 460 |
55 | Cameroon | 419 |
56 | Morocco | 389 |
57 | Bangladesh | 339 |
58 | Turkmenistan | 321.2 |
59 | Equatorial Guinea | 175 |
60 | British Virgin Islands | 134.3 (1999) |
61 | Kazakhstan | 113 |
62 | Cook Islands | 26.67 (2005) |
63 | Palau | 15.09 (2004) |
64 | Tuvalu | 2.323 (1998) |
65 | Samoa | -2.428 (2004) |
66 | Tonga | -4.321 (2005) |
67 | Comoros | -17 (2005) |
68 | Kiribati | -19.87 (2004) |
69 | Swaziland | -23.13 |
70 | São Tomé and Príncipe | -24.4 |
71 | Vanuatu | -28.35 (2003) |
72 | Federated States of Micronesia | -34.3 (2005) |
73 | Anguilla | -42.87 (2003) |
74 | Cape Verde | -44.43 |
75 | The Gambia | -54.61 |
76 | Burundi | -57.84 |
77 | Haiti | -58.72 |
78 | Tajikistan | -73.95 |
79 | Lesotho | -75.44 |
80 | Seychelles | -78.59 |
81 | Antigua and Barbuda | -83.4 (2004) |
82 | Guyana | -84.3 |
83 | Rwanda | -104.1 |
84 | Honduras | -160 |
85 | Zambia | -165.4 |
86 | Republic of Macedonia | -167 |
87 | Belize | -173.4 |
88 | Malawi | -186 |
89 | Ghana | -219 |
90 | Armenia | -247.3 |
91 | Togo | -261.9 |
92 | Zimbabwe | -264.6 |
93 | Kyrgyzstan | -287.3 |
94 | Paraguay | -300 |
95 | Chad | -324.1 |
96 | Benin | -342.7 |
97 | Guinea | -344 |
98 | Cambodia | -369 |
99 | Mexico | -400.1 |
100 | Uganda | -423 |
101 | Eritrea | -440.5 |
102 | Mozambique | -444.4 |
103 | Fiji | -465.8 |
104 | Panama | -467 |
105 | Madagascar | -504 |
106 | Laos | -404.2 |
107 | Belarus | -511.8 |
108 | Syria | -529 |
109 | Moldova | -561 |
110 | Uruguay | -600 |
111 | Burkina Faso | -604.6 |
112 | Mauritius | -651 |
113 | Albania | -679.9 |
114 | Georgia | -735 |
115 | Tunisia | -760 |
116 | Slovenia | -789.2 |
117 | Nicaragua | -883 |
118 | Senegal | -895.2 |
119 | Thailand | -899.4 |
120 | Tanzania | -906 |
121 | Malta | -966.2 |
122 | Jamaica | -970 |
123 | Cyprus | -1,051 |
124 | El Salvador | -1,059 |
125 | Sri Lanka | -1,118 |
126 | Kenya | -1,119 |
127 | Dominican Republic | -1,124 |
128 | Costa Rica | -1,176 |
129 | Cuba | -1,218 |
130 | Guatemala | -1,533 |
131 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -1,730 |
132 | Estonia | -1,919 |
133 | Ukraine | -1,933 |
134 | Colombia | -2,219 |
135 | Serbia | -2,451 (2005) |
136 | Latvia | -2,538 |
137 | Lithuania | -2,572 |
138 | Jordan | -2,834 |
139 | Croatia | -2,892 |
140 | Iceland | -2,932 |
141 | Ethiopia | -3,384 |
142 | Slovakia | -3,781 |
143 | Czech Republic | -4,352 |
144 | Sudan | -4,510 |
145 | Poland | -4,548 |
146 | Bulgaria | -5,100 |
147 | Lebanon | -5,339 |
148 | Pakistan | -5,486 |
149 | Hungary | -6,211 |
150 | Ireland | -9,136 |
151 | New Zealand | -9,373 |
152 | India | -10,360 |
153 | Romania | -12,840 |
154 | South Africa | -16,280 |
155 | Portugal | -18,280 |
156 | France | -28,320 |
157 | Greece | -29,710 |
158 | Turkey | -31,760 |
159 | Australia | -41,140 |
160 | Italy | -47,310 |
161 | United Kingdom | -88,100 |
162 | Spain | -106,400 |
163 | United States | -811,500 |
Woah. I had no idea my neighbour down south is ranked at the bottom...