Current account balance by country
Does a country earn more from abroad than it spends there? Current account balance, % of GDP.
- World median−0.8%2025 · 136 countries
- Portugal1.2%2025 · 63rd of 181
- Highest: Tuvalu40.0%2023
- Lowest: Suriname−55.3%2025
- Below −10%
- −10% to −5%
- −5% to −2%
- −2% to 2%
- 2% to 5%
- 5% to 10%
- 10% or more
- No data
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Grey: close to balance (between −2% and +2%). Red: a deficit. Blue: a surplus. The further a shade is from grey, the bigger the deficit or surplus. Portugal is outlined. Small countries are shown as dots.
What it is
The current account adds up what a country earns from the rest of the world (exports, income from investments abroad, money sent home by people working abroad) and subtracts what it pays out. A surplus means it earns more than it spends abroad; a deficit means the opposite.
Why it matters
A country with a deficit has to borrow from abroad or sell assets to foreigners to pay for it. Small deficits are normal, especially for countries that are investing a lot; large, lasting ones can leave a country exposed if lenders lose confidence. A surplus means the country is lending to the rest of the world.
What moves it
Prices of what a country exports and imports (oil exporters swing with the oil price), how strong its currency is, tourism, and how much its people save compared with what they invest.
The euro area
The 21 countries that use the euro, highest first. Their rank is among all countries.
| # | Country | Current account balance | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Netherlands€ | 7.6% | 2025 |
| 24 | Malta€ | 7.1% | 2024 |
| 29 | Ireland€ | 6.3% | 2025 |
| 40 | Germany€ | 4.5% | 2025 |
| 46 | Slovenia€ | 3.6% | 2025 |
| 48 | Spain€ | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 55 | Austria€ | 1.8% | 2025 |
| 58 | Finland€ | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 63 | Portugal€ | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 64 | Italy€ | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 65 | Lithuania€ | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 67 | Luxembourg€ | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 69 | Estonia€ | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 75 | Belgium€ | −0.2% | 2025 |
| 77 | France€ | −0.3% | 2025 |
| 110 | Croatia€ | −3.2% | 2025 |
| 115 | Slovakia€ | −3.6% | 2025 |
| 133 | Latvia€ | −5.3% | 2025 |
| 136 | Greece€ | −5.6% | 2025 |
| 138 | Bulgaria€ | −5.8% | 2025 |
| 142 | Cyprus€ | −6.3% | 2025 |
Full ranking
All 181 countries with a figure from 2023 or later, highest first. Select a column heading to sort.
| Region | Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 40.0% | 2023 |
| 2 | Macao | East Asia & Pacific | 39.6% | 2025 |
| 3 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 22.7% | 2025 |
| 4 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | 22.0% | 2023 |
| 5 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 21.9% | 2024 |
| 6 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 19.5% | 2025 |
| 7 | Bermuda | North America | 18.3% | 2024 |
| 8 | Brunei | East Asia & Pacific | 18.0% | 2025 |
| 9 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | 17.1% | 2025 |
| 10 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 16.7% | 2025 |
| 11 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 15.7% | 2024 |
| 12 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | 15.5% | 2024 |
| 13 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 14.8% | 2025 |
| 14 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 14.7% | 2024 |
| 15 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 14.1% | 2025 |
| 16 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | 13.9% | 2023 |
| 17 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 12.6% | 2025 |
| 18 | Hong Kong | East Asia & Pacific | 12.3% | 2025 |
| 19 | Laos | East Asia & Pacific | 11.1% | 2025 |
| 20 | Nepal | South Asia | 10.7% | 2025 |
| 21 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.2% | 2025 |
| 22 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.9% | 2023 |
| 23 | Netherlands€ | Europe & Central Asia | 7.6% | 2025 |
| 24 | Malta€ | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 7.1% | 2024 |
| 25 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 6.9% | 2025 |
| 26 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | 6.8% | 2025 |
| 27 | South Korea | East Asia & Pacific | 6.6% | 2025 |
| 28 | Vietnam | East Asia & Pacific | 6.4% | 2025 |
| 29 | Ireland€ | Europe & Central Asia | 6.3% | 2025 |
| 30 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 6.3% | 2025 |
| 31 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.9% | 2025 |
| 32 | Nauru | East Asia & Pacific | 5.8% | 2024 |
| 33 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5.8% | 2025 |
| 34 | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.2% | 2023 |
| 35 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | 5.0% | 2025 |
| 36 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | 4.9% | 2025 |
| 37 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | 4.8% | 2025 |
| 38 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.7% | 2025 |
| 39 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 4.6% | 2025 |
| 40 | Germany€ | Europe & Central Asia | 4.5% | 2025 |
| 41 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.2% | 2023 |
| 42 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 4.2% | 2024 |
| 43 | China | East Asia & Pacific | 3.8% | 2025 |
| 44 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | 3.6% | 2025 |
| 45 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.6% | 2025 |
| 46 | Slovenia€ | Europe & Central Asia | 3.6% | 2025 |
| 47 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 48 | Spain€ | Europe & Central Asia | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 49 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.9% | 2025 |
| 50 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.5% | 2024 |
| 51 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | 2.5% | 2025 |
| 52 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 53 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 54 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 55 | Austria€ | Europe & Central Asia | 1.8% | 2025 |
| 56 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 57 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 58 | Finland€ | Europe & Central Asia | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 59 | Sri Lanka | South Asia | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 60 | Russia | Europe & Central Asia | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 61 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 62 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.2% | 2024 |
| 63 | Portugal€ | Europe & Central Asia | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 64 | Italy€ | Europe & Central Asia | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 65 | Lithuania€ | Europe & Central Asia | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 66 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 67 | Luxembourg€ | Europe & Central Asia | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 68 | Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | 0.6% | 2025 |
| 69 | Estonia€ | Europe & Central Asia | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 70 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.3% | 2025 |
| 71 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 72 | Bangladesh | South Asia | −0.0% | 2025 |
| 73 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | −0.1% | 2025 |
| 74 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | −0.1% | 2025 |
| 75 | Belgium€ | Europe & Central Asia | −0.2% | 2025 |
| 76 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | −0.2% | 2025 |
| 77 | France€ | Europe & Central Asia | −0.3% | 2025 |
| 78 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | −0.4% | 2025 |
| 79 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | −0.5% | 2025 |
| 80 | India | South Asia | −0.5% | 2025 |
| 80 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | −0.5% | 2025 |
| 82 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | −0.5% | 2025 |
| 82 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | −0.5% | 2025 |
| 84 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | −0.6% | 2024 |
| 85 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | −0.7% | 2025 |
| 86 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | −1.0% | 2025 |
| 87 | Canada | North America | −1.0% | 2025 |
| 88 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | −1.1% | 2025 |
| 89 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | −1.1% | 2025 |
| 90 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | −1.2% | 2025 |
| 91 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | −1.2% | 2025 |
| 92 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | −1.4% | 2025 |
| 93 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | −1.6% | 2024 |
| 94 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | −1.7% | 2023 |
| 95 | Türkiye | Europe & Central Asia | −1.9% | 2025 |
| 96 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | −2.1% | 2025 |
| 97 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | −2.3% | 2025 |
| 98 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | −2.4% | 2025 |
| 99 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | −2.5% | 2025 |
| 100 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | −2.5% | 2024 |
| 100 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | −2.5% | 2025 |
| 102 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | −2.6% | 2025 |
| 103 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | −2.6% | 2025 |
| 104 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | −2.8% | 2025 |
| 104 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | −2.8% | 2025 |
| 106 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | −2.9% | 2025 |
| 106 | Gambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | −2.9% | 2025 |
| 108 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | −3.0% | 2024 |
| 109 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | −3.1% | 2025 |
| 110 | Croatia€ | Europe & Central Asia | −3.2% | 2025 |
| 111 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | −3.3% | 2024 |
| 112 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | −3.5% | 2025 |
| 113 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | −3.5% | 2025 |
| 113 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | −3.5% | 2025 |
| 115 | Slovakia€ | Europe & Central Asia | −3.6% | 2025 |
| 116 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | −3.7% | 2025 |
| 117 | Egypt | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | −3.8% | 2025 |
| 118 | United States | North America | −3.8% | 2025 |
| 119 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | −3.9% | 2025 |
| 120 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | −3.9% | 2025 |
| 121 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | −4.0% | 2024 |
| 122 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | −4.1% | 2025 |
| 123 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | −4.1% | 2025 |
| 124 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | −4.2% | 2024 |
| 125 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | −4.3% | 2025 |
| 126 | DR Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | −4.3% | 2025 |
| 126 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | −4.3% | 2024 |
| 128 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | −4.4% | 2025 |
| 129 | Côte d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | −4.5% | 2024 |
| 130 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | −4.9% | 2025 |
| 131 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | −5.2% | 2025 |
| 132 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | −5.2% | 2025 |
| 133 | Latvia€ | Europe & Central Asia | −5.3% | 2025 |
| 134 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | −5.3% | 2024 |
| 135 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | −5.5% | 2025 |
| 136 | Greece€ | Europe & Central Asia | −5.6% | 2025 |
| 137 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | −5.7% | 2025 |
| 138 | Bulgaria€ | Europe & Central Asia | −5.8% | 2025 |
| 139 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | −6.1% | 2024 |
| 140 | Maldives | South Asia | −6.2% | 2025 |
| 141 | Saint Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | −6.3% | 2025 |
| 142 | Cyprus€ | Europe & Central Asia | −6.3% | 2025 |
| 143 | Bahamas | Latin America & Caribbean | −6.7% | 2024 |
| 144 | Sint Maarten | Latin America & Caribbean | −6.9% | 2023 |
| 145 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | −7.0% | 2024 |
| 146 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | −7.4% | 2024 |
| 147 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | −7.8% | 2024 |
| 148 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | −7.9% | 2025 |
| 149 | Kosovo | Europe & Central Asia | −8.1% | 2025 |
| 150 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | −8.2% | 2023 |
| 151 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | −8.4% | 2025 |
| 152 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | −8.5% | 2025 |
| 153 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | −8.7% | 2025 |
| 154 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | −8.8% | 2025 |
| 155 | Cayman Islands | Latin America & Caribbean | −8.8% | 2024 |
| 156 | São Tomé and Príncipe | Sub-Saharan Africa | −9.3% | 2025 |
| 157 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | −9.6% | 2024 |
| 158 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | −12.0% | 2024 |
| 159 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | −12.0% | 2025 |
| 160 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | −13.4% | 2024 |
| 161 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | −13.5% | 2025 |
| 162 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | −13.7% | 2025 |
| 162 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | −13.7% | 2025 |
| 164 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | −14.0% | 2025 |
| 165 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | −14.1% | 2024 |
| 166 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | −14.2% | 2025 |
| 167 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | −15.2% | 2025 |
| 168 | West Bank and Gaza | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | −15.8% | 2025 |
| 169 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | −16.1% | 2025 |
| 170 | Bhutan | South Asia | −19.4% | 2024 |
| 171 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | −19.6% | 2025 |
| 172 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | −19.8% | 2023 |
| 173 | Curaçao | Latin America & Caribbean | −20.0% | 2023 |
| 174 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | −20.4% | 2025 |
| 175 | Kyrgyzstan | Europe & Central Asia | −22.6% | 2024 |
| 176 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | −23.1% | 2025 |
| 177 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | −28.1% | 2023 |
| 178 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | −36.9% | 2025 |
| 179 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | −38.0% | 2025 |
| 180 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | −48.6% | 2023 |
| 181 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | −55.3% | 2025 |
Where the numbers come from
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics, with World Bank and OECD data. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.