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Belgium - Current Account Balance 1981

Current account balance as % of GDP · World Bank
-4.09% −0.10% from 1980 Global rank: 88th

Belgium's current account balance was -4.09% in 1981, decreased +0.10% from -4.00% in 1980. This was the 88th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1981▾
Current Account Balance by Country - 1981
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Maldives -45.11% -180.6%
2nd Mongolia -34.96% -
3rd Guyana -32.17% -76.6%
4th Myanmar -28.52% 15.5%
5th Botswana -28.28% -119.9%
6th Nicaragua -23.91% -6.4%
7th Congo, Republic of -23.11% -200.2%
8th São Tomé and Principe -22.00% -11.3%
9th Antigua and Barbuda -21.89% -54.2%
10th St. Lucia -20.47% -35.3%
11th Gambia, The -19.94% -2.9%
12th Lebanon -19.41% -461.6%
13th Papua New Guinea -19.39% -244.5%
14th Zambia -17.98% -29.6%
15th Dominica -15.59% 20.6%
16th Costa Rica -15.59% -14.2%
17th Cabo Verde -15.50% 65.8%
18th Portugal -14.65% -349.1%
19th Eswatini -14.23% 19.6%
20th Solomon Islands -13.70% -340.7%
21st Chile -13.45% -98.2%
22nd Mauritania -13.31% -4.7%
23rd Fiji -13.05% -314.2%
24th Mauritius -12.68% -34.4%
25th Ireland -12.63% -19.6%
26th Côte d'Ivoire -12.27% 6.8%
27th Tonga -12.00% -160.2%
28th Grenada -11.99% -5,013.2%
29th Barbados -11.85% -356.7%
30th Sierra Leone -11.82% -94.1%
31st Seychelles -11.48% -8.3%
32nd Mozambique -11.36% -42.8%
33rd Senegal -11.27% -13.2%
34th Samoa -11.08% 12.2%
35th Libya -10.90% -153.3%
36th Guinea-Bissau -10.40% 50.7%
37th Singapore -10.37% 22.3%
38th Jamaica -10.30% -130.8%
39th Morocco -10.27% -176.6%
40th Panama -10.24% -32.6%
41st Kiribati -10.15% -129.4%
42nd Sri Lanka -10.06% 38.4%
43rd Haiti -10.06% -226.2%
44th Ghana -9.93% -7,042.1%
45th Malaysia -9.87% -893.4%
46th Bahamas, The -9.81% -1,576.4%
47th Egypt, Arab Republic of -9.64% -1,073.3%
48th Korea -8.64% 16.6%
49th Honduras -8.64% -8.3%
50th Niger -8.36% -7.1%
51st Cyprus -8.23% 26.3%
52nd Kenya -8.19% -25.7%
53rd Malawi -8.08% 5.9%
54th Peru -7.98% -54.2%
55th Bolivia, Plurinational State of -7.94% -3,868.7%
56th Madagascar -7.62% 28.7%
57th Poland -7.39% -23.1%
58th Thailand -7.38% -18.8%
59th El Salvador -7.29% -240.9%
60th Cameroon -7.29% -44.8%
61st Benin -7.23% -54.8%
62nd Zimbabwe -6.80% -204.7%
63rd Guatemala -6.65% -214.4%
64th Paraguay -6.64% 1.8%
65th Mali -6.27% -2.4%
66th Mexico -6.16% -21.0%
67th Sudan -6.00% 41.4%
68th Argentina -5.99% -444.0%
69th Burundi -5.85% 22.4%
70th St. Kitts and Nevis -5.81% -49.3%
71st Hungary -5.78% -21.2%
72nd Colombia -5.39% -16,743.1%
73rd Tunisia -5.38% -42.2%
74th South Africa -5.34% -245.4%
75th Dominican Republic -5.15% 38.0%
76th Philippines -5.09% 0.9%
77th Israel -5.06% -44.3%
78th Bangladesh -5.02% -514.5%
79th Lao PDR -4.93% -120.1%
80th New Zealand -4.93% -23.0%
81st Greece -4.66% -19.6%
82nd Ecuador -4.58% -14.9%
83rd Brazil -4.56% 48.1%
84th Austria -4.36% 9.2%
85th Rwanda -4.24% -21.3%
86th Viet Nam -4.20% -162.5%
87th Uruguay -4.18% 40.1%
88th Belgium -4.09% -2.4%
89th Iceland -4.08% -101.8%
90th Canada -4.08% -85.0%
91st Australia -4.06% -71.4%
92nd Nigeria -3.94% -148.8%
93rd Comoros -3.83% -4.6%
94th Iran, Islamic Republic of -3.43% -12.8%
95th Togo -3.25% 34.3%
96th Pakistan -3.25% -37.1%
97th Tanzania -3.09% 35.6%
98th Guinea -3.09% -237.3%
99th Denmark -3.05% 9.6%
100th Türkiye -2.72% 14.9%
101st Spain -2.65% -15.4%
102nd Hong Kong SAR, China -2.49% 49.8%
103rd Italy -2.40% 32.0%
104th Angola -2.24% -380.1%
105th Sweden -2.14% 30.6%
106th Burkina Faso -2.03% 0.7%
107th Syrian Arab Republic -1.98% 59.4%
108th Belize -1.97% -21.9%
109th Suriname -1.91% -257.4%
110th Romania -1.49% 71.3%
111th India -1.39% 7.3%
112th Finland -0.91% 65.1%
113th Jordan -0.89% -109.3%
114th Congo, Democratic Republic of -0.88% -138.6%
115th Nepal -0.84% 83.1%
116th France -0.79% -31.6%
117th St. Vincent and the Grenadines -0.78% 93.1%
118th Indonesia -0.66% -122.7%
119th Germany -0.66% 62.8%
120th Central African Republic -0.60% 90.0%
121st United States 0.15% 85.2%
122nd Liberia 0.19% 65.5%
123rd Algeria 0.20% -61.5%
124th Japan 0.38% 140.1%
125th Bulgaria 0.61% -75.7%
126th Lesotho 0.98% 110.9%
127th Uganda 1.90% 272.1%
128th Netherlands 2.33% 627.8%
129th Albania 2.49% 4,508.7%
130th United Kingdom 2.61% 276.4%
131st Chad 2.67% 108.1%
132nd Switzerland 3.05% 686.0%
133rd Norway 3.36% 100.7%
134th Bhutan 3.39% -69.0%
135th Trinidad and Tobago 5.93% 5.4%
136th Malta 6.95% 123.8%
137th Gabon 10.44% -61.8%
138th Bahrain 10.89% 121.3%
139th Vanuatu 12.34% 1,192.1%
140th Oman 17.03% 11.0%
141st Saudi Arabia 21.50% -14.8%
142nd United Arab Emirates 23.17% -4.2%
143rd Kuwait 54.67% 2.3%
144th Qatar 111.52% -11.1%
Source: World Bank (BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS)

FAQ

What was Belgium's current account balance in 1981?▾

Belgium's current account balance in 1981 was -4.09%. This ranked 88th globally.

How did Belgium's current account balance change in 1981?▾

Belgium's current account balance decreased by 2.4% in 1981 compared to 1980.

Which country had the highest current account balance in 1981?▾

Qatar had the highest current account balance in 1981 at 111.52%.

What is the current account balance of Belgium in 1981?▾

The current account balance of Belgium in 1981 was -4.09%. This ranked 88th globally.

How does 1981 compare to 1980 for Belgium's current account balance?▾

Belgium's current account balance went from -4.00% in 1980 to -4.09% in 1981, a 2.4% decrease.

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