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France - Current Account Balance 1980

Current account balance as % of GDP · World Bank
-0.61% −1.45% from 1979 Global rank: 103rd

France's current account balance was -0.61% in 1980, decreased +1.45% from 0.85% in 1979. This was the 103rd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1980▾
Current Account Balance by Country - 1980
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Maldives -52.28% -319.6%
2nd Gambia, The -37.57% -110.0%
3rd Myanmar -33.76% 11.3%
4th Eswatini -23.93% 17.3%
5th Guyana -21.30% -36.3%
6th Guinea-Bissau -21.10% -
7th Dominica -19.64% -271.5%
8th St. Lucia -19.55% -
9th Nicaragua -19.19% -266.9%
10th Sri Lanka -16.28% -142.1%
11th Sierra Leone -14.98% 7.1%
12th Malawi -14.41% -
13th Botswana -14.24% -92.6%
14th Antigua and Barbuda -14.19% 20.2%
15th Costa Rica -13.74% 0.7%
16th Zambia -13.29% -671.4%
17th Côte d'Ivoire -13.16% -
18th Singapore -13.14% -66.0%
19th Mauritania -12.72% -24.9%
20th Kenya -12.06% -52.6%
21st Cyprus -11.99% 35.6%
22nd Papua New Guinea -11.34% -343.2%
23rd St. Vincent and the Grenadines -11.29% -123.1%
24th Niger -10.99% -68.5%
25th Madagascar -10.69% 13.1%
26th Dominican Republic -10.65% -76.7%
27th Ireland -10.56% -
28th Korea -10.29% -68.7%
29th Samoa -10.27% 43.0%
30th Mauritius -10.21% 14.0%
31st Seychelles -9.96% -3.4%
32nd Honduras -9.95% -43.9%
33rd Congo, Republic of -9.77% -17.9%
34th Senegal -8.56% -32.6%
35th Mozambique -7.95% -
36th Burundi -7.54% -
37th Haiti -7.29% -49.8%
38th Panama -7.12% 15.1%
39th Uruguay -6.98% -40.3%
40th Cameroon -6.67% -214.3%
41st Chile -6.66% -24.7%
42nd Solomon Islands -6.66% -198.0%
43rd Uganda -6.64% -
44th Morocco -6.47% 31.4%
45th Thailand -6.42% 15.8%
46th Paraguay -6.23% -3.3%
47th Argentina -6.20% -737.4%
48th Tonga -6.04% -12.3%
49th Barbados -6.03% 4.0%
50th Poland -6.00% -
51st Togo -5.92% 65.0%
52nd Bahamas, The -5.64% -49.8%
53rd Brazil -5.40% -13.8%
54th Central African Republic -5.40% -137.2%
55th Romania -5.20% -
56th Philippines -5.17% -7.8%
57th Jamaica -5.08% -15.7%
58th Mexico -5.07% -26.1%
59th Hong Kong SAR, China -4.96% -
60th Türkiye -4.95% -214.1%
61st Austria -4.80% -
62nd Hungary -4.77% -
63rd Mali -4.60% 35.3%
64th Tanzania -4.57% -29.7%
65th Tunisia -4.04% 3.3%
66th New Zealand -4.00% -
67th Belgium -4.00% -
68th Greece -3.94% -12.3%
69th St. Kitts and Nevis -3.89% -
70th Bangladesh -3.87% -44.9%
71st Pakistan -3.66% 35.1%
72nd Comoros -3.66% -
73rd Ecuador -3.59% 19.3%
74th Sudan -3.53% -15.9%
75th Rwanda -3.49% -
76th Lebanon -3.46% -
77th Israel -3.43% 15.7%
78th Denmark -3.37% 22.3%
79th Portugal -3.23% -1,493.4%
80th Sweden -3.05% -60.1%
81st Finland -2.61% -614.1%
82nd Iran, Islamic Republic of -2.58% -119.5%
83rd Benin -2.54% 41.8%
84th Spain -2.40% -780.0%
85th Australia -2.37% -
86th Lao PDR -2.24% -
87th Zimbabwe -2.23% -105.0%
88th Canada -2.22% 35.6%
89th Italy -2.21% -247.2%
90th Iceland -2.18% -242.5%
91st Guatemala -2.07% 30.4%
92nd Burkina Faso -2.04% -
93rd Egypt, Arab Republic of -2.01% 75.9%
94th Nepal -2.00% -224.9%
95th Germany -1.64% -169.5%
96th Belize -1.62% -
97th Viet Nam -1.60% -
98th Fiji -1.45% 74.8%
99th Malaysia -1.09% -124.5%
100th India -0.96% -3,011.9%
101st Japan -0.95% -
102nd Colombia -0.62% -139.3%
103rd France -0.61% -171.7%
104th Peru -0.56% -112.2%
105th Netherlands -0.44% -325.1%
106th Congo, Democratic Republic of -0.37% -
107th Switzerland -0.16% 23.1%
108th Bolivia, Plurinational State of -0.14% 98.4%
109th United States 0.07% 1,348.1%
110th Liberia 0.12% 170.5%
111th Grenada 0.24% 122.5%
112th Algeria 0.59% 112.0%
113th Ghana 0.68% -77.9%
114th Angola 0.80% -
115th São Tomé and Principe 0.83% -93.7%
116th El Salvador 0.95% 2.0%
117th Vanuatu 0.96% -
118th Albania 1.01% -
119th Chad 1.19% 871.2%
120th United Kingdom 1.21% 781.3%
121st Suriname 1.22% -
122nd Norway 1.67% 184.9%
123rd Syrian Arab Republic 1.92% -78.7%
124th Guinea 2.25% -
125th Indonesia 2.92% -
126th Cabo Verde 3.04% -
127th Malta 3.10% -33.3%
128th South Africa 3.54% -24.8%
129th Bulgaria 4.81% -
130th Bahrain 5.28% 164.2%
131st Trinidad and Tobago 5.72% 1,474.6%
132nd Kiribati 7.30% -87.9%
133rd Nigeria 8.06% 128.2%
134th Gabon 8.97% 9.7%
135th Jordan 9.56% 4,936.8%
136th Bhutan 10.94% -
137th Lesotho 13.05% 308.9%
138th Oman 15.75% 7.2%
139th Libya 20.06% 62.4%
140th United Arab Emirates 24.18% -
141st Saudi Arabia 25.22% 176.5%
142nd Kuwait 53.43% -5.8%
143rd Qatar 125.49% -
Source: World Bank (BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS)

FAQ

What was France's current account balance in 1980?▾

France's current account balance in 1980 was -0.61%. This ranked 103rd globally.

How did France's current account balance change in 1980?▾

France's current account balance decreased by 171.7% in 1980 compared to 1979.

Which country had the highest current account balance in 1980?▾

Qatar had the highest current account balance in 1980 at 125.49%.

What is the current account balance of France in 1980?▾

The current account balance of France in 1980 was -0.61%. This ranked 103rd globally.

How does 1980 compare to 1979 for France's current account balance?▾

France's current account balance went from 0.85% in 1979 to -0.61% in 1980, a 171.7% decrease.

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