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Ireland - Current Account Balance 1990

Current account balance as % of GDP · World Bank
-0.77% +0.53% from 1989 Global rank: 100th

Ireland's current account balance was -0.77% in 1990, increased +0.53% from -1.30% in 1989. This was the 100th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1990▾
Current Account Balance by Country - 1990
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Lebanon -39.20% -74.2%
2nd Nicaragua -30.23% -74.0%
3rd Kiribati -25.15% -459.9%
4th Mongolia -24.17% 27.4%
5th Guyana -23.49% -63.3%
6th St. Kitts and Nevis -21.62% -8.5%
7th Dominica -21.61% 12.1%
8th Aruba -20.68% -208.0%
9th Myanmar -20.39% -503.8%
10th Zambia -18.08% -422.6%
11th Equatorial Guinea -16.94% 28.8%
12th Grenada -16.63% -22.4%
13th Mozambique -14.66% 29.9%
14th Solomon Islands -12.92% 15.1%
15th Sierra Leone -10.68% -390.8%
16th Qatar -10.60% -120.2%
17th São Tomé and Principe -10.09% 64.4%
18th St. Lucia -9.84% 27.2%
19th St. Vincent and the Grenadines -9.80% 29.1%
20th Bhutan -9.52% 63.4%
21st Tanzania -9.04% -73.8%
22nd Congo, Republic of -8.98% -161.9%
23rd Thailand -8.53% -154.9%
24th Romania -8.51% -283.6%
25th Bulgaria -8.29% -630.2%
26th Côte d'Ivoire -8.14% -13.6%
27th Nepal -7.97% -27.9%
28th Costa Rica -7.42% -3.7%
29th Guinea-Bissau -7.14% 60.0%
30th Fiji -7.03% -451.8%
31st Mali -6.81% -957.4%
32nd Jamaica -6.80% 20.4%
33rd Madagascar -6.74% -155.3%
34th Niger -6.72% 19.8%
35th Antigua and Barbuda -6.47% 63.9%
36th Lao PDR -6.34% 19.9%
37th Central African Republic -6.19% -150.7%
38th Kenya -6.15% -62.3%
39th Burundi -6.13% -602.6%
40th Uganda -6.12% -115.3%
41st Albania -5.83% -116.7%
42nd Jordan -5.46% -160.7%
43rd Peru -5.37% -896.8%
44th Philippines -5.34% -78.3%
45th Guinea -5.22% 1.7%
46th Australia -4.98% 16.6%
47th Finland -4.92% -1.1%
48th Senegal -4.92% 21.5%
49th Cameroon -4.48% -125.8%
50th Mauritius -4.44% 2.1%
51st Pakistan -4.15% -80.9%
52nd Bolivia, Plurinational State of -4.09% -683.7%
53rd Dominican Republic -3.95% -3.7%
54th Ghana -3.79% -567.3%
55th Tunisia -3.77% -39.9%
56th Sri Lanka -3.71% 45.1%
57th Greece -3.66% -11.8%
58th Togo -3.66% -65.8%
59th Vanuatu -3.66% -148.1%
60th United Kingdom -3.55% 6.9%
61st Saudi Arabia -3.53% 64.8%
62nd Canada -3.40% 14.1%
63rd Spain -3.36% -20.6%
64th Seychelles -3.31% 74.6%
65th Viet Nam -3.15% 56.9%
66th El Salvador -3.15% 48.7%
67th Malawi -3.15% -128.3%
68th Rwanda -2.86% 13.5%
69th New Zealand -2.86% 4.9%
70th Mexico -2.85% 3.0%
71st Indonesia -2.82% -103.0%
72nd Guatemala -2.78% 35.1%
73rd Cyprus -2.76% 45.6%
74th Chad -2.62% -0.6%
75th Comoros -2.61% 39.3%
76th Sweden -2.42% -68.4%
77th Ecuador -2.36% 61.9%
78th Papua New Guinea -2.35% 65.4%
79th Burkina Faso -2.21% -165.4%
80th India -2.19% -8.8%
81st Malta -2.19% -389.7%
82nd Angola -2.10% -138.6%
83rd Iceland -2.00% -50.6%
84th Malaysia -1.98% -361.7%
85th Türkiye -1.74% -368.1%
86th Congo, Democratic Republic of -1.73% 19.9%
87th Zimbabwe -1.59% -879.1%
88th Chile -1.45% 37.3%
89th Italy -1.39% 13.8%
90th Honduras -1.38% 50.2%
91st United States -1.32% 24.9%
92nd Bangladesh -1.26% 60.6%
93rd Cabo Verde -1.25% 84.3%
94th Bahamas, The -1.16% 33.8%
95th Sudan -1.11% 90.9%
96th Brazil -0.98% -516.4%
97th Korea -0.96% -164.8%
98th Benin -0.93% -50.5%
99th France -0.79% -73.8%
100th Ireland -0.77% 40.6%
101st Haiti -0.71% -14,246.0%
102nd Morocco -0.65% 81.4%
103rd Mauritania -0.64% 50.1%
104th Botswana -0.51% -103.6%
105th Barbados -0.35% -176.8%
106th Suriname -0.33% -104.3%
107th Portugal -0.23% -190.0%
108th Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.26% 140.8%
109th Israel 0.26% -36.4%
110th Austria 0.70% 275.9%
111th Namibia 0.99% -
112th Denmark 0.99% 199.7%
113th Hungary 1.10% 156.8%
114th Colombia 1.13% 409.5%
115th South Africa 1.23% -12.1%
116th Japan 1.40% -30.9%
117th Bahrain 1.45% 136.6%
118th Belgium 1.82% -19.4%
119th Uruguay 2.00% 26.4%
120th Algeria 2.29% 226.4%
121st Switzerland 2.30% -41.9%
122nd Netherlands 2.54% -34.1%
123rd Germany 2.61% -44.1%
124th Belize 2.81% 171.0%
125th Gabon 2.82% 170.8%
126th Argentina 3.22% 168.6%
127th Panama 3.25% 59.1%
128th China 3.32% 367.8%
129th Norway 3.33% 1,024.1%
130th Eswatini 4.55% -42.3%
131st Maldives 4.58% -58.2%
132nd Poland 4.65% 321.8%
133rd Egypt, Arab Republic of 5.41% 349.2%
134th Yemen, Republic of 5.83% -
135th Hong Kong SAR, China 6.19% -32.4%
136th Paraguay 6.71% 6.2%
137th Samoa 6.85% -32.3%
138th Libya 7.62% 303.8%
139th Gambia, The 7.62% 803.3%
140th Oman 8.31% 155.7%
141st Singapore 8.64% -8.8%
142nd Trinidad and Tobago 9.06% 1,133.9%
143rd Nigeria 9.23% 272.8%
144th Tonga 11.25% 971.5%
145th Syrian Arab Republic 14.32% 15.4%
146th United Arab Emirates 15.67% 56.7%
147th Lesotho 17.04% 2.1%
148th Kuwait 21.09% -46.7%
149th Brunei Darussalam 47.84% -8.7%
Source: World Bank (BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS)

FAQ

What was Ireland's current account balance in 1990?▾

Ireland's current account balance in 1990 was -0.77%. This ranked 100th globally.

How did Ireland's current account balance change in 1990?▾

Ireland's current account balance increased by 40.6% in 1990 compared to 1989.

Which country had the highest current account balance in 1990?▾

Brunei Darussalam had the highest current account balance in 1990 at 47.84%.

What is the current account balance of Ireland in 1990?▾

The current account balance of Ireland in 1990 was -0.77%. This ranked 100th globally.

How does 1990 compare to 1989 for Ireland's current account balance?▾

Ireland's current account balance went from -1.30% in 1989 to -0.77% in 1990, a 40.6% increase.

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