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Current Account Balance - Ranking 1999

All countries ranked by current account balance · World Bank
Year

In 1999, Eritrea (-30.30%), West Bank and Gaza (-27.90%), and Angola (-27.80%) ranked highest in current account balance among all countries. Brunei Darussalam ranked lowest at 26.73%.

Current Account Balance by Country - 1999
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Eritrea -30.30% -13.8%
2nd West Bank and Gaza -27.90% -5.5%
3rd Angola -27.80% -55.8%
4th Aruba -25.28% -2,142.7%
5th São Tomé and Principe -22.36% -30.5%
6th Micronesia, Federated States of -21.06% +16.3%
7th Lebanon -19.38% +35.2%
8th Nicaragua -19.12% -29.1%
9th Kenya -18.34% -1,444.6%
10th Lesotho -18.25% -18.7%
11th Seychelles -17.62% -0.8%
12th St. Vincent and the Grenadines -17.36% +29.7%
13th Armenia -16.94% +23.0%
14th St. Kitts and Nevis -16.53% -36.8%
15th Turkmenistan -15.90% +54.6%
16th Sierra Leone -14.84% -597.2%
17th Kyrgyz Republic -14.71% +34.1%
18th Mozambique -13.60% +2.4%
19th Maldives -13.40% -324.8%
20th Azerbaijan -13.09% +58.9%
21st Cabo Verde -12.62% -41.0%
22nd Ghana -12.49% -343.7%
23rd Marshall Islands -12.17% -8.9%
24th St. Lucia -12.04% -75.4%
25th Grenada -11.57% +36.7%
26th Zambia -11.35% +29.6%
27th Lithuania -10.83% +5.8%
28th Dominica -10.78% -50.7%
29th Bosnia and Herzegovina -10.70% -63.7%
30th Panama -9.98% -19.7%
31st Burkina Faso -9.96% -50.7%
32nd Congo, Republic of -9.80% +8.8%
33rd Latvia -8.93% +4.0%
34th Portugal -8.85% -17.3%
35th Hungary -8.36% -18.5%
36th Chad -7.51% -25.1%
37th Samoa -7.36% -916.6%
38th Poland -7.31% -83.3%
39th Belize -7.28% -63.3%
40th Antigua and Barbuda -7.23% -22.1%
41st Guyana -7.12% -17.0%
42nd Georgia -7.09% +42.8%
43rd Iceland -6.90% +1.8%
44th Suriname -6.87% +40.5%
45th Rwanda -6.63% -83.7%
46th Croatia -6.32% -3.6%
47th Mali -6.19% -13.9%
48th Tanzania -6.12% +0.3%
49th Malawi -6.10% -5,876.3%
50th Bolivia, Plurinational State of -5.89% +25.0%
51st Moldova -5.80% +70.6%
52nd Togo -5.71% +3.8%
53rd Guatemala -5.60% +0.5%
54th Australia -5.58% -13.8%
55th Mongolia -5.47% +18.6%
56th Niger -5.41% +6.4%
57th Cambodia -5.33% +3.0%
58th Greece -5.32% -96.0%
59th Madagascar -5.25% +20.2%
60th Estonia -5.12% +39.5%
61st New Zealand -5.00% -79.8%
62nd Uganda -4.89% -10.6%
63rd Vanuatu -4.88% -305.1%
64th Senegal -4.86% +8.2%
65th Bulgaria -4.78% -518.0%
66th Albania -4.73% +32.0%
67th Costa Rica -4.68% -30.4%
68th Barbados -4.48% -59.6%
69th Brazil -4.47% -10.3%
70th Cameroon -4.41% -231.3%
71st Benin -4.23% -7.2%
72nd Bahamas, The -4.22% +58.1%
73rd Argentina -4.21% +3.8%
74th Sudan -4.04% +69.1%
75th Guinea -3.98% +37.7%
76th Slovak Republic -3.79% +60.3%
77th Honduras -3.77% -87.1%
78th Comoros -3.66% +46.6%
79th Romania -3.61% +46.9%
80th Sri Lanka -3.57% -93.1%
81st Serbia -3.53% -50.5%
82nd Philippines -3.36% -261.8%
83rd Myanmar -3.32% +84.5%
84th Malta -3.27% -21.7%
85th Spain -3.22% -98.2%
86th Slovenia -3.08% -364.3%
87th United States -2.98% -25.4%
88th Mauritius -2.82% -3,812.2%
89th Peru -2.75% +55.6%
90th Burundi -2.61% +38.0%
91st Oman -2.58% +86.8%
92nd Israel -2.45% -55.0%
93rd Jamaica -2.43% +34.3%
94th Austria -2.27% -21.8%
95th Czechia -2.23% -19.7%
96th Mexico -2.22% +22.7%
97th Guinea-Bissau -2.19% +38.4%
98th Eswatini -2.13% +60.2%
99th El Salvador -2.12% -155.8%
100th Uruguay -2.12% -13.0%
101st United Kingdom -2.11% -647.6%
102nd Dominican Republic -1.94% -24.2%
103rd Tunisia -1.93% +39.0%
104th Egypt, Arab Republic of -1.80% +35.1%
105th Central African Republic -1.72% +71.8%
106th North Macedonia -1.70% +79.4%
107th Cyprus -1.62% -157.0%
108th Belarus -1.60% +76.1%
109th Nepal -1.56% -89.9%
110th Mauritania -1.52% -75.3%
111th Pakistan -1.46% +13.1%
112th Haiti -1.44% -421.5%
113th Gambia, The -1.18% -18.1%
114th Germany -1.17% -134.5%
115th Kazakhstan -1.01% +81.7%
116th Tajikistan -0.91% +87.6%
117th Uzbekistan -0.76% -40.6%
118th Namibia -0.71% -116.9%
119th Bangladesh -0.71% +25.0%
120th India -0.70% +26.6%
121st Côte d'Ivoire -0.70% +58.1%
122nd Congo, Democratic Republic of -0.59% +70.9%
123rd Tonga -0.49% +94.3%
124th Bahrain -0.49% +95.4%
125th South Africa -0.45% +71.2%
126th Morocco -0.36% +82.4%
127th Türkiye -0.36% -150.1%
128th Ireland -0.12% -131.7%
129th Algeria 0.04% +102.2%
130th Canada 0.12% +109.3%
131st Chile 0.13% +102.8%
132nd Saudi Arabia 0.25% +102.8%
133rd Trinidad and Tobago 0.45% +104.3%
134th Fiji 0.66% +257.6%
135th Colombia 0.78% +118.9%
136th Italy 0.80% -51.8%
137th Qatar 0.81% +103.2%
138th Nigeria 0.86% +159.5%
139th Syrian Arab Republic 1.27% +57.9%
140th Zimbabwe 1.40% +257.8%
141st Paraguay 1.57% +10.2%
142nd Denmark 1.71% +1,249.7%
143rd China 1.91% -37.1%
144th Bhutan 2.16% -77.8%
145th Kiribati 2.35% -89.0%
146th Japan 2.46% -12.4%
147th France 3.41% +9.2%
148th Papua New Guinea 3.45% +161.3%
149th Netherlands 3.50% +18.0%
150th Sweden 3.93% +12.2%
151st Viet Nam 4.10% +203.3%
152nd Indonesia 4.13% +19.1%
153rd Korea 4.22% -58.2%
154th Solomon Islands 4.40% +461.3%
155th Ecuador 4.67% +158.6%
156th Jordan 4.97% +2,772.0%
157th Ukraine 5.25% +275.5%
158th Norway 5.46% +1,484.6%
159th Iran, Islamic Republic of 5.76% +773.4%
160th Libya 5.94% +429.1%
161st Finland 5.95% +26.4%
162nd Lao PDR 6.17% +208.6%
163rd Hong Kong SAR, China 6.43% +333.3%
164th United Arab Emirates 6.45% +63.5%
165th Yemen, Republic of 7.20% +242.9%
166th Luxembourg 7.53% -12.0%
167th Belgium 7.76% +51.6%
168th Gabon 8.37% +164.4%
169th Switzerland 9.50% +25.1%
170th Thailand 9.81% -21.7%
171st Botswana 10.64% +201.4%
172nd Russian Federation 11.67% +46,565.8%
173rd Djibouti 12.96% -61.3%
174th Faroe Islands 15.61% -23.0%
175th Malaysia 15.92% +31.4%
176th Kuwait 16.63% +94.8%
177th Singapore 17.20% -21.1%
178th Brunei Darussalam 26.73% +90.4%

FAQ

Which country has the highest current account balance in 1999?

Eritrea has the highest current account balance in 1999 at -30.30%.

Which country has the lowest current account balance in 1999?

Brunei Darussalam has the lowest current account balance in 1999 at 26.73%.

How many countries are ranked by current account balance?

178 countries have current account balance data for 1999.

What are the top 3 countries by current account balance?

1. Eritrea (-30.30%), 2. West Bank and Gaza (-27.90%), 3. Angola (-27.80%).