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Current Account Balance – Ranking 2020

All countries ranked by current account balance · World Bank

In 2020, Palau (-43.43%), Maldives (-35.75%), and Dominica (-35.24%) ranked highest in current account balance among all countries. Marshall Islands ranked lowest at 37.34%.

Current Account Balance by Country – 2020
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Palau -43.43% -42.7%
2nd Maldives -35.75% -37.1%
3rd Dominica -35.24% +7.6%
4th South Sudan -35.05% -630.8%
5th Curaçao -27.18% -52.1%
6th Montenegro -26.19% -81.5%
7th Mozambique -24.99% -54.9%
8th Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -23.49% -100.4%
9th Bahamas, The -22.04% -941.3%
10th Sudan -21.61% -42.3%
11th St. Lucia -18.94% -669.6%
12th Oman -16.55% -236.5%
13th Cayman Islands -16.35% -50.2%
14th Grenada -16.11% -55.9%
15th St. Vincent and the Grenadines -15.89% -564.8%
16th Afghanistan -15.72% -234.3%
17th Yemen, Republic of -15.71% -276.1%
18th Cabo Verde -15.68% -7,902.7%
19th Antigua and Barbuda -15.57% -139.3%
20th Bhutan -15.51% +19.2%
21st Fiji -14.53% -23.3%
22nd Malawi -13.92% -10.4%
23rd Niger -13.21% -8.5%
24th Aruba -12.80% -6,734.5%
25th São Tomé and Principe -12.65% +1.0%
26th Seychelles -12.53% -340.1%
27th Georgia -12.42% -107.3%
28th West Bank and Gaza -12.25% -18.0%
29th Rwanda -12.06% -1.4%
30th Guyana -11.61% +83.1%
31st Algeria -11.03% -26.1%
32nd Senegal -10.85% -37.1%
33rd St. Kitts and Nevis -10.84% -126.5%
34th Burundi -10.73% +7.3%
35th Libya -10.20% -252.3%
36th Botswana -9.81% -41.8%
37th Cyprus -9.71% -76.0%
38th Uganda -9.57% -37.8%
39th Bahrain -9.05% -361.2%
40th Lebanon -8.76% +59.7%
41st Samoa -8.72% -407.0%
42nd Mauritius -8.67% -74.2%
43rd Liberia -8.66% +55.9%
44th Albania -8.63% -15.3%
45th Central African Republic -7.91% -73.7%
46th Moldova -7.69% +18.4%
47th Kosovo -7.01% -23.9%
48th Mauritania -6.97% +33.8%
49th Ireland -6.72% +67.6%
50th Tonga -6.63% -73.4%
51st Trinidad and Tobago -6.49% -249.4%
52nd Greece -6.49% -193.4%
53rd Kazakhstan -6.46% -67.0%
54th Vanuatu -6.36% -223.1%
55th Belize -6.25% +19.4%
56th Tunisia -6.01% +25.6%
57th Lesotho -5.89% +7.0%
58th Sierra Leone -5.84% +25.1%
59th Micronesia, Federated States of -5.80% -136.0%
60th Jordan -5.73% -230.0%
61st Romania -5.14% -6.0%
62nd Mongolia -5.07% +66.7%
63rd Barbados -4.99% -211.9%
64th Madagascar -4.78% -108.8%
65th Gambia, The -4.78% +22.3%
66th Somalia, Fed. Rep. -4.68% +51.6%
67th Uzbekistan -4.56% +9.0%
68th Saudi Arabia -4.52% -204.4%
69th Türkiye -4.22% -318.0%
70th Armenia -4.00% +43.4%
71st Serbia -3.90% +40.7%
72nd Cameroon -3.71% +13.2%
73rd Egypt, Arab Republic of -3.71% -8.2%
74th Iraq -3.49% -156.7%
75th Colombia -3.43% +25.2%
76th Kenya -3.27% -46.0%
77th Côte d'Ivoire -3.13% -40.2%
78th Ghana -3.05% -36.6%
79th United Kingdom -2.93% -9.0%
80th North Macedonia -2.92% +1.9%
81st Bosnia and Herzegovina -2.84% -9.3%
82nd United States -2.82% -37.3%
83rd Estonia -2.73% -235.8%
84th Nigeria -2.67% -30.4%
85th Chad -2.51% +16.6%
86th Guinea-Bissau -2.27% +73.4%
87th Congo, Democratic Republic of -2.25% +29.2%
88th Tanzania -2.21% +3.1%
89th Qatar -2.07% -185.6%
90th Canada -2.01% -2.9%
91st France -2.00% -435.5%
92nd Chile -1.95% +62.6%
93rd Mali -1.83% +75.4%
94th Comoros -1.81% +47.6%
95th Benin -1.75% +55.4%
96th Iran, Islamic Republic of -1.74% -166.1%
97th Dominican Republic -1.69% -27.1%
98th Brazil -1.64% +52.7%
99th Solomon Islands -1.63% +82.8%
100th Lao PDR -1.60% +77.2%
101st Sri Lanka -1.41% +32.0%
102nd Turkmenistan -1.35% -139.3%
103rd Morocco -1.13% +67.0%
104th New Zealand -1.08% +62.1%
105th Jamaica -1.05% +41.2%
106th Costa Rica -1.05% +12.2%
107th Hungary -1.03% -61.6%
108th Cambodia -1.00% +87.8%
109th Equatorial Guinea -0.84% +88.9%
110th Croatia -0.79% -132.4%
111th Azerbaijan -0.74% -108.2%
112th Uruguay -0.64% -149.7%
113th Portugal -0.63% -180.7%
114th Gabon -0.50% -110.8%
115th Slovak Republic -0.44% +87.6%
116th Indonesia -0.42% +84.5%
117th Myanmar -0.39% +84.3%
118th Belarus -0.29% +85.0%
119th Togo -0.28% +65.1%
120th Nepal -0.25% +96.4%
121st Pakistan -0.22% +94.8%
122nd Bolivia, Plurinational State of -0.04% +98.9%
123rd Panama 0.22% +104.2%
124th Bangladesh 0.32% +125.0%
125th Haiti 0.36% +131.2%
126th Bulgaria 0.36% -78.1%
127th Switzerland 0.45% -89.1%
128th Finland 0.53% +484.0%
129th Argentina 0.70% +189.2%
130th Peru 0.78% +211.5%
131st Spain 0.82% -61.5%
132nd Belgium 0.90% +629.0%
133rd El Salvador 1.11% +363.1%
134th Norway 1.15% -69.8%
135th India 1.22% +241.3%
136th Angola 1.48% -72.7%
137th China 1.66% +135.0%
138th Czechia 1.79% +437.7%
139th Australia 1.87% +7,880.9%
140th Iceland 1.90% -74.3%
141st Paraguay 1.91% +440.7%
142nd South Africa 2.00% +176.9%
143rd Ecuador 2.09% +510.0%
144th Zimbabwe 2.12% -8.3%
145th Russian Federation 2.37% -38.8%
146th Mexico 2.40% +907.0%
147th Poland 2.40% +969.0%
148th Nauru 2.59% -43.6%
149th San Marino 2.79% +37.1%
150th Honduras 2.85% +208.7%
151st Japan 2.97% -13.9%
152nd Latvia 3.09% +1,898.1%
153rd Philippines 3.20% +495.6%
154th Austria 3.35% +41.1%
155th Ukraine 3.36% +223.0%
156th Israel 3.74% +32.9%
157th Nicaragua 3.77% -36.4%
158th Namibia 3.91% +321.7%
159th Italy 3.94% +24.7%
160th Thailand 4.14% -41.1%
161st Malaysia 4.19% +19.8%
162nd Burkina Faso 4.19% +228.8%
163rd Brunei Darussalam 4.28% -35.5%
164th Viet Nam 4.34% +15.6%
165th Tajikistan 4.35% +294.9%
166th Korea 4.35% +27.7%
167th Kyrgyz Republic 4.53% +139.5%
168th Luxembourg 4.88% -42.8%
169th Guatemala 5.04% +113.5%
170th Sweden 5.61% +8.1%
171st Netherlands 5.72% -15.8%
172nd United Arab Emirates 5.91% -31.3%
173rd Germany 6.35% -19.4%
174th Eswatini 6.55% +73.0%
175th Hong Kong SAR, China 6.99% +18.8%
176th Lithuania 7.22% +92.4%
177th Denmark 7.31% -1.8%
178th Slovenia 7.67% +19.0%
179th Suriname 8.92% +179.4%
180th Djibouti 11.65% -36.2%
181st Zambia 11.79% +2,371.9%
182nd Bermuda 12.40% +9.7%
183rd Congo, Republic of 12.56% +7.6%
184th Macao SAR, China 13.80% -58.9%
185th Papua New Guinea 14.34% -0.3%
186th Andorra 15.53% -13.8%
187th Malta 16.10% -10.1%
188th Tuvalu 16.35% +198.8%
189th Singapore 17.50% +13.8%
190th Liechtenstein 17.67% +10.1%
191st Guinea 19.06% +222.9%
192nd Kuwait 19.84% +56.5%
193rd Timor-Leste 22.54% +3.0%
194th Kiribati 32.27% -19.3%
195th Marshall Islands 37.34% +219.8%