Turkmenistan - Current Account Balance 2009

Current account balance as % of GDP · World Bank
-20.80% −38.56% from 2008 Global rank: 8th

Turkmenistan's current account balance was -20.80% in 2009, decreased +38.56% from 17.76% in 2008. This was the 8th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2009
Current Account Balance by Country - 2009
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Tuvalu -60.22% -132.6%
2nd São Tomé and Principe -39.26% -122.9%
3rd Tonga -30.04% -385.4%
4th Montenegro -27.80% 43.9%
5th St. Vincent and the Grenadines -25.68% 18.2%
6th Seychelles -22.27% -20.5%
7th St. Kitts and Nevis -21.13% -22.9%
8th Turkmenistan -20.80% -217.1%
9th Dominica -19.67% 30.6%
10th Lebanon -19.04% -29.2%
11th Madagascar -18.17% -16.2%
12th Niger -18.03% -100.6%
13th Marshall Islands -17.46% -1,835.6%
14th Grenada -16.92% 35.7%
15th Armenia -16.48% -15.9%
16th Liberia -15.68% 48.0%
17th Albania -15.02% 4.8%
18th Tajikistan -14.41% 30.1%
19th West Bank and Gaza -14.14% -371.6%
20th Congo, Republic of -14.10% -289.0%
21st Micronesia, Federated States of -13.93% 27.0%
22nd Cabo Verde -13.22% -5.7%
23rd Antigua and Barbuda -13.05% 39.7%
24th Belarus -12.05% -52.7%
25th Kiribati -11.82% -237.6%
26th Eswatini -11.75% -62.6%
27th Eritrea -11.32% -48.1%
28th Greece -11.00% 25.1%
29th Georgia -10.60% 50.4%
30th Kosovo -10.41% 20.4%
31st Mauritania -10.41% -11.6%
32nd Portugal -10.32% 12.8%
33rd Yemen, Republic of -10.06% -116.3%
34th Mozambique -10.00% -12.6%
35th Equatorial Guinea -9.73% -224.0%
36th Sudan -9.54% -72.2%
37th New Caledonia -9.46% 39.5%
38th Maldives -9.42% 64.9%
39th Jamaica -9.30% 53.1%
40th Angola -9.27% -227.3%
41st Burundi -9.08% 7.6%
42nd Moldova -8.92% 44.6%
43rd Iceland -8.87% 57.4%
44th Central African Republic -8.71% 10.4%
45th Barbados -8.53% 0.0%
46th St. Lucia -8.47% 65.3%
47th Nicaragua -8.45% 50.5%
48th Sierra Leone -8.27% -44.0%
49th Bulgaria -8.18% 62.9%
50th Bahamas, The -8.10% 2.1%
51st Zimbabwe -7.55% -441.5%
52nd Mongolia -7.46% 39.3%
53rd Solomon Islands -7.40% 32.4%
54th Guyana -7.28% 21.9%
55th Ghana -7.28% 11.6%
56th Mauritius -7.07% 26.3%
57th Djibouti -6.78% 79.7%
58th Benin -6.69% -21.7%
59th Rwanda -6.67% -42.7%
60th Cyprus -6.67% 54.7%
61st Croatia -6.56% 40.2%
62nd North Macedonia -6.48% 49.3%
63rd Bosnia and Herzegovina -6.45% 53.2%
64th Botswana -6.41% -559.9%
65th Malta -6.39% -517.6%
66th Viet Nam -6.23% 27.9%
67th Tanzania -6.16% 19.6%
68th Congo, Democratic Republic of -6.04% -870.4%
69th Malawi -6.03% 43.7%
70th Guinea -6.01% 8.8%
71st Serbia -5.96% 68.8%
72nd Cambodia -5.93% -5.3%
73rd Mali -5.41% 60.1%
74th Guinea-Bissau -5.35% -76.9%
75th Senegal -5.31% 53.1%
76th Australia -5.21% -7.4%
77th Papua New Guinea -5.09% -193.8%
78th Jordan -5.07% 44.2%
79th Bhutan -4.95% 39.7%
80th Morocco -4.91% -6.1%
81st Belize -4.91% 41.1%
82nd Dominican Republic -4.78% 49.1%
83rd Romania -4.73% 58.7%
84th Comoros -4.35% 28.2%
85th Fiji -4.32% 67.7%
86th Kyrgyz Republic -4.31% 68.7%
87th Uganda -4.17% 23.6%
88th Burkina Faso -4.04% 60.5%
89th Cameroon -4.02% -146.8%
90th Kenya -3.99% 16.5%
91st Poland -3.95% 41.6%
92nd Chad -3.94% -222.3%
93rd Spain -3.94% 55.2%
94th Honduras -3.82% 75.1%
95th Togo -3.76% 22.8%
96th Namibia -3.54% -3,182.3%
97th Slovak Republic -3.38% 46.8%
98th Palau -3.24% 86.0%
99th United Kingdom -3.02% 21.8%
100th Canada -2.97% -2,117.9%
101st Lesotho -2.95% -120.0%
102nd Tunisia -2.84% 35.8%
103rd United States -2.62% 44.4%
104th French Polynesia -2.60% 57.0%
105th New Zealand -2.47% 68.1%
106th South Africa -2.38% 52.5%
107th Czechia -2.35% -26.2%
108th Pakistan -2.13% 68.7%
109th Ireland -2.12% 66.1%
110th India -1.95% 16.2%
111th Colombia -1.91% 28.8%
112th Syrian Arab Republic -1.90% -48.6%
113th Costa Rica -1.82% 78.2%
114th Samoa -1.78% 62.4%
115th Italy -1.77% 34.8%
116th El Salvador -1.77% 79.2%
117th Egypt, Arab Republic of -1.77% -440.5%
118th Brazil -1.76% 16.2%
119th Türkiye -1.74% 65.3%
120th Ukraine -1.43% 79.7%
121st Hungary -1.22% 83.7%
122nd Uruguay -1.17% 79.0%
123rd Faroe Islands -1.07% 12.6%
124th Haiti -1.05% 46.1%
125th Lao PDR -1.04% 93.3%
126th Slovenia -1.03% 80.7%
127th Iraq -1.01% -106.7%
128th France -0.82% -17.9%
129th Oman -0.78% -110.8%
130th Panama -0.76% 91.3%
131st Mexico -0.75% 46.6%
132nd Peru -0.60% 86.3%
133rd Sri Lanka -0.51% 93.7%
134th Kazakhstan -0.12% -112.1%
135th Nepal 0.17% -93.1%
136th Guatemala 0.19% 105.0%
137th Algeria 0.29% -98.5%
138th Ecuador 0.52% -82.0%
139th Chile 1.44% 134.3%
140th Vanuatu 1.73% 116.2%
141st Paraguay 1.74% 383.6%
142nd Belgium 1.81% 279.9%
143rd Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.86% -59.3%
144th Gambia, The 1.93% 125.5%
145th Indonesia 1.97% 8,853.5%
146th Finland 2.10% -17.4%
147th Argentina 2.18% 46.1%
148th Afghanistan 2.24% -93.4%
149th Lithuania 2.24% 117.0%
150th Bahrain 2.44% -71.0%
151st Austria 2.58% -42.9%
152nd Myanmar 2.67% 184.4%
153rd Estonia 2.68% 130.9%
154th Japan 2.75% -1.4%
155th Israel 2.83% 456.7%
156th Suriname 2.87% -66.5%
157th United Arab Emirates 3.10% -56.2%
158th Netherlands 3.35% -15.0%
159th Korea 3.37% 2,003.6%
160th Bangladesh 3.47% 1,271.6%
161st Denmark 3.67% 28.1%
162nd Russian Federation 4.12% -29.5%
163rd China 4.69% -48.1%
164th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.69% -60.5%
165th Nigeria 4.70% -23.8%
166th Côte d'Ivoire 4.79% 255.3%
167th Philippines 4.80% 5,901.0%
168th Uzbekistan 5.23% -41.1%
169th Luxembourg 5.52% -10.0%
170th Germany 5.88% 4.9%
171st Saudi Arabia 5.88% -78.1%
172nd Zambia 5.95% 278.8%
173rd Sweden 5.97% -23.0%
174th Switzerland 6.32% 286.1%
175th Gabon 6.64% -73.0%
176th Aruba 6.72% 37,246.6%
177th Qatar 7.24% -69.3%
178th Thailand 7.88% 2,369.1%
179th Latvia 8.01% 162.2%
180th Trinidad and Tobago 8.52% -71.7%
181st Bermuda 8.73% -32.8%
182nd Hong Kong SAR, China 9.88% -34.3%
183rd Norway 11.64% -27.9%
184th Libya 15.43% -63.9%
185th Malaysia 15.72% -3.5%
186th Singapore 16.39% 8.7%
187th Azerbaijan 22.97% -31.8%
188th Kuwait 27.34% -33.1%
189th Macao SAR, China 27.54% 77.0%
190th Brunei Darussalam 33.39% -23.3%
191st Nauru 67.79% 26.9%
192nd Timor-Leste 176.76% -43.9%

FAQ

What was Turkmenistan's current account balance in 2009?

Turkmenistan's current account balance in 2009 was -20.80%. This ranked 8th globally.

How did Turkmenistan's current account balance change in 2009?

Turkmenistan's current account balance decreased by 217.1% in 2009 compared to 2008.

Which country had the highest current account balance in 2009?

Timor-Leste had the highest current account balance in 2009 at 176.76%.

What is the current account balance of Turkmenistan in 2009?

The current account balance of Turkmenistan in 2009 was -20.80%. This ranked 8th globally.

How does 2009 compare to 2008 for Turkmenistan's current account balance?

Turkmenistan's current account balance went from 17.76% in 2008 to -20.80% in 2009, a 217.1% decrease.