United States - Current Account Balance 2017
-1.89%
+0.22% from 2016
United States's current account balance was -1.89% in 2017, increased +0.22% from -2.12% in 2016. This was the 100th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2017▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Lebanon | -22.88% | -11.7% |
| 2nd | São Tomé and Principe | -22.72% | -216.2% |
| 3rd | Palau | -22.69% | -41.0% |
| 4th | Curaçao | -22.41% | -15.8% |
| 5th | Timor-Leste | -21.39% | 35.5% |
| 6th | Maldives | -21.27% | 9.4% |
| 7th | Bhutan | -20.85% | 28.1% |
| 8th | Afghanistan | -18.96% | -309.9% |
| 9th | Mozambique | -17.94% | 43.7% |
| 10th | Malawi | -17.42% | -32.9% |
| 11th | Cayman Islands | -16.87% | -17.2% |
| 12th | Liberia | -16.68% | 27.4% |
| 13th | Turkmenistan | -16.40% | 38.8% |
| 14th | Montenegro | -15.85% | 2.8% |
| 15th | Oman | -13.61% | 17.8% |
| 16th | West Bank and Gaza | -13.21% | 5.0% |
| 17th | Burundi | -13.19% | -19.3% |
| 18th | Bahamas, The | -12.65% | -2.1% |
| 19th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | -11.89% | 9.1% |
| 20th | Sierra Leone | -11.82% | -142.9% |
| 21st | Algeria | -11.62% | 20.6% |
| 22nd | Grenada | -11.46% | -29.5% |
| 23rd | Niger | -11.39% | 0.2% |
| 24th | Sudan | -11.17% | -72.0% |
| 25th | Jordan | -10.56% | -9.3% |
| 26th | Mauritania | -10.43% | 5.4% |
| 27th | St. Kitts and Nevis | -10.25% | 15.1% |
| 28th | Dominica | -10.21% | -13.6% |
| 29th | Mongolia | -10.06% | -60.4% |
| 30th | Tunisia | -10.01% | -3.2% |
| 31st | Rwanda | -9.46% | 38.2% |
| 32nd | Lesotho | -9.01% | 11.6% |
| 33rd | Vanuatu | -8.05% | 5.0% |
| 34th | Georgia | -7.95% | 34.9% |
| 35th | Equatorial Guinea | -7.84% | 69.8% |
| 36th | Antigua and Barbuda | -7.70% | -222.3% |
| 37th | Tonga | -7.60% | -1.6% |
| 38th | Myanmar | -7.44% | -69.8% |
| 39th | Albania | -7.41% | 2.2% |
| 40th | Central African Republic | -7.38% | -49.7% |
| 41st | Lao PDR | -7.38% | 15.3% |
| 42nd | Senegal | -7.27% | -73.6% |
| 43rd | Nicaragua | -7.16% | 15.6% |
| 44th | Kenya | -7.00% | -69.5% |
| 45th | Cabo Verde | -6.99% | -103.2% |
| 46th | Belize | -6.97% | 4.4% |
| 47th | Kyrgyz Republic | -6.95% | 40.2% |
| 48th | Fiji | -6.64% | -87.7% |
| 49th | Mali | -6.62% | 8.5% |
| 50th | Congo, Republic of | -6.43% | 85.8% |
| 51st | Burkina Faso | -6.35% | -4.5% |
| 52nd | Gambia, The | -6.33% | 31.4% |
| 53rd | Cambodia | -6.16% | 10.2% |
| 54th | Moldova | -5.84% | -61.5% |
| 55th | Panama | -5.82% | 22.5% |
| 56th | Chad | -5.74% | -40.5% |
| 57th | Kosovo | -5.26% | 33.7% |
| 58th | Barbados | -5.22% | -35.1% |
| 59th | Serbia | -5.05% | -79.4% |
| 60th | Cyprus | -4.91% | -24.3% |
| 61st | Uganda | -4.88% | -85.4% |
| 62nd | Argentina | -4.84% | -78.4% |
| 63rd | Djibouti | -4.80% | -379.5% |
| 64th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -4.78% | -1.7% |
| 65th | Pakistan | -4.77% | -201.5% |
| 66th | Mauritius | -4.41% | -12.9% |
| 67th | Bahrain | -4.30% | 2.4% |
| 68th | Solomon Islands | -4.27% | -14.7% |
| 69th | Benin | -4.18% | -39.5% |
| 70th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -4.13% | 25.9% |
| 71st | Türkiye | -4.07% | -59.7% |
| 72nd | Costa Rica | -3.62% | -69.2% |
| 73rd | Nepal | -3.56% | -165.3% |
| 74th | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -3.56% | 35.5% |
| 75th | United Kingdom | -3.47% | 36.2% |
| 76th | Ghana | -3.32% | 34.5% |
| 77th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -3.31% | 14.6% |
| 78th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -3.20% | 43.3% |
| 79th | Romania | -3.19% | -53.2% |
| 80th | Colombia | -3.18% | 28.5% |
| 81st | Morocco | -3.10% | 17.3% |
| 82nd | Ukraine | -3.10% | -107.5% |
| 83rd | Australia | -2.99% | 13.5% |
| 84th | New Zealand | -2.92% | -42.2% |
| 85th | Canada | -2.80% | 9.2% |
| 86th | Tanzania | -2.77% | 34.3% |
| 87th | Chile | -2.76% | -5.2% |
| 88th | Cameroon | -2.63% | 14.3% |
| 89th | Guyana | -2.56% | -276.2% |
| 90th | Jamaica | -2.52% | -765.4% |
| 91st | Sri Lanka | -2.45% | -23.4% |
| 92nd | South Africa | -2.37% | 11.3% |
| 93rd | Seychelles | -2.20% | 23.1% |
| 94th | Haiti | -2.15% | -26.6% |
| 95th | Comoros | -2.13% | 51.2% |
| 96th | Kazakhstan | -2.05% | 59.5% |
| 97th | Bangladesh | -2.04% | -226.8% |
| 98th | Côte d'Ivoire | -2.00% | -133.4% |
| 99th | St. Lucia | -1.91% | 69.9% |
| 100th | United States | -1.89% | 10.4% |
| 101st | El Salvador | -1.86% | 18.2% |
| 102nd | Greece | -1.80% | 24.2% |
| 103rd | Mexico | -1.80% | 20.9% |
| 104th | Belarus | -1.74% | 48.5% |
| 105th | Slovak Republic | -1.72% | -18.2% |
| 106th | Zambia | -1.68% | 48.5% |
| 107th | Indonesia | -1.59% | 12.3% |
| 108th | Togo | -1.51% | 79.0% |
| 109th | Yemen, Republic of | -1.49% | 72.5% |
| 110th | India | -1.44% | -130.3% |
| 111th | Armenia | -1.26% | -31.7% |
| 112th | Honduras | -1.25% | 60.4% |
| 113th | Brazil | -1.22% | 27.9% |
| 114th | Poland | -1.19% | -10.7% |
| 115th | Samoa | -1.07% | 74.7% |
| 116th | Peru | -0.95% | 56.9% |
| 117th | Angola | -0.75% | 72.1% |
| 118th | Gabon | -0.71% | 87.0% |
| 119th | Philippines | -0.65% | -73.5% |
| 120th | Finland | -0.61% | 68.9% |
| 121st | North Macedonia | -0.59% | 77.6% |
| 122nd | Viet Nam | -0.59% | -336.3% |
| 123rd | Zimbabwe | -0.53% | 77.7% |
| 124th | France | -0.47% | 10.1% |
| 125th | San Marino | -0.39% | - |
| 126th | Ecuador | -0.39% | -142.1% |
| 127th | Madagascar | -0.23% | -147.4% |
| 128th | Dominican Republic | -0.17% | 84.4% |
| 129th | Namibia | -0.14% | 99.2% |
| 130th | Uruguay | 0.01% | -98.6% |
| 131st | Guinea-Bissau | 0.26% | -80.6% |
| 132nd | Belgium | 0.70% | 26.8% |
| 133rd | Lithuania | 1.09% | 207.8% |
| 134th | Aruba | 1.12% | -75.4% |
| 135th | Guatemala | 1.20% | 24.0% |
| 136th | Saudi Arabia | 1.23% | 134.5% |
| 137th | Austria | 1.24% | -51.7% |
| 138th | Czechia | 1.35% | -23.1% |
| 139th | China | 1.50% | -9.9% |
| 140th | Latvia | 1.53% | -13.9% |
| 141st | Portugal | 1.56% | 10.1% |
| 142nd | Ireland | 1.65% | 232.5% |
| 143rd | Estonia | 1.70% | 73.8% |
| 144th | Hungary | 1.72% | -60.7% |
| 145th | Suriname | 1.93% | 139.8% |
| 146th | Russian Federation | 2.04% | 7.0% |
| 147th | Tuvalu | 2.07% | -93.1% |
| 148th | Tajikistan | 2.11% | 150.7% |
| 149th | Uzbekistan | 2.12% | 751.5% |
| 150th | Sweden | 2.19% | 7.0% |
| 151st | Italy | 2.48% | 0.8% |
| 152nd | Malaysia | 2.81% | 17.3% |
| 153rd | Spain | 2.83% | -10.1% |
| 154th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 2.92% | -85.8% |
| 155th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2.94% | 6.0% |
| 156th | Israel | 3.15% | 2.2% |
| 157th | Bulgaria | 3.25% | 7.2% |
| 158th | Paraguay | 3.36% | -27.0% |
| 159th | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 3.48% | 286.9% |
| 160th | Nigeria | 3.61% | 305.6% |
| 161st | Qatar | 3.99% | 173.2% |
| 162nd | Croatia | 4.05% | 93.4% |
| 163rd | Japan | 4.12% | 4.2% |
| 164th | Azerbaijan | 4.12% | 214.4% |
| 165th | Korea | 4.40% | -29.1% |
| 166th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 4.58% | 15.6% |
| 167th | Iceland | 4.93% | -44.7% |
| 168th | Guinea | 5.03% | 116.4% |
| 169th | Switzerland | 5.32% | -26.4% |
| 170th | Norway | 5.39% | 3.3% |
| 171st | Botswana | 5.59% | -29.9% |
| 172nd | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.91% | 280.0% |
| 173rd | Marshall Islands | 6.05% | -39.0% |
| 174th | Eswatini | 6.11% | -24.2% |
| 175th | Luxembourg | 6.18% | -16.5% |
| 176th | Kuwait | 6.43% | 238.9% |
| 177th | Libya | 6.59% | 169.9% |
| 178th | United Arab Emirates | 6.82% | 97.2% |
| 179th | Slovenia | 6.82% | 29.1% |
| 180th | Denmark | 7.43% | 4.9% |
| 181st | Iraq | 7.95% | 298.4% |
| 182nd | Netherlands | 8.05% | 12.1% |
| 183rd | Germany | 8.08% | -9.3% |
| 184th | South Sudan | 8.31% | 185.1% |
| 185th | Thailand | 9.63% | -8.3% |
| 186th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 10.45% | 43.8% |
| 187th | Nauru | 12.90% | 207.6% |
| 188th | Bermuda | 13.16% | 7.4% |
| 189th | Papua New Guinea | 15.90% | 16.6% |
| 190th | Brunei Darussalam | 16.36% | 26.9% |
| 191st | Singapore | 18.60% | 3.3% |
| 192nd | Malta | 19.16% | 3,576.9% |
| 193rd | Eritrea | 24.76% | 84.3% |
| 194th | Macao SAR, China | 30.75% | 15.9% |
| 195th | Liechtenstein | 31.06% | 6.7% |
| 196th | Kiribati | 31.63% | 240.1% |
FAQ
What was United States's current account balance in 2017?▾
United States's current account balance in 2017 was -1.89%. This ranked 100th globally.
How did United States's current account balance change in 2017?▾
United States's current account balance increased by 10.4% in 2017 compared to 2016.
Which country had the highest current account balance in 2017?▾
Kiribati had the highest current account balance in 2017 at 31.63%.
What is the current account balance of United States in 2017?▾
The current account balance of United States in 2017 was -1.89%. This ranked 100th globally.
How does 2017 compare to 2016 for United States's current account balance?▾
United States's current account balance went from -2.12% in 2016 to -1.89% in 2017, a 10.4% increase.
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