Current Account to GDP by Country
Current account balance (trade, income and transfers) as a percentage of GDP. Latest values for 206 economies.
Among 203 countries, Macao has the highest current account to gdp at 39.6% and Suriname the lowest at -55.3% (latest available readings).
Current Account to GDP by Region
Latest available reading (periods may differ by country). Choose a region or “All countries”.
Current Account to GDP — All Countries
Sorted by latest value. Click headers to re-sort.
| # | Country | Last | Previous | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Macao | 39.6% | 33.7% | 2025 |
| 2 | Marshall Islands | 33.8% | 22.9% | 2025 |
| 3 | Kuwait | 22.7% | 29.0% | 2025 |
| 4 | Guyana | 21.4% | 16.5% | 2025 |
| 5 | Tuvalu | 21.1% | 13.3% | 2025 |
| 6 | Andorra | 19.5% | 16.0% | 2025 |
| 7 | Bermuda | 18.3% | 15.3% | 2024 |
| 8 | Brunei | 18.0% | 14.5% | 2025 |
| 9 | San Marino | 17.1% | 18.4% | 2025 |
| 10 | Tajikistan | 17.1% | 6.4% | 2025 |
| 11 | Singapore | 16.7% | 17.2% | 2025 |
| 12 | Liechtenstein | 16.2% | 16.4% | 2025 |
| 13 | Qatar | 14.8% | 17.5% | 2025 |
| 14 | Djibouti | 14.5% | 15.0% | 2025 |
| 15 | Papua New Guinea | 14.3% | 15.6% | 2025 |
| 16 | Norway | 14.1% | 15.0% | 2025 |
| 17 | United Arab Emirates | 13.3% | 15.0% | 2025 |
| 18 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 13.1% | 2.9% | 2018 |
| 19 | Eritrea | 13.0% | 15.5% | 2019 |
| 20 | Denmark | 12.6% | 11.5% | 2025 |
| 21 | Hong Kong | 12.2% | 13.1% | 2025 |
| 22 | Aruba | 11.6% | 9.8% | 2025 |
| 23 | Laos | 11.1% | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 24 | Nepal | 10.7% | 3.9% | 2025 |
| 25 | Nicaragua | 9.5% | 5.0% | 2025 |
| 26 | Malta | 8.6% | 7.1% | 2025 |
| 27 | Ghana | 8.2% | 1.9% | 2025 |
| 28 | Faroe Islands | 7.8% | 6.2% | 2011 |
| 29 | Netherlands | 7.6% | 7.7% | 2025 |
| 30 | French Polynesia | 7.5% | 5.5% | 2016 |
| 31 | Samoa | 6.9% | 5.6% | 2025 |
| 32 | Sweden | 6.8% | 7.4% | 2025 |
| 33 | South Korea | 6.6% | 5.3% | 2025 |
| 34 | Vietnam | 6.4% | 6.3% | 2025 |
| 35 | Ireland | 6.3% | 17.1% | 2025 |
| 36 | Switzerland | 6.2% | 8.9% | 2025 |
| 37 | Ecuador | 5.9% | 5.7% | 2025 |
| 38 | Burkina Faso | 5.8% | -4.0% | 2025 |
| 39 | Bahrain | 5.8% | 4.8% | 2025 |
| 40 | Solomon Islands | 5.6% | -4.3% | 2025 |
| 41 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.0% | 2.5% | 2025 |
| 42 | Japan | 4.9% | 4.6% | 2025 |
| 43 | Nigeria | 4.8% | 7.5% | 2025 |
| 44 | Guatemala | 4.7% | 2.9% | 2025 |
| 45 | Azerbaijan | 4.6% | 6.3% | 2025 |
| 46 | Germany | 4.4% | 5.9% | 2025 |
| 47 | China | 3.8% | 2.5% | 2025 |
| 48 | Micronesia | 3.7% | 3.1% | 2025 |
| 49 | Zimbabwe | 3.6% | 1.0% | 2025 |
| 50 | Peru | 3.6% | 2.4% | 2025 |
| 51 | Cape Verde | 3.6% | 3.9% | 2025 |
| 52 | Slovenia | 3.6% | 4.6% | 2025 |
| 53 | Iran | 3.3% | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 54 | Thailand | 3.0% | 2.2% | 2025 |
| 55 | Spain | 2.9% | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 56 | Botswana | 2.9% | -4.5% | 2025 |
| 57 | Naoero | 2.7% | 6.0% | 2025 |
| 58 | Honduras | 2.5% | -4.3% | 2025 |
| 59 | European Union | 2.4% | 3.1% | 2025 |
| 60 | Eswatini | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2025 |
| 61 | Israel | 2.0% | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 62 | Iraq | 1.9% | 3.0% | 2025 |
| 63 | Myanmar | 1.8% | 3.1% | 2025 |
| 64 | Austria | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 65 | Turkmenistan | 1.7% | 4.7% | 2025 |
| 66 | Euro Area | 1.7% | 2.6% | 2025 |
| 67 | Hungary | 1.7% | 1.8% | 2025 |
| 68 | Malaysia | 1.6% | 1.4% | 2025 |
| 69 | Finland | 1.6% | -0.6% | 2025 |
| 70 | Sri Lanka | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 71 | Russia | 1.5% | 2.9% | 2025 |
| 72 | Jamaica | 1.5% | 2.9% | 2025 |
| 73 | Haiti | 1.4% | 1.5% | 2025 |
| 74 | Portugal | 1.2% | 2.5% | 2025 |
| 75 | Italy | 1.1% | 1.1% | 2025 |
| 76 | Libya | 1.1% | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 77 | Lithuania | 0.9% | 3.2% | 2025 |
| 78 | Czech Republic | 0.6% | 1.7% | 2025 |
| 79 | Luxembourg | 0.6% | 1.2% | 2025 |
| 80 | Venezuela | 0.6% | 2.0% | 2025 |
| 81 | 🌐World | 0.5% | 0.4% | 2025 |
| 82 | Estonia | 0.4% | -1.7% | 2025 |
| 83 | Angola | 0.3% | 6.1% | 2025 |
| 84 | Mali | 0.1% | -4.3% | 2025 |
| 85 | Lesotho | 0.1% | 4.1% | 2025 |
| 86 | Bangladesh | 0.0% | -0.7% | 2025 |
| 87 | Indonesia | -0.1% | -0.6% | 2025 |
| 88 | Pakistan | -0.1% | 0.1% | 2025 |
| 89 | Belgium | -0.2% | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 90 | Panama | -0.2% | 0.7% | 2025 |
| 91 | France | -0.3% | -0.3% | 2025 |
| 92 | South Africa | -0.4% | -0.6% | 2025 |
| 93 | Uruguay | -0.5% | -0.8% | 2025 |
| 94 | Comoros | -0.5% | -1.9% | 2025 |
| 95 | Mexico | -0.5% | -0.9% | 2025 |
| 96 | India | -0.5% | -0.9% | 2025 |
| 97 | Costa Rica | -0.5% | -0.9% | 2025 |
| 98 | Albania | -0.5% | -2.4% | 2025 |
| 99 | Syria | -0.6% | -1.9% | 2010 |
| 100 | Chad | -0.6% | 1.4% | 2025 |
| 101 | Ivory Coast | -0.6% | -4.5% | 2025 |
| 102 | Bolivia | -0.7% | -1.3% | 2025 |
| 103 | Ethiopia | -0.8% | -2.9% | 2025 |
| 104 | Poland | -1.0% | 0.3% | 2025 |
| 105 | Canada | -1.0% | -0.5% | 2025 |
| 106 | Oman | -1.1% | 3.6% | 2025 |
| 107 | Argentina | -1.1% | 0.9% | 2025 |
| 108 | Senegal | -1.2% | -11.5% | 2025 |
| 109 | Chile | -1.2% | -1.2% | 2025 |
| 110 | Belarus | -1.2% | -2.1% | 2025 |
| 111 | Dominican Republic | -1.4% | -3.0% | 2025 |
| 112 | Turkey | -1.9% | -1.0% | 2025 |
| 113 | Kenya | -2.1% | -1.8% | 2025 |
| 114 | Tunisia | -2.3% | -1.6% | 2025 |
| 115 | Equatorial Guinea | -2.4% | -1.1% | 2025 |
| 116 | Colombia | -2.4% | -1.7% | 2025 |
| 117 | Morocco | -2.5% | -1.2% | 2025 |
| 118 | Paraguay | -2.5% | -3.3% | 2025 |
| 119 | Saudi Arabia | -2.6% | -1.3% | 2025 |
| 120 | Central African Republic | -2.6% | -6.5% | 2025 |
| 121 | Tanzania | -2.6% | -3.0% | 2025 |
| 122 | Georgia | -2.6% | -5.3% | 2025 |
| 123 | Australia | -2.8% | -2.3% | 2025 |
| 124 | Belize | -2.8% | -1.6% | 2025 |
| 125 | Togo | -2.8% | -2.4% | 2025 |
| 126 | Brazil | -2.9% | -3.0% | 2025 |
| 127 | Gambia | -2.9% | -4.1% | 2025 |
| 128 | United Kingdom | -3.1% | -3.0% | 2025 |
| 129 | Croatia | -3.2% | -2.1% | 2025 |
| 130 | Philippines | -3.5% | -4.0% | 2025 |
| 131 | El Salvador | -3.5% | -2.8% | 2025 |
| 132 | New Zealand | -3.5% | -4.6% | 2025 |
| 133 | Slovakia | -3.6% | -4.6% | 2025 |
| 134 | Niger | -3.7% | -6.1% | 2025 |
| 135 | Cambodia | -3.7% | 0.5% | 2025 |
| 136 | Cameroon | -3.8% | -3.3% | 2025 |
| 137 | Egypt | -3.8% | -5.7% | 2025 |
| 138 | United States | -3.8% | -4.1% | 2025 |
| 139 | Iceland | -3.9% | -3.4% | 2025 |
| 140 | Uzbekistan | -3.9% | -4.8% | 2025 |
| 141 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -4.0% | -3.6% | 2025 |
| 142 | Kazakhstan | -4.1% | -2.3% | 2025 |
| 143 | North Macedonia | -4.3% | -2.1% | 2025 |
| 144 | DR Congo | -4.3% | -3.6% | 2025 |
| 145 | Tonga | -4.4% | -5.3% | 2025 |
| 146 | Serbia | -4.9% | -4.6% | 2025 |
| 147 | Republic of the Congo | -5.1% | -1.3% | 2025 |
| 148 | Uganda | -5.2% | -8.4% | 2025 |
| 149 | Madagascar | -5.2% | -4.0% | 2025 |
| 150 | Sierra Leone | -5.2% | -6.5% | 2025 |
| 151 | Latvia | -5.3% | -3.5% | 2025 |
| 152 | Zambia | -5.5% | -4.4% | 2025 |
| 153 | Jordan | -5.6% | -5.4% | 2025 |
| 154 | Greece | -5.6% | -7.1% | 2025 |
| 155 | Seychelles | -5.7% | -7.5% | 2025 |
| 156 | Benin | -5.7% | -6.0% | 2025 |
| 157 | Mauritania | -5.8% | -9.5% | 2025 |
| 158 | Bulgaria | -5.8% | -0.5% | 2025 |
| 159 | Barbados | -5.9% | -3.7% | 2025 |
| 160 | Gabon | -6.0% | 1.6% | 2025 |
| 161 | Vanuatu | -6.0% | -20.2% | 2025 |
| 162 | Maldives | -6.2% | -18.5% | 2025 |
| 163 | Guinea-Bissau | -6.2% | -7.4% | 2025 |
| 164 | St Lucia | -6.3% | -1.5% | 2025 |
| 165 | Cyprus | -6.3% | -8.2% | 2025 |
| 166 | South Sudan | -6.4% | 53.9% | 2025 |
| 167 | Yemen | -6.8% | -10.7% | 2025 |
| 168 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | -6.9% | -3.6% | 2023 |
| 169 | Liberia | -7.0% | -8.1% | 2025 |
| 170 | Mauritius | -7.0% | -6.6% | 2025 |
| 171 | New Caledonia | -7.5% | -12.8% | 2016 |
| 172 | Fiji | -7.7% | -8.5% | 2025 |
| 173 | Romania | -7.9% | -8.2% | 2025 |
| 174 | Kosovo | -8.1% | -8.3% | 2025 |
| 175 | Bahamas | -8.3% | -8.1% | 2025 |
| 176 | Mongolia | -8.4% | -10.4% | 2025 |
| 177 | Sudan | -8.5% | -4.7% | 2025 |
| 178 | Armenia | -8.7% | -6.2% | 2025 |
| 179 | Algeria | -8.8% | -1.1% | 2025 |
| 180 | Cayman Islands | -8.8% | -9.7% | 2024 |
| 181 | Sao Tome and Principe | -9.3% | -6.3% | 2025 |
| 182 | Rwanda | -9.8% | -3.3% | 2025 |
| 183 | Palau | -11.6% | -15.5% | 2025 |
| 184 | Antigua and Barbuda | -12.0% | -7.5% | 2025 |
| 185 | Namibia | -13.1% | -13.9% | 2025 |
| 186 | Ukraine | -13.5% | -8.3% | 2025 |
| 187 | St Kitts and Nevis | -13.7% | -12.2% | 2025 |
| 188 | Burundi | -13.7% | -15.6% | 2025 |
| 189 | Malawi | -14.0% | -15.1% | 2025 |
| 190 | Mozambique | -14.2% | -11.0% | 2025 |
| 191 | Guinea | -14.7% | -9.3% | 2025 |
| 192 | Kiribati | -15.2% | -17.4% | 2025 |
| 193 | Palestine | -15.8% | -18.1% | 2025 |
| 194 | Bhutan | -16.0% | -20.5% | 2025 |
| 195 | St Vincent and the Grenadines | -16.1% | -16.7% | 2025 |
| 196 | Moldova | -19.6% | -16.5% | 2025 |
| 197 | Curacao | -20.0% | -26.8% | 2023 |
| 198 | Montenegro | -20.4% | -17.0% | 2025 |
| 199 | Lebanon | -22.5% | -18.3% | 2025 |
| 200 | Grenada | -23.1% | -21.9% | 2025 |
| 201 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -24.3% | -20.2% | 2025 |
| 202 | Kyrgyzstan | -24.9% | -22.6% | 2025 |
| 203 | Timor-Leste | -36.9% | -32.4% | 2025 |
| 204 | Afghanistan | -37.9% | -36.7% | 2025 |
| 205 | Dominica | -38.0% | -37.8% | 2025 |
| 206 | Suriname | -55.3% | -12.9% | 2025 |
Current Account to GDP around the world — in simple words
Overview
Current Account to GDP is available for 198 economies with recent data. The median value is -1.1% and the simple average is -1.4%.
Highest: Macao (39.6%), Marshall Islands (33.8%), Kuwait (22.7%), Guyana (21.4%), Tuvalu (21.1%).
Lowest: Suriname (-55.3%), Dominica (-38.0%), Afghanistan (-37.9%), Timor-Leste (-36.9%), Kyrgyzstan (-24.9%).
Major economies
Among the 19 major economies tracked here, Singapore (16.7%) has the highest reading and United States (-3.8%) the lowest. Their median is -0.3%.
Current Account to GDP — Regional Medians
Median of the latest readings of countries in each World Bank region. The median is the middle value — half the countries are above it and half below.
| Region | Countries | Median |
|---|---|---|
| East Asia & Pacific | 31 | 3.0% |
| Europe & Central Asia | 52 | -0.2% |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 36 | -1.3% |
| Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 22 | -0.6% |
| North America | 3 | -1.0% |
| South Asia | 6 | -0.3% |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 48 | -3.8% |
Understanding Current Account to GDP — a simple guide
What it measures
The current account balance — trade in goods and services plus net income and transfers from abroad — as a percentage of GDP.
How it is calculated
Current account balance (trade in goods and services + income from abroad + transfers such as remittances) ÷ GDP × 100.
If a country’s current account deficit is $40 billion and GDP is $4,000 billion, the ratio is −1%.
A surplus means the country earns more from the world than it spends and lends the difference abroad.
A deficit must be financed by foreign investment or borrowing. Large deficits can make a currency more sensitive to global capital flows.
Why it matters for the economy and markets
It shows whether a country is a net lender to or borrower from the rest of the world. Large deficits must be financed by foreign capital, which can make a currency sensitive to shifts in global risk appetite.
How to read it
Deficits of around 3% of GDP or more are commonly watched by markets, especially when financed by short-term flows rather than direct investment.
What to look at alongside it
Foreign direct investment, foreign exchange reserves, exchange rate and oil prices.
Key terms
- Remittances
- Money sent home by people working abroad.
- CAD
- Current account deficit.
How to use the chart
Use the 5Y / 10Y / 25Y / Max buttons to change the time range, or drag the slider under the chart. Hover (or tap) on the line to see the exact value for any period. Dashed lines and hatched bars are IMF projections, not actual data. The “Download CSV” button gives you the full data series.
Frequently asked questions
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Data are sourced from official international organisations (IMF, World Bank, BIS) and national authorities, and are shown for educational and informational purposes only. They are not investment advice and no recommendation is made. Figures may be revised by the source; IMF figures for the current and future years are projections. This page was last updated on Saturday, October 17, 2026.