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Countries by Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

Complete ranking of 194 countries • % of GDP • Data refreshed May 28, 2026

Leader

Macao

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194 countries

Lowest rank

Suriname

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Macao leads all 194 countries in Current Account Balance (% of GDP) with a value of 35.7% of GDP, while Suriname ranks last at -53.3% of GDP. The gap between top and bottom reflects meaningful global variation.

What Current Account Balance (% of GDP) Measures

Current account balance as a share of GDP from the IMF World Economic Outlook; positive values mean a surplus and negative values mean a deficit.

Why This Ranking Matters

Examining Current Account Balance (% of GDP) across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.

Global Range

Values range from -53.3% of GDP (Suriname) to 35.7% of GDP (Macao) — minimal difference across 194 countries.

Regional Patterns

Asian countries dominate this ranking, holding 10 of the top 20 positions. This strong regional concentration suggests shared economic, geographic, or policy factors that drive higher values across the continent.

The distribution is highly right-skewed — a few countries have exceptionally high values that pull the average well above the median. The median (-1.9% of GDP) is far more representative than the mean (-1.57% of GDP).

Notable Outliers

The top of the ranking is competitive: Macao and Tuvalu are separated by only 19%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.

Continental Leaders

Asia

Macao

35.7% of GDP

Oceania

Tuvalu

29.9% of GDP

Europe

San Marino

17.1% of GDP

Africa

Eritrea

13% of GDP

North America

Guyana

12.9% of GDP

South America

Ecuador

5.80% of GDP

Highest Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

The 5 strongest Current Account Balance (% of GDP) reads.

Macao35.7% of GDP Tuvalu29.9% of GDP Kuwait23.3% of GDP Taiwan17.4% of GDP San Marino17.1% of GDP

Lowest Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

The 5 lowest Current Account Balance (% of GDP) reads.

Suriname-53.3% of GDP Afghanistan-40.2% of GDP Dominica-38% of GDP Timor-Leste-34% of GDP Kyrgyzstan-23.4% of GDP

Data Note

Rankings are based on the latest available data from IMF World Economic Outlook, covering 194 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.

Top 10 Countries

1stMacao35.7% of GDP

2ndTuvalu29.9% of GDP

3rdKuwait23.3% of GDP

4thTaiwan17.4% of GDP

5thSan Marino17.1% of GDP

6thSingapore16.7% of GDP

7thTajikistan16.6% of GDP

8thAndorra15.9% of GDP

9thUnited Arab Emirates15.3% of GDP

10thPapua New Guinea14.7% of GDP

Country Ladder

1stMacaoAsia35.7% of GDP 2ndTuvaluOceania29.9% of GDP 3rdKuwaitAsia23.3% of GDP 4thTaiwanAsia17.4% of GDP 5thSan MarinoEurope17.1% of GDP 6thSingaporeAsia16.7% of GDP 7thTajikistanAsia16.6% of GDP 8thAndorraEurope15.9% of GDP 9thUnited Arab EmiratesAsia15.3% of GDP 10thPapua New GuineaOceania14.7% of GDP 11thQatarAsia14.5% of GDP 12thNorwayEurope14.1% of GDP 13thBruneiAsia13.7% of GDP 14thLiechtensteinEurope13.4% of GDP 15thEritreaAfrica13% of GDP 16thGuyanaNorth America12.9% of GDP 17thDenmarkEurope12.5% of GDP 18thHong KongAsia12.2% of GDP 19thLaosAsia11.4% of GDP 20thDjiboutiAfrica10.2% of GDP 21stMarshall IslandsOceania9.1% of GDP 22ndNetherlandsEurope8.8% of GDP 23rdNicaraguaNorth America8.6% of GDP 24thIrelandEurope8.2% of GDP 25thGhanaAfrica7.9% of GDP 26thArubaNorth America7.7% of GDP 27thSwitzerlandEurope7.1% of GDP 28thBurkina FasoAfrica6.7% of GDP 29thNepalAsia6.7% of GDP 30thVietnamAsia6.7% of GDP 31stSouth KoreaAsia6.6% of GDP 32ndSwedenEurope6.1% of GDP 33rdBahrainAsia5.9% of GDP 34thEcuadorSouth America5.8% of GDP 35thMaltaEurope5.7% of GDP 36thSamoaOceania5.7% of GDP 37thAzerbaijanEurope5.5% of GDP 38thNigeriaAfrica5.1% of GDP 39thGuatemalaNorth America4.8% of GDP 40thJapanAsia4.8% of GDP 41stLuxembourgEurope4.7% of GDP 42ndGermanyEurope4.4% of GDP 43rdZimbabweAfrica4.0% of GDP 44thMicronesiaOceania3.8% of GDP 45thBotswanaAfrica3.7% of GDP 46thChinaAsia3.7% of GDP 47thCabo VerdeAfrica3.6% of GDP 48thSloveniaEurope3.5% of GDP 49thTurkmenistanAsia3.3% of GDP 50thPeruSouth America3.1% of GDP 51stThailandAsia3.1% of GDP 52ndTrinidad and TobagoNorth America3.1% of GDP 53rdSpainEurope2.9% of GDP 54thNauruOceania2.7% of GDP 55thVenezuelaNorth America2.6% of GDP 56thHondurasNorth America2.4% of GDP 57thHaitiNorth America1.9% of GDP 58thMalaysiaAsia1.6% of GDP 59thRussiaEurope1.6% of GDP 60thIsraelAsia1.5% of GDP 61stFinlandEurope1.3% of GDP 62ndHungaryEurope1.3% of GDP 63rdLithuaniaEurope1.3% of GDP 64thOmanAsia1.3% of GDP 65thItalyEurope1.2% of GDP 66thJamaicaNorth America1.2% of GDP 67thSri LankaAsia1.2% of GDP 68thPortugalEurope1.2% of GDP 69thAustriaEurope1.0% of GDP 70thCzechiaEurope0.70% of GDP 71stIranAsia0.60% of GDP 72ndPakistanAsia0.50% of GDP 73rdAngolaAfrica0.40% of GDP 74thMyanmarAsia0.40% of GDP 75thPanamaNorth America0.30% of GDP 76thChadAfrica0.20% of GDP 77thBangladeshAsia0% of GDP 78thIndonesiaAsia-0.1% of GDP 79thEstoniaEurope-0.2% of GDP 80thFranceEurope-0.4% of GDP 81stMexicoNorth America-0.4% of GDP 82ndUruguaySouth America-0.5% of GDP 83rdSouth AfricaAfrica-0.5% of GDP 84thEswatiniAfrica-0.6% of GDP 85thCosta RicaNorth America-0.7% of GDP 86thPolandEurope-0.7% of GDP 87thMaliAfrica-0.8% of GDP 88thCanadaNorth America-0.9% of GDP 89thEthiopiaAfrica-0.9% of GDP 90thIndiaAsia-0.9% of GDP 91stSolomon IslandsOceania-1% of GDP 92ndTogoAfrica-1% of GDP 93rdArgentinaSouth America-1.1% of GDP 94thCôte d'IvoireAfrica-1.1% of GDP 95thDominican RepublicNorth America-1.2% of GDP 96thIraqAsia-1.7% of GDP 97thBoliviaSouth America-1.9% of GDP 98thTurkeyEurope-1.9% of GDP 99thAlbaniaEurope-2% of GDP 100thBelgiumEurope-2.1% of GDP 101stMoroccoAfrica-2.1% of GDP 102ndChileSouth America-2.3% of GDP 103rdColombiaNorth America-2.4% of GDP 104thTanzaniaAfrica-2.4% of GDP 105thAustraliaOceania-2.6% of GDP 106thBelarusEurope-2.6% of GDP 107thGeorgiaEurope-2.6% of GDP 108thKenyaAfrica-2.7% of GDP 109thSyriaAsia-2.8% of GDP 110thTunisiaAfrica-2.8% of GDP 111stCambodiaAsia-2.9% of GDP 112ndComorosAfrica-2.9% of GDP 113rdBrazilSouth America-3% of GDP 114thEquatorial GuineaAfrica-3% of GDP 115thSaudi ArabiaAsia-3% of GDP 116thGabonAfrica-3.1% of GDP 117thUnited KingdomEurope-3.1% of GDP 118thBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope-3.2% of GDP 119thCroatiaEurope-3.2% of GDP 120thLesothoAfrica-3.3% of GDP 121stPhilippinesAsia-3.3% of GDP 122ndLatviaEurope-3.4% of GDP 123rdBelizeNorth America-3.5% of GDP 124thParaguaySouth America-3.5% of GDP 125thZambiaAfrica-3.5% of GDP 126thIcelandEurope-3.6% of GDP 127thSlovakiaEurope-3.6% of GDP 128thUnited StatesNorth America-3.6% of GDP 129thCongo, Democratic RepublicAfrica-3.7% of GDP 130thNew ZealandOceania-3.7% of GDP 131stCentral African RepublicAfrica-3.8% of GDP 132ndCameroonAfrica-3.8% of GDP 133rdLibyaAfrica-3.8% of GDP 134thKazakhstanAsia-3.9% of GDP 135thEl SalvadorNorth America-3.9% of GDP 136thUzbekistanAsia-3.9% of GDP 137thSouth SudanAfrica-4% of GDP 138thEgyptAfrica-4.2% of GDP 139thNorth MacedoniaEurope-4.4% of GDP 140thSaint LuciaNorth America-4.6% of GDP 141stGambiaAfrica-4.9% of GDP 142ndSerbiaEurope-4.9% of GDP 143rdNigerAfrica-5% of GDP 144thSierra LeoneAfrica-5.1% of GDP 145thTongaOceania-5.3% of GDP 146thJordanAsia-5.6% of GDP 147thSenegalAfrica-5.6% of GDP 148thBeninAfrica-5.7% of GDP 149thGreeceEurope-5.7% of GDP 150thMadagascarAfrica-5.8% of GDP 151stMauritaniaAfrica-5.8% of GDP 152ndBulgariaEurope-5.9% of GDP 153rdCongoAfrica-5.9% of GDP 154thBurundiAfrica-6.1% of GDP 155thGuinea-BissauAfrica-6.2% of GDP 156thUgandaAfrica-6.2% of GDP 157thLiberiaAfrica-6.3% of GDP 158thSao Tome and PrincipeAfrica-6.3% of GDP 159thMauritiusAfrica-6.4% of GDP 160thSeychellesAfrica-6.5% of GDP 161stArmeniaEurope-6.7% of GDP 162ndYemenAsia-6.7% of GDP 163rdBarbadosNorth America-7.5% of GDP 164thAlgeriaAfrica-7.7% of GDP 165thRomaniaEurope-8% of GDP 166thCyprusEurope-8.1% of GDP 167thSudanAfrica-8.1% of GDP 168thMaldivesAsia-8.4% of GDP 169thMongoliaAsia-8.6% of GDP 170thFijiOceania-9.5% of GDP 171stSomaliaAfrica-9.5% of GDP 172ndBahamasNorth America-10% of GDP 173rdVanuatuOceania-10.4% of GDP 174thAntigua and BarbudaNorth America-11.6% of GDP 175thRwandaAfrica-13% of GDP 176thNamibiaAfrica-13.2% of GDP 177thMozambiqueAfrica-14.2% of GDP 178thSaint Kitts and NevisNorth America-14.6% of GDP 179thUkraineEurope-15% of GDP 180thMalawiAfrica-16.5% of GDP 181stGrenadaNorth America-17.8% of GDP 182ndKiribatiOceania-18.8% of GDP 183rdBhutanAsia-18.9% of GDP 184thPalauOceania-19% of GDP 185thMoldovaEurope-19.1% of GDP 186thSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesNorth America-20.2% of GDP 187thMontenegroEurope-20.5% of GDP 188thGuineaAfrica-22.3% of GDP 189thLebanonAsia-22.5% of GDP 190thKyrgyzstanAsia-23.4% of GDP 191stTimor-LesteAsia-34% of GDP 192ndDominicaNorth America-38% of GDP 193rdAfghanistanAsia-40.2% of GDP 194thSurinameNorth America-53.3% of GDP

Current Account Balance (% of GDP) ranking for 194 countries
				Percentile
1st	Macao	35.7% of GDP	Asia	100%
2nd	Tuvalu	29.9% of GDP	Oceania	99%
3rd	Kuwait	23.3% of GDP	Asia	99%
4th	Taiwan	17.4% of GDP	Asia	98%
5th	San Marino	17.1% of GDP	Europe	98%
6th	Singapore	16.7% of GDP	Asia	97%
7th	Tajikistan	16.6% of GDP	Asia	97%
8th	Andorra	15.9% of GDP	Europe	96%
9th	United Arab Emirates	15.3% of GDP	Asia	96%
10th	Papua New Guinea	14.7% of GDP	Oceania	95%
11th	Qatar	14.5% of GDP	Asia	95%
12th	Norway	14.1% of GDP	Europe	94%
13th	Brunei	13.7% of GDP	Asia	94%
14th	Liechtenstein	13.4% of GDP	Europe	93%
15th	Eritrea	13% of GDP	Africa	93%
16th	Guyana	12.9% of GDP	North America	92%
17th	Denmark	12.5% of GDP	Europe	92%
18th	Hong Kong	12.2% of GDP	Asia	91%
19th	Laos	11.4% of GDP	Asia	91%
20th	Djibouti	10.2% of GDP	Africa	90%
21st	Marshall Islands	9.1% of GDP	Oceania	90%
22nd	Netherlands	8.8% of GDP	Europe	89%
23rd	Nicaragua	8.6% of GDP	North America	89%
24th	Ireland	8.2% of GDP	Europe	88%
25th	Ghana	7.9% of GDP	Africa	88%
26th	Aruba	7.7% of GDP	North America	87%
27th	Switzerland	7.1% of GDP	Europe	87%
28th	Burkina Faso	6.7% of GDP	Africa	86%
29th	Nepal	6.7% of GDP	Asia	86%
30th	Vietnam	6.7% of GDP	Asia	85%
31st	South Korea	6.6% of GDP	Asia	85%
32nd	Sweden	6.1% of GDP	Europe	84%
33rd	Bahrain	5.9% of GDP	Asia	84%
34th	Ecuador	5.8% of GDP	South America	83%
35th	Malta	5.7% of GDP	Europe	82%
36th	Samoa	5.7% of GDP	Oceania	82%
37th	Azerbaijan	5.5% of GDP	Europe	81%
38th	Nigeria	5.1% of GDP	Africa	81%
39th	Guatemala	4.8% of GDP	North America	80%
40th	Japan	4.8% of GDP	Asia	80%
41st	Luxembourg	4.7% of GDP	Europe	79%
42nd	Germany	4.4% of GDP	Europe	79%
43rd	Zimbabwe	4.0% of GDP	Africa	78%
44th	Micronesia	3.8% of GDP	Oceania	78%
45th	Botswana	3.7% of GDP	Africa	77%
46th	China	3.7% of GDP	Asia	77%
47th	Cabo Verde	3.6% of GDP	Africa	76%
48th	Slovenia	3.5% of GDP	Europe	76%
49th	Turkmenistan	3.3% of GDP	Asia	75%
50th	Peru	3.1% of GDP	South America	75%
51st	Thailand	3.1% of GDP	Asia	74%
52nd	Trinidad and Tobago	3.1% of GDP	North America	74%
53rd	Spain	2.9% of GDP	Europe	73%
54th	Nauru	2.7% of GDP	Oceania	73%
55th	Venezuela	2.6% of GDP	North America	72%
56th	Honduras	2.4% of GDP	North America	72%
57th	Haiti	1.9% of GDP	North America	71%
58th	Malaysia	1.6% of GDP	Asia	71%
59th	Russia	1.6% of GDP	Europe	70%
60th	Israel	1.5% of GDP	Asia	70%
61st	Finland	1.3% of GDP	Europe	69%
62nd	Hungary	1.3% of GDP	Europe	69%
63rd	Lithuania	1.3% of GDP	Europe	68%
64th	Oman	1.3% of GDP	Asia	68%
65th	Italy	1.2% of GDP	Europe	67%
66th	Jamaica	1.2% of GDP	North America	66%
67th	Sri Lanka	1.2% of GDP	Asia	66%
68th	Portugal	1.2% of GDP	Europe	65%
69th	Austria	1.0% of GDP	Europe	65%
70th	Czechia	0.70% of GDP	Europe	64%
71st	Iran	0.60% of GDP	Asia	64%
72nd	Pakistan	0.50% of GDP	Asia	63%
73rd	Angola	0.40% of GDP	Africa	63%
74th	Myanmar	0.40% of GDP	Asia	62%
75th	Panama	0.30% of GDP	North America	62%
76th	Chad	0.20% of GDP	Africa	61%
77th	Bangladesh	0% of GDP	Asia	61%
78th	Indonesia	-0.1% of GDP	Asia	60%
79th	Estonia	-0.2% of GDP	Europe	60%
80th	France	-0.4% of GDP	Europe	59%
81st	Mexico	-0.4% of GDP	North America	59%
82nd	Uruguay	-0.5% of GDP	South America	58%
83rd	South Africa	-0.5% of GDP	Africa	58%
84th	Eswatini	-0.6% of GDP	Africa	57%
85th	Costa Rica	-0.7% of GDP	North America	57%
86th	Poland	-0.7% of GDP	Europe	56%
87th	Mali	-0.8% of GDP	Africa	56%
88th	Canada	-0.9% of GDP	North America	55%
89th	Ethiopia	-0.9% of GDP	Africa	55%
90th	India	-0.9% of GDP	Asia	54%
91st	Solomon Islands	-1% of GDP	Oceania	54%
92nd	Togo	-1% of GDP	Africa	53%
93rd	Argentina	-1.1% of GDP	South America	53%
94th	Côte d'Ivoire	-1.1% of GDP	Africa	52%
95th	Dominican Republic	-1.2% of GDP	North America	52%
96th	Iraq	-1.7% of GDP	Asia	51%
97th	Bolivia	-1.9% of GDP	South America	51%
98th	Turkey	-1.9% of GDP	Europe	50%
99th	Albania	-2% of GDP	Europe	49%
100th	Belgium	-2.1% of GDP	Europe	49%
101st	Morocco	-2.1% of GDP	Africa	48%
102nd	Chile	-2.3% of GDP	South America	48%
103rd	Colombia	-2.4% of GDP	North America	47%
104th	Tanzania	-2.4% of GDP	Africa	47%
105th	Australia	-2.6% of GDP	Oceania	46%
106th	Belarus	-2.6% of GDP	Europe	46%
107th	Georgia	-2.6% of GDP	Europe	45%
108th	Kenya	-2.7% of GDP	Africa	45%
109th	Syria	-2.8% of GDP	Asia	44%
110th	Tunisia	-2.8% of GDP	Africa	44%
111st	Cambodia	-2.9% of GDP	Asia	43%
112nd	Comoros	-2.9% of GDP	Africa	43%
113rd	Brazil	-3% of GDP	South America	42%
114th	Equatorial Guinea	-3% of GDP	Africa	42%
115th	Saudi Arabia	-3% of GDP	Asia	41%
116th	Gabon	-3.1% of GDP	Africa	41%
117th	United Kingdom	-3.1% of GDP	Europe	40%
118th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	-3.2% of GDP	Europe	40%
119th	Croatia	-3.2% of GDP	Europe	39%
120th	Lesotho	-3.3% of GDP	Africa	39%
121st	Philippines	-3.3% of GDP	Asia	38%
122nd	Latvia	-3.4% of GDP	Europe	38%
123rd	Belize	-3.5% of GDP	North America	37%
124th	Paraguay	-3.5% of GDP	South America	37%
125th	Zambia	-3.5% of GDP	Africa	36%
126th	Iceland	-3.6% of GDP	Europe	36%
127th	Slovakia	-3.6% of GDP	Europe	35%
128th	United States	-3.6% of GDP	North America	35%
129th	Congo, Democratic Republic	-3.7% of GDP	Africa	34%
130th	New Zealand	-3.7% of GDP	Oceania	34%
131st	Central African Republic	-3.8% of GDP	Africa	33%
132nd	Cameroon	-3.8% of GDP	Africa	32%
133rd	Libya	-3.8% of GDP	Africa	32%
134th	Kazakhstan	-3.9% of GDP	Asia	31%
135th	El Salvador	-3.9% of GDP	North America	31%
136th	Uzbekistan	-3.9% of GDP	Asia	30%
137th	South Sudan	-4% of GDP	Africa	30%
138th	Egypt	-4.2% of GDP	Africa	29%
139th	North Macedonia	-4.4% of GDP	Europe	29%
140th	Saint Lucia	-4.6% of GDP	North America	28%
141st	Gambia	-4.9% of GDP	Africa	28%
142nd	Serbia	-4.9% of GDP	Europe	27%
143rd	Niger	-5% of GDP	Africa	27%
144th	Sierra Leone	-5.1% of GDP	Africa	26%
145th	Tonga	-5.3% of GDP	Oceania	26%
146th	Jordan	-5.6% of GDP	Asia	25%
147th	Senegal	-5.6% of GDP	Africa	25%
148th	Benin	-5.7% of GDP	Africa	24%
149th	Greece	-5.7% of GDP	Europe	24%
150th	Madagascar	-5.8% of GDP	Africa	23%
151st	Mauritania	-5.8% of GDP	Africa	23%
152nd	Bulgaria	-5.9% of GDP	Europe	22%
153rd	Congo	-5.9% of GDP	Africa	22%
154th	Burundi	-6.1% of GDP	Africa	21%
155th	Guinea-Bissau	-6.2% of GDP	Africa	21%
156th	Uganda	-6.2% of GDP	Africa	20%
157th	Liberia	-6.3% of GDP	Africa	20%
158th	Sao Tome and Principe	-6.3% of GDP	Africa	19%
159th	Mauritius	-6.4% of GDP	Africa	19%
160th	Seychelles	-6.5% of GDP	Africa	18%
161st	Armenia	-6.7% of GDP	Europe	18%
162nd	Yemen	-6.7% of GDP	Asia	17%
163rd	Barbados	-7.5% of GDP	North America	16%
164th	Algeria	-7.7% of GDP	Africa	16%
165th	Romania	-8% of GDP	Europe	15%
166th	Cyprus	-8.1% of GDP	Europe	15%
167th	Sudan	-8.1% of GDP	Africa	14%
168th	Maldives	-8.4% of GDP	Asia	14%
169th	Mongolia	-8.6% of GDP	Asia	13%
170th	Fiji	-9.5% of GDP	Oceania	13%
171st	Somalia	-9.5% of GDP	Africa	12%
172nd	Bahamas	-10% of GDP	North America	12%
173rd	Vanuatu	-10.4% of GDP	Oceania	11%
174th	Antigua and Barbuda	-11.6% of GDP	North America	11%
175th	Rwanda	-13% of GDP	Africa	10%
176th	Namibia	-13.2% of GDP	Africa	10%
177th	Mozambique	-14.2% of GDP	Africa	9%
178th	Saint Kitts and Nevis	-14.6% of GDP	North America	9%
179th	Ukraine	-15% of GDP	Europe	8%
180th	Malawi	-16.5% of GDP	Africa	8%
181st	Grenada	-17.8% of GDP	North America	7%
182nd	Kiribati	-18.8% of GDP	Oceania	7%
183rd	Bhutan	-18.9% of GDP	Asia	6%
184th	Palau	-19% of GDP	Oceania	6%
185th	Moldova	-19.1% of GDP	Europe	5%
186th	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	-20.2% of GDP	North America	5%
187th	Montenegro	-20.5% of GDP	Europe	4%
188th	Guinea	-22.3% of GDP	Africa	4%
189th	Lebanon	-22.5% of GDP	Asia	3%
190th	Kyrgyzstan	-23.4% of GDP	Asia	3%
191st	Timor-Leste	-34% of GDP	Asia	2%
192nd	Dominica	-38% of GDP	North America	2%
193rd	Afghanistan	-40.2% of GDP	Asia	1%
194th	Suriname	-53.3% of GDP	North America	1%

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Complete ranking of 194 countries • % of GDP • Data refreshed May 28, 2026

Leader

Macao

Field size

194 countries

Lowest rank

Suriname

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What Current Account Balance (% of GDP) Measures

Current account balance as a share of GDP from the IMF World Economic Outlook; positive values mean a surplus and negative values mean a deficit.

Why This Ranking Matters

Global Range

Values range from -53.3% of GDP (Suriname) to 35.7% of GDP (Macao) — minimal difference across 194 countries.

Regional Patterns

Notable Outliers

The top of the ranking is competitive: Macao and Tuvalu are separated by only 19%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.

Continental Leaders

Asia

Macao

35.7% of GDP

Oceania

Tuvalu

29.9% of GDP

Europe

San Marino

17.1% of GDP

Africa

Eritrea

13% of GDP

North America

Guyana

12.9% of GDP

South America

Ecuador

5.80% of GDP

Highest Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

The 5 strongest Current Account Balance (% of GDP) reads.

Macao35.7% of GDP Tuvalu29.9% of GDP Kuwait23.3% of GDP Taiwan17.4% of GDP San Marino17.1% of GDP

Lowest Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

The 5 lowest Current Account Balance (% of GDP) reads.

Suriname-53.3% of GDP Afghanistan-40.2% of GDP Dominica-38% of GDP Timor-Leste-34% of GDP Kyrgyzstan-23.4% of GDP

Data Note

Top 10 Countries

1stMacao35.7% of GDP

2ndTuvalu29.9% of GDP

3rdKuwait23.3% of GDP

4thTaiwan17.4% of GDP

5thSan Marino17.1% of GDP

6thSingapore16.7% of GDP

7thTajikistan16.6% of GDP

8thAndorra15.9% of GDP

9thUnited Arab Emirates15.3% of GDP

10thPapua New Guinea14.7% of GDP

Country Ladder

Current Account Balance (% of GDP) ranking for 194 countries
				Percentile
1st	Macao	35.7% of GDP	Asia	100%
2nd	Tuvalu	29.9% of GDP	Oceania	99%
3rd	Kuwait	23.3% of GDP	Asia	99%
4th	Taiwan	17.4% of GDP	Asia	98%
5th	San Marino	17.1% of GDP	Europe	98%
6th	Singapore	16.7% of GDP	Asia	97%
7th	Tajikistan	16.6% of GDP	Asia	97%
8th	Andorra	15.9% of GDP	Europe	96%
9th	United Arab Emirates	15.3% of GDP	Asia	96%
10th	Papua New Guinea	14.7% of GDP	Oceania	95%
11th	Qatar	14.5% of GDP	Asia	95%
12th	Norway	14.1% of GDP	Europe	94%
13th	Brunei	13.7% of GDP	Asia	94%
14th	Liechtenstein	13.4% of GDP	Europe	93%
15th	Eritrea	13% of GDP	Africa	93%
16th	Guyana	12.9% of GDP	North America	92%
17th	Denmark	12.5% of GDP	Europe	92%
18th	Hong Kong	12.2% of GDP	Asia	91%
19th	Laos	11.4% of GDP	Asia	91%
20th	Djibouti	10.2% of GDP	Africa	90%
21st	Marshall Islands	9.1% of GDP	Oceania	90%
22nd	Netherlands	8.8% of GDP	Europe	89%
23rd	Nicaragua	8.6% of GDP	North America	89%
24th	Ireland	8.2% of GDP	Europe	88%
25th	Ghana	7.9% of GDP	Africa	88%
26th	Aruba	7.7% of GDP	North America	87%
27th	Switzerland	7.1% of GDP	Europe	87%
28th	Burkina Faso	6.7% of GDP	Africa	86%
29th	Nepal	6.7% of GDP	Asia	86%
30th	Vietnam	6.7% of GDP	Asia	85%
31st	South Korea	6.6% of GDP	Asia	85%
32nd	Sweden	6.1% of GDP	Europe	84%
33rd	Bahrain	5.9% of GDP	Asia	84%
34th	Ecuador	5.8% of GDP	South America	83%
35th	Malta	5.7% of GDP	Europe	82%
36th	Samoa	5.7% of GDP	Oceania	82%
37th	Azerbaijan	5.5% of GDP	Europe	81%
38th	Nigeria	5.1% of GDP	Africa	81%
39th	Guatemala	4.8% of GDP	North America	80%
40th	Japan	4.8% of GDP	Asia	80%
41st	Luxembourg	4.7% of GDP	Europe	79%
42nd	Germany	4.4% of GDP	Europe	79%
43rd	Zimbabwe	4.0% of GDP	Africa	78%
44th	Micronesia	3.8% of GDP	Oceania	78%
45th	Botswana	3.7% of GDP	Africa	77%
46th	China	3.7% of GDP	Asia	77%
47th	Cabo Verde	3.6% of GDP	Africa	76%
48th	Slovenia	3.5% of GDP	Europe	76%
49th	Turkmenistan	3.3% of GDP	Asia	75%
50th	Peru	3.1% of GDP	South America	75%
51st	Thailand	3.1% of GDP	Asia	74%
52nd	Trinidad and Tobago	3.1% of GDP	North America	74%
53rd	Spain	2.9% of GDP	Europe	73%
54th	Nauru	2.7% of GDP	Oceania	73%
55th	Venezuela	2.6% of GDP	North America	72%
56th	Honduras	2.4% of GDP	North America	72%
57th	Haiti	1.9% of GDP	North America	71%
58th	Malaysia	1.6% of GDP	Asia	71%
59th	Russia	1.6% of GDP	Europe	70%
60th	Israel	1.5% of GDP	Asia	70%
61st	Finland	1.3% of GDP	Europe	69%
62nd	Hungary	1.3% of GDP	Europe	69%
63rd	Lithuania	1.3% of GDP	Europe	68%
64th	Oman	1.3% of GDP	Asia	68%
65th	Italy	1.2% of GDP	Europe	67%
66th	Jamaica	1.2% of GDP	North America	66%
67th	Sri Lanka	1.2% of GDP	Asia	66%
68th	Portugal	1.2% of GDP	Europe	65%
69th	Austria	1.0% of GDP	Europe	65%
70th	Czechia	0.70% of GDP	Europe	64%
71st	Iran	0.60% of GDP	Asia	64%
72nd	Pakistan	0.50% of GDP	Asia	63%
73rd	Angola	0.40% of GDP	Africa	63%
74th	Myanmar	0.40% of GDP	Asia	62%
75th	Panama	0.30% of GDP	North America	62%
76th	Chad	0.20% of GDP	Africa	61%
77th	Bangladesh	0% of GDP	Asia	61%
78th	Indonesia	-0.1% of GDP	Asia	60%
79th	Estonia	-0.2% of GDP	Europe	60%
80th	France	-0.4% of GDP	Europe	59%
81st	Mexico	-0.4% of GDP	North America	59%
82nd	Uruguay	-0.5% of GDP	South America	58%
83rd	South Africa	-0.5% of GDP	Africa	58%
84th	Eswatini	-0.6% of GDP	Africa	57%
85th	Costa Rica	-0.7% of GDP	North America	57%
86th	Poland	-0.7% of GDP	Europe	56%
87th	Mali	-0.8% of GDP	Africa	56%
88th	Canada	-0.9% of GDP	North America	55%
89th	Ethiopia	-0.9% of GDP	Africa	55%
90th	India	-0.9% of GDP	Asia	54%
91st	Solomon Islands	-1% of GDP	Oceania	54%
92nd	Togo	-1% of GDP	Africa	53%
93rd	Argentina	-1.1% of GDP	South America	53%
94th	Côte d'Ivoire	-1.1% of GDP	Africa	52%
95th	Dominican Republic	-1.2% of GDP	North America	52%
96th	Iraq	-1.7% of GDP	Asia	51%
97th	Bolivia	-1.9% of GDP	South America	51%
98th	Turkey	-1.9% of GDP	Europe	50%
99th	Albania	-2% of GDP	Europe	49%
100th	Belgium	-2.1% of GDP	Europe	49%
101st	Morocco	-2.1% of GDP	Africa	48%
102nd	Chile	-2.3% of GDP	South America	48%
103rd	Colombia	-2.4% of GDP	North America	47%
104th	Tanzania	-2.4% of GDP	Africa	47%
105th	Australia	-2.6% of GDP	Oceania	46%
106th	Belarus	-2.6% of GDP	Europe	46%
107th	Georgia	-2.6% of GDP	Europe	45%
108th	Kenya	-2.7% of GDP	Africa	45%
109th	Syria	-2.8% of GDP	Asia	44%
110th	Tunisia	-2.8% of GDP	Africa	44%
111st	Cambodia	-2.9% of GDP	Asia	43%
112nd	Comoros	-2.9% of GDP	Africa	43%
113rd	Brazil	-3% of GDP	South America	42%
114th	Equatorial Guinea	-3% of GDP	Africa	42%
115th	Saudi Arabia	-3% of GDP	Asia	41%
116th	Gabon	-3.1% of GDP	Africa	41%
117th	United Kingdom	-3.1% of GDP	Europe	40%
118th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	-3.2% of GDP	Europe	40%
119th	Croatia	-3.2% of GDP	Europe	39%
120th	Lesotho	-3.3% of GDP	Africa	39%
121st	Philippines	-3.3% of GDP	Asia	38%
122nd	Latvia	-3.4% of GDP	Europe	38%
123rd	Belize	-3.5% of GDP	North America	37%
124th	Paraguay	-3.5% of GDP	South America	37%
125th	Zambia	-3.5% of GDP	Africa	36%
126th	Iceland	-3.6% of GDP	Europe	36%
127th	Slovakia	-3.6% of GDP	Europe	35%
128th	United States	-3.6% of GDP	North America	35%
129th	Congo, Democratic Republic	-3.7% of GDP	Africa	34%
130th	New Zealand	-3.7% of GDP	Oceania	34%
131st	Central African Republic	-3.8% of GDP	Africa	33%
132nd	Cameroon	-3.8% of GDP	Africa	32%
133rd	Libya	-3.8% of GDP	Africa	32%
134th	Kazakhstan	-3.9% of GDP	Asia	31%
135th	El Salvador	-3.9% of GDP	North America	31%
136th	Uzbekistan	-3.9% of GDP	Asia	30%
137th	South Sudan	-4% of GDP	Africa	30%
138th	Egypt	-4.2% of GDP	Africa	29%
139th	North Macedonia	-4.4% of GDP	Europe	29%
140th	Saint Lucia	-4.6% of GDP	North America	28%
141st	Gambia	-4.9% of GDP	Africa	28%
142nd	Serbia	-4.9% of GDP	Europe	27%
143rd	Niger	-5% of GDP	Africa	27%
144th	Sierra Leone	-5.1% of GDP	Africa	26%
145th	Tonga	-5.3% of GDP	Oceania	26%
146th	Jordan	-5.6% of GDP	Asia	25%
147th	Senegal	-5.6% of GDP	Africa	25%
148th	Benin	-5.7% of GDP	Africa	24%
149th	Greece	-5.7% of GDP	Europe	24%
150th	Madagascar	-5.8% of GDP	Africa	23%
151st	Mauritania	-5.8% of GDP	Africa	23%
152nd	Bulgaria	-5.9% of GDP	Europe	22%
153rd	Congo	-5.9% of GDP	Africa	22%
154th	Burundi	-6.1% of GDP	Africa	21%
155th	Guinea-Bissau	-6.2% of GDP	Africa	21%
156th	Uganda	-6.2% of GDP	Africa	20%
157th	Liberia	-6.3% of GDP	Africa	20%
158th	Sao Tome and Principe	-6.3% of GDP	Africa	19%
159th	Mauritius	-6.4% of GDP	Africa	19%
160th	Seychelles	-6.5% of GDP	Africa	18%
161st	Armenia	-6.7% of GDP	Europe	18%
162nd	Yemen	-6.7% of GDP	Asia	17%
163rd	Barbados	-7.5% of GDP	North America	16%
164th	Algeria	-7.7% of GDP	Africa	16%
165th	Romania	-8% of GDP	Europe	15%
166th	Cyprus	-8.1% of GDP	Europe	15%
167th	Sudan	-8.1% of GDP	Africa	14%
168th	Maldives	-8.4% of GDP	Asia	14%
169th	Mongolia	-8.6% of GDP	Asia	13%
170th	Fiji	-9.5% of GDP	Oceania	13%
171st	Somalia	-9.5% of GDP	Africa	12%
172nd	Bahamas	-10% of GDP	North America	12%
173rd	Vanuatu	-10.4% of GDP	Oceania	11%
174th	Antigua and Barbuda	-11.6% of GDP	North America	11%
175th	Rwanda	-13% of GDP	Africa	10%
176th	Namibia	-13.2% of GDP	Africa	10%
177th	Mozambique	-14.2% of GDP	Africa	9%
178th	Saint Kitts and Nevis	-14.6% of GDP	North America	9%
179th	Ukraine	-15% of GDP	Europe	8%
180th	Malawi	-16.5% of GDP	Africa	8%
181st	Grenada	-17.8% of GDP	North America	7%
182nd	Kiribati	-18.8% of GDP	Oceania	7%
183rd	Bhutan	-18.9% of GDP	Asia	6%
184th	Palau	-19% of GDP	Oceania	6%
185th	Moldova	-19.1% of GDP	Europe	5%
186th	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	-20.2% of GDP	North America	5%
187th	Montenegro	-20.5% of GDP	Europe	4%
188th	Guinea	-22.3% of GDP	Africa	4%
189th	Lebanon	-22.5% of GDP	Asia	3%
190th	Kyrgyzstan	-23.4% of GDP	Asia	3%
191st	Timor-Leste	-34% of GDP	Asia	2%
192nd	Dominica	-38% of GDP	North America	2%
193rd	Afghanistan	-40.2% of GDP	Asia	1%
194th	Suriname	-53.3% of GDP	North America	1%

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