Current Account to GDP by Country

Each economy's overall balance with the rest of the world, trade plus investment income, as a share of GDP.

Highest16.7%Singapore, 2025
Middle of the 35−0.1%Pakistan, 2025
Lowest−7.9%Romania, 2025
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35 countries, 2025

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# Country Current account, % of GDP Change Period 5-year trend Source
1SingaporeAsia16.7%−0.5pp2025AnnualIMF via FREDSGPBCAGDPBP6PT
2NorwayScandinavia14.1%−0.9pp2025AnnualWorld BankBN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
3DenmarkScandinavia12.6%+1.1pp2025AnnualWorld BankBN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
4Hong KongAsia12.2%−0.9pp2025AnnualWorld BankBN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
5SwedenScandinavia6.8%−0.6pp2025AnnualWorld BankBN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
6South KoreaAsia6.6%+1.2pp2025AnnualWorld BankBN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
7VietnamAsia6.4%+0.1pp2025AnnualWorld BankBN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
8IrelandEurope6.3%−10.9pp2025AnnualWorld BankBN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
9JapanAsia4.9%+0.2pp2025AnnualWorld BankBN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
10NigeriaAfrica4.8%−2.7pp2025AnnualWorld BankBN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
11ChinaAsia3.8%+1.3pp2025AnnualWorld BankBN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
12PeruSouth America3.6%+1.2pp2025AnnualWorld BankBN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
13IsraelMiddle East2.0%−1.0pp2025AnnualWorld BankBN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
14EurozoneEurope1.7%−0.9pp2025AnnualEurostatbop_gdp6_q
15HungaryEurope1.7%−0.2pp2025AnnualWorld BankBN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
16MalaysiaAsia1.6%+0.2pp2025AnnualWorld BankBN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
17CzechiaEurope0.6%−1.1pp2025AnnualWorld BankBN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
18PakistanAsia−0.1%−0.2pp2025AnnualWorld BankBN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
19South AfricaAfrica−0.4%+0.2pp2025AnnualWorld BankBN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
20MexicoNorth America−0.5%+0.4pp2025AnnualWorld BankBN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
21IndiaAsia−0.5%+0.3pp2025AnnualWorld BankBN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
22CanadaNorth America−1.0%−0.5pp2025AnnualWorld BankBN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
23ChileSouth America−1.2%No change2025AnnualWorld BankBN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
24ColombiaSouth America−2.4%−0.7pp2025AnnualWorld BankBN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
25MoroccoAfrica−2.5%−1.3pp2025AnnualWorld BankBN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
26Saudi ArabiaMiddle East−2.6%−1.3pp2025AnnualWorld BankBN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
27AustraliaOceania−2.8%−0.5pp2025AnnualWorld BankBN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
28BrazilSouth America−2.9%+0.1pp2025AnnualWorld BankBN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
29UKEurope−3.0%−0.1pp2025AnnualONSAA6H
30PhilippinesAsia−3.5%+0.6pp2025AnnualWorld BankBN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
31New ZealandOceania−3.5%+1.1pp2025AnnualWorld BankBN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
32EgyptAfrica−3.8%+1.9pp2025AnnualWorld BankBN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
33USNorth America−3.8%+0.3pp2025AnnualWorld BankBN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
34IcelandEurope−3.9%−0.5pp2025AnnualWorld BankBN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
35RomaniaEurope−7.9%+0.3pp2025AnnualWorld BankBN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS

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