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The current account balance in the World

445.66 billions of U.S. dollars in 2023

Though World current account balance fluctuated substantially in recent years, it tended to increase through 2004 - 2023 period ending at 445.66 billions of U.S. dollars in 2023.

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Country (billions of U.S. dollars in 2023)

Germany is the top country by current account balance in the world. As of 2023, current account balance in Germany was 332.36 billions of U.S. dollars that accounts for 73.04% of the world's current account balance. The top 5 countries (others are China, Japan, Taiwan Province of China, and Netherlands) account for 212.37% of it. The world's total current account balance was estimated at 455.05 billions of U.S. dollars in 2023.

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Germany 332.36 IMF + 1 other
China 221.7 IMF + 1 other
Japan 196.01 IMF + 1 other
Taiwan Province of China 118.28 IMF
Netherlands 98.05 IMF + 1 other
Republic of Korea 80.31 IMF + 1 other
Italy 75.49 IMF + 1 other
Switzerland 65.46 IMF + 1 other
Singapore 58.49 IMF + 1 other
Russian Federation 55.91 IMF + 1 other
Ireland 36.17 IMF + 1 other
Denmark 33.14 IMF + 1 other
Spain 29.65 IMF + 1 other
Sweden 28.41 IMF + 1 other
United Arab Emirates 26.27 IMF
Norway 21.08 IMF + 1 other
Thailand 19.27 IMF + 1 other
Macau 18.36 IMF + 1 other
Hong Kong 18.24 IMF + 1 other
Israel 17.46 IMF + 1 other
Malaysia 16.64 IMF + 1 other
Austria 13.07 IMF + 1 other
Qatar 12.77 IMF + 1 other
Iran 8.8 IMF + 1 other
Kuwait 8.3 IMF + 1 other
Australia 5.67 IMF + 1 other
Poland 5.48 IMF + 1 other
Papua New Guinea 5.16 IMF + 1 other
Luxembourg 4.62 IMF + 1 other
Saudi Arabia 4.62 IMF + 1 other
Slovenia 4.01 IMF + 1 other
Finland 4.01 IMF + 1 other
Argentina 3.82 IMF + 1 other
Mexico 3.78 IMF + 1 other
Lithuania 2.34 IMF + 1 other
Viet Nam 2.17 IMF + 1 other
Ecuador 2.03 IMF + 1 other
Afghanistan 1.7 IMF + 1 other
Portugal 1.33 IMF + 1 other
Trinidad and Tobago 1.24 IMF + 1 other
Guatemala 1 IMF + 1 other
Czech Republic 0.84 IMF + 1 other
Zambia 0.81 IMF + 1 other
Brunei Darussalam 0.68 IMF + 1 other
Bulgaria 0.56 IMF + 1 other
Iceland 0.44 IMF + 1 other
Paraguay 0.35 IMF + 1 other
Eritrea 0.31 IMF + 1 other
Malta 0.3 IMF + 1 other
Libya 0.3 IMF + 1 other
Azerbaijan 0.29 IMF + 1 other
Eswatini 0.26 IMF + 1 other
Zimbabwe 0.25 IMF + 1 other
Kiribati 0.03 IMF + 1 other
Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.03 IMF + 1 other
Djibouti 0.02 IMF + 1 other
San Marino 0.02 IMF
Nauru 0 IMF + 1 other
Marshall Islands 0 IMF + 1 other
Haiti 0 IMF + 1 other
Tuvalu -0.01 IMF + 1 other
South Sudan -0.01 IMF + 1 other
Gabon -0.03 IMF + 1 other
Vanuatu -0.04 IMF + 1 other
Tonga -0.04 IMF + 1 other
Samoa -0.05 IMF + 1 other
Comoros -0.05 IMF + 1 other
Sao Tome and Principe -0.05 IMF + 1 other
Saint Lucia -0.06 IMF + 1 other
Saint Kitts and Nevis -0.08 IMF + 1 other
Suriname -0.08 IMF + 1 other
Guinea Bissau -0.08 IMF + 1 other
Palau -0.09 IMF + 1 other
Dominica -0.09 IMF + 1 other
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.09 IMF + 1 other
Cabo Verde -0.11 IMF + 1 other
Namibia -0.12 IMF + 1 other
Belize -0.14 IMF + 1 other
Botswana -0.15 IMF + 1 other
Angola -0.15 IMF + 1 other
Central African Republic -0.19 IMF + 1 other
Tajikistan -0.19 IMF + 1 other
Antigua and Barbuda -0.19 IMF + 1 other
Grenada -0.19 IMF + 1 other
Congo -0.2 IMF + 1 other
Estonia -0.21 IMF + 1 other
Guyana -0.22 IMF + 1 other
Nicaragua -0.27 IMF + 1 other
Gambia -0.27 IMF + 1 other
Solomon Islands -0.27 IMF + 1 other
Bhutan -0.3 IMF + 1 other
Fiji -0.34 IMF + 1 other
Seychelles -0.35 IMF + 1 other
Togo -0.37 IMF + 1 other
Barbados -0.38 IMF + 1 other
Latvia -0.39 IMF + 1 other
North Macedonia -0.4 IMF + 1 other
Uruguay -0.4 IMF + 1 other
Equatorial Guinea -0.45 IMF + 1 other
Hungary -0.48 IMF + 1 other
Mauritania -0.5 IMF + 1 other
Burundi -0.51 IMF + 1 other
Jamaica -0.53 IMF + 1 other
Kyrgyzstan -0.53 IMF + 1 other
Sierra Leone -0.68 IMF + 1 other
Croatia -0.69 IMF + 1 other
Montenegro -0.71 IMF + 1 other
Somalia -0.71 IMF
Madagascar -0.75 IMF + 1 other
Maldives -0.78 IMF + 1 other
Lesotho -0.8 IMF + 1 other
Liberia -0.81 IMF + 1 other
Benin -0.82 IMF + 1 other
Mauritius -0.87 IMF + 1 other
Timor-Leste -0.9 IMF + 1 other
Armenia -0.9 IMF + 1 other
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -0.92 in 2022 IMF + 1 other
Bosnia and Herzegovina -0.97 IMF + 1 other
Honduras -1 IMF + 1 other
Republic of Moldova -1.04 IMF + 1 other
El Salvador -1.14 IMF + 1 other
Burkina Faso -1.14 IMF + 1 other
Mali -1.15 IMF + 1 other
Chad -1.17 IMF + 1 other
Belarus -1.19 IMF + 1 other
Rwanda -1.19 IMF + 1 other
Turkmenistan -1.21 IMF
Georgia -1.29 IMF + 1 other
Cameroon -1.34 IMF + 1 other
Niger -1.48 IMF + 1 other
Jordan -1.51 IMF + 1 other
Cyprus -1.58 IMF + 1 other
Albania -1.58 IMF + 1 other
Nepal -1.67 IMF + 1 other
Sri Lanka -1.69 IMF + 1 other
Syrian Arab Republic -1.71 in 2010 IMF + 1 other
Bahamas -1.75 IMF + 1 other
Malawi -1.79 IMF + 1 other
Lao People’s Democratic Republic -1.83 IMF + 1 other
Bahrain -1.88 IMF + 1 other
Senegal -1.9 IMF + 1 other
Mongolia -1.93 IMF + 1 other
Costa Rica -1.97 IMF + 1 other
Democratic Republic of the Congo -2.04 IMF + 1 other
Panama -2.05 IMF + 1 other
Myanmar -2.08 IMF + 1 other
Guinea -2.12 IMF + 1 other
Palestine -2.15 IMF + 1 other
Bolivia -2.16 IMF + 1 other
Oman -2.18 IMF + 1 other
Dominican Republic -2.39 IMF + 1 other
Côte d'Ivoire -2.42 IMF + 1 other
Chile -2.49 IMF + 1 other
Peru -2.58 IMF + 1 other
Cambodia -2.67 IMF + 1 other
United Republic of Tanzania -2.68 IMF + 1 other
Iraq -2.88 IMF + 1 other
Yemen -3.43 IMF + 1 other
Slovakia -3.7 IMF + 1 other
Serbia -3.77 IMF + 1 other
Ethiopia -3.82 IMF + 1 other
Kazakhstan -3.89 IMF + 1 other
Uganda -3.96 IMF + 1 other
Ghana -3.99 IMF + 1 other
Uzbekistan -4.02 IMF + 1 other
Sudan -4.19 IMF + 1 other
Tunisia -4.49 IMF + 1 other
Morocco -5.57 IMF + 1 other
New Zealand -6.35 IMF + 1 other
Kenya -6.65 IMF + 1 other
South Africa -7.3 IMF + 1 other
Bangladesh -7.36 IMF + 1 other
Ukraine -7.56 IMF + 1 other
Greece -8.08 IMF + 1 other
Nigeria -8.95 IMF + 1 other
Belgium -8.96 IMF + 1 other
Algeria -10.36 IMF + 1 other
Philippines -10.4 IMF + 1 other
Mozambique -11.41 IMF + 1 other
Egypt -11.75 IMF + 1 other
Colombia -13.09 IMF + 1 other
Romania -15.5 IMF + 1 other
Turkey -16.78 IMF + 1 other
Brazil -20.41 IMF + 1 other
Indonesia -21.56 IMF + 1 other
France -38.52 IMF + 1 other
Canada -39.13 IMF + 1 other
India -59.53 IMF + 1 other
United Kingdom -132.67 IMF + 1 other
United States of America -617.65 IMF + 1 other
Andorra 14.06 % in 2021 WB
Lebanon -30.87 % in 2022 WB + 1 other
Pakistan -2.04 Percent of GDP IMF + 1 other
Balance of Payments