List of countries by current account balance

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Current account balance 2006[1]
Current Account Balance 2006 as percentage of GDP[2]
Current Account Balance 2006, per capita, U.S. dollars[3]

This is a list of countries and territories by current account balance (CAB), based on the International Monetary Fund data for 2007, obtained from the latest World Economic Outlook database (October 2008).[4] Numbers for 2008 should become available in April 2009. Estimates are highlighted.

Rank Country CAB USD, bn
1  China 371.833
2  Germany 252.501
3  Japan 210.967
4  Saudi Arabia 95.762
5  Russia 76.163
6  Switzerland 70.797
7  Norway 59.983
8  Netherlands 52.522
9  Kuwait 48.039
10  Singapore 39.157
11  United Arab Emirates 39.113
12  Sweden 38.797
13  Taiwan 32.979
14  Algeria 30.600
15  Malaysia 29.181
16  Iran 28.776
17  Hong Kong 28.038
18  Libya 23.786
19  Qatar 21.374
20  Venezuela 20.001
21  Thailand 15.765
22  Canada 12.726
23  Austria 12.012
24  Finland 11.268
25  Argentina 11.072
26  Indonesia 11.010
27  Belgium 9.648
28  Azerbaijan 9.019
29  Chile 7.200
30  Angola 6.936
31  Philippines 6.351
32  Brunei 5.990
33  South Korea 5.954
34  Trinidad and Tobago 5.380
35  Israel 5.197
36  Luxembourg 4.893
37  Uzbekistan 4.267
38  Turkmenistan 4.037
39  Denmark 3.512
40  Nigeria 3.466
41  Oman 3.222
42  Bahrain 2.906
43  Botswana 1.974
44  Egypt 1.862
45  Bolivia 1.741
46  Gabon 1.719
47  Brazil 1.712
48  Peru 1.515
49  Namibia 1.356
50  Timor-Leste 1.161
51  Ecuador 1.064
52  Myanmar 0.917
53  Bangladesh 0.780
54  Equatorial Guinea 0.541
55  Papua New Guinea 0.259
56  Paraguay 0.227
57  Bhutan 0.132
58  Chad 0.116
59  Mongolia 0.098
60  Afghanistan 0.081
61  Suriname 0.071
62  Lesotho 0.058
63  Nepal 0.050
64  Kyrgyzstan -0.006
65  Guinea-Bissau -0.008
66  Solomon Islands -0.010
67  Kiribati -0.021
68  Tonga -0.025
69  Samoa -0.029
70  Comoros -0.031
71  Swaziland -0.041
72  São Tomé and Príncipe -0.044
73  Eritrea -0.049
74  Vanuatu -0.049
75  Belize -0.054
76  Sierra Leone -0.063
77  Haiti -0.066
78  Malawi -0.074
79  Central African Republic -0.075
80  Dominica -0.079
81  Gambia -0.080
82  Guinea -0.083
83  Morocco -0.099
84  Cape Verde -0.132
85  Liberia -0.137
86  Côte d'Ivoire -0.146
87  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines -0.147
88  Saint Kitts and Nevis -0.150
89  Burundi -0.156
90  Togo -0.160
91  Zimbabwe -0.165
92  Rwanda -0.168
93  Uruguay -0.186
94  Democratic Republic of the Congo -0.191
95  Guyana -0.195
96  Grenada -0.197
97  Antigua and Barbuda -0.211
98  Djibouti -0.211
99  Macedonia -0.234
100  Barbados -0.245
101  Seychelles -0.263
102  Saint Lucia -0.280
103  Cambodia -0.313
104  Niger -0.321
105  Mauritania -0.321
106  Uganda -0.331
107  Benin -0.372
108  Cameroon -0.383
109  Malta -0.403
110  Tajikistan -0.414
111  Maldives -0.476
112  Mali -0.502
113  Fiji -0.515
114  Mauritius -0.553
115  Burkina Faso -0.560
116  Syria -0.561
117  Armenia -0.591
118  Laos -0.711
119  Moldova -0.747
120  Mozambique -0.768
121  Zambia -0.810
122  Kenya -0.825
123  Ethiopia -0.868
124  Tunisia -0.925
125  Albania -0.994
126  Nicaragua -1.047
127  Madagascar -1.070
128  El Salvador -1.119
129  Senegal -1.161
130  Honduras -1.228
131  Yemen -1.328
132  Sri Lanka -1.370
133  Montenegro -1.381
134  Bahamas -1.440
135  Republic of the Congo -1.479
136  Tanzania -1.496
137  Costa Rica -1.519
138  Panama -1.571
139  Ghana -1.652
140  Guatemala -1.685
141  Jamaica -1.850
142  Bosnia and Herzegovina -1.920
143  Georgia -2.045
144  Cyprus -2.063
145  Dominican Republic -2.231
146  Slovenia -2.250
147  Jordan -2.778
148  Iceland -2.952
149  Belarus -3.060
150  Czech Republic -3.085
151  Lebanon -3.129
152  Estonia -3.776
153  Slovakia -4.070
154  Croatia -4.410
155  Ukraine -5.272
156  Lithuania -5.692
157  Sudan -5.812
158  Mexico -5.813
159  Colombia -5.862
160  Latvia -6.231
161  Serbia -6.334
162  Pakistan -6.878
163  Hungary -6.932
164  Vietnam -6.992
165  Kazakhstan -7.184
166  Bulgaria -8.464
167  New Zealand -10.557
168  Ireland -14.120
169  India -15.494
170  Poland -15.905
171  South Africa -20.557
172  Portugal -21.987
173  Romania -23.234
174  France -30.588
175  Turkey -37.684
176  Greece -44.218
177  Italy -52.725
178  Australia -56.342
179  United Kingdom -105.224
180  Spain -145.141
181  United States -731.214 [5]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Current account balance, U.S. dollars, Billions from IMF World Economic Outlook Database, April 2008
  2. ^ Current account balance, Percent of GDP from IMF World Economic Outlook Database, April 2008
  3. ^ Current account balance and population from IMF World Economic Outlook Database, April 2008
  4. ^ Current account balance, U.S. dollars, Billions from IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2008
  5. ^ Current account balance, U.S. dollars, Billions from IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2008
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