Current Account Balance (% of GDP) by Country
As of 2026, Macao leads globally in current account balance (% of gdp) at 39.8%, followed by Guyana, Brunei, Norway. At the lower end, Suriname, Mozambique, Timor-Leste rank among the lowest. The global median is -1.9% (Poland). This indicator falls under the "Fiscal & Monetary" category and is sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook. Data is available for 191 countries.
All Countries Ranked
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| # | Country | Current Account Balance (% of GDP) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Macao | 39.8% | 2026 |
| 2 |  Guyana | 31.6% | 2026 |
| 3 |  Brunei | 23.7% | 2026 |
| 4 |  Norway | 20.7% | 2026 |
| 5 |  Andorra | 20.5% | 2026 |
| 6 |  South Korea | 18.8% | 2026 |
| 7 |  Kuwait | 18.3% | 2026 |
| 8 |  San Marino | 17.0% | 2026 |
| 9 |  Singapore | 16.7% | 2026 |
| 10 |  Liechtenstein | 16.6% | 2026 |
| 11 |  Papua New Guinea | 14.1% | 2026 |
| 12 |  Nepal | 13.9% | 2026 |
| 13 |  Hong Kong | 13.8% | 2026 |
| 14 |  Djibouti | 11.5% | 2026 |
| 15 |  Azerbaijan | 11.3% | 2026 |
| 16 |  Denmark | 11.2% | 2026 |
| 17 |  Marshall Islands | 10.7% | 2026 |
| 18 |  Aruba | 10.5% | 2026 |
| 19 |  Netherlands | 8.3% | 2026 |
| 20 |  Tajikistan | 8.2% | 2026 |
| 21 |  South Sudan | 8.2% | 2026 |
| 22 |  Ireland | 7.4% | 2026 |
| 23 |  Sweden | 7.3% | 2026 |
| 24 |  Qatar | 7.1% | 2026 |
| 25 |  Nigeria | 7.0% | 2026 |
| 26 |  Malta | 6.5% | 2026 |
| 27 |  Nicaragua | 6.4% | 2026 |
| 28 |  Switzerland | 6.2% | 2026 |
| 29 |  Ghana | 6.0% | 2026 |
| 30 |  Samoa | 5.6% | 2026 |
| 31 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 5.6% | 2026 |
| 32 |  Zimbabwe | 5.3% | 2026 |
| 33 |  Republic of the Congo | 5.2% | 2026 |
| 34 |  Laos | 5.1% | 2026 |
| 35 |  Oman | 5.0% | 2026 |
| 36 |  United Arab Emirates | 4.8% | 2026 |
| 37 |  Tuvalu | 4.7% | 2026 |
| 38 |  Japan | 4.6% | 2026 |
| 39 |  Ecuador | 4.6% | 2026 |
| 40 |  Germany | 4.5% | 2026 |
| 41 |  Luxembourg | 4.2% | 2026 |
| 42 |  Peru | 4.0% | 2026 |
| 43 |  China | 4.0% | 2026 |
| 44 |  Russia | 3.8% | 2026 |
| 45 |  Guatemala | 3.6% | 2026 |
| 46 |  Bahrain | 3.6% | 2026 |
| 47 |  Slovenia | 2.9% | 2026 |
| 48 |  Angola | 2.8% | 2026 |
| 49 |  Spain | 2.6% | 2026 |
| 50 |  Zambia | 2.3% | 2026 |
| 51 |  Nauru | 2.2% | 2026 |
| 52 |  Malaysia | 2.1% | 2026 |
| 53 |  Eswatini | 1.8% | 2026 |
| 54 |  Bolivia | 1.6% | 2026 |
| 55 |  Turkmenistan | 1.4% | 2026 |
| 56 |  Austria | 1.4% | 2026 |
| 57 |  Gabon | 1.3% | 2026 |
| 58 |  Haiti | 1.3% | 2026 |
| 59 |  Chad | 1.3% | 2026 |
| 60 |  Israel | 1.1% | 2026 |
| 61 |  Libya | 0.9% | 2026 |
| 62 |  Italy | 0.7% | 2026 |
| 63 |  Argentina | 0.6% | 2026 |
| 64 |  Kazakhstan | 0.5% | 2026 |
| 65 |  Finland | 0.3% | 2026 |
| 66 |  Vietnam | 0.3% | 2026 |
| 67 |  Portugal | 0.0% | 2026 |
| 68 |  Micronesia | 0.0% | 2026 |
| 69 |  Pakistan | 0.0% | 2026 |
| 70 |  Canada | -0.1% | 2026 |
| 71 |  Equatorial Guinea | -0.1% | 2026 |
| 72 |  Bangladesh | -0.3% | 2026 |
| 73 |  Mexico | -0.3% | 2026 |
| 74 |  Chile | -0.3% | 2026 |
| 75 |  Hungary | -0.5% | 2026 |
| 76 |  Sri Lanka | -0.5% | 2026 |
| 77 |  Burkina Faso | -0.6% | 2026 |
| 78 |  South Africa | -0.7% | 2026 |
| 79 |  France | -0.7% | 2026 |
| 80 |  Algeria | -0.8% | 2026 |
| 81 |  Myanmar | -0.8% | 2026 |
| 82 |  Uruguay | -0.9% | 2026 |
| 83 |  Botswana | -1.0% | 2026 |
| 84 |  Venezuela | -1.0% | 2026 |
| 85 |  Iran | -1.2% | 2026 |
| 86 |  Thailand | -1.2% | 2026 |
| 87 |  Senegal | -1.2% | 2025 |
| 88 |  Costa Rica | -1.5% | 2026 |
| 89 |  Dominican Republic | -1.5% | 2026 |
| 90 |  Panama | -1.5% | 2026 |
| 91 |  India | -1.5% | 2026 |
| 92 |  Indonesia | -1.6% | 2026 |
| 93 |  Cabo Verde | -1.9% | 2026 |
| 94 |  DR Congo | -1.9% | 2026 |
| 95 |  Czechia | -1.9% | 2026 |
| 96 |  Poland | -1.9% | 2026 |
| 97 |  Honduras | -2.0% | 2026 |
| 98 |  Albania | -2.1% | 2026 |
| 99 |  Mongolia | -2.2% | 2026 |
| 100 |  Lithuania | -2.3% | 2026 |
| 101 |  Brazil | -2.4% | 2026 |
| 102 |  Côte d'Ivoire | -2.4% | 2026 |
| 103 |  Estonia | -2.5% | 2026 |
| 104 |  Lesotho | -2.5% | 2026 |
| 105 |  Iceland | -2.5% | 2026 |
| 106 |  Ethiopia | -2.5% | 2026 |
| 107 |  Colombia | -2.6% | 2026 |
| 108 |  Tanzania | -2.7% | 2026 |
| 109 |  Belgium | -2.8% | 2026 |
| 110 |  Paraguay | -2.8% | 2026 |
| 111 |  Türkiye | -2.9% | 2026 |
| 112 |  Niger | -3.0% | 2026 |
| 113 |  Australia | -3.1% | 2026 |
| 114 |  Solomon Islands | -3.2% | 2026 |
| 115 |  Belarus | -3.2% | 2026 |
| 116 |  United Kingdom | -3.3% | 2026 |
| 117 |  Yemen | -3.3% | 2026 |
| 118 |  Central African Republic | -3.3% | 2026 |
| 119 |  Mali | -3.4% | 2026 |
| 120 |  Slovakia | -3.4% | 2026 |
| 121 |  New Zealand | -3.4% | 2026 |
| 122 |  Georgia | -3.5% | 2026 |
| 123 |  Saudi Arabia | -3.5% | 2026 |
| 124 |  United States | -3.9% | 2026 |
| 125 |  Egypt | -4.4% | 2026 |
| 126 |  Croatia | -4.4% | 2026 |
| 127 |  Kenya | -4.5% | 2026 |
| 128 |  Serbia | -4.6% | 2026 |
| 129 |  Sierra Leone | -4.7% | 2026 |
| 130 |  Philippines | -4.8% | 2026 |
| 131 |  El Salvador | -4.8% | 2026 |
| 132 |  Cameroon | -4.8% | 2026 |
| 133 |  Togo | -4.8% | 2026 |
| 134 |  Morocco | -4.9% | 2026 |
| 135 |  Tunisia | -4.9% | 2026 |
| 136 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | -4.9% | 2026 |
| 137 |  Jamaica | -5.1% | 2026 |
| 138 |  Uzbekistan | -5.1% | 2026 |
| 139 |  Belize | -5.2% | 2026 |
| 140 |  Benin | -5.6% | 2026 |
| 141 |  St. Lucia | -5.8% | 2026 |
| 142 |  North Macedonia | -5.8% | 2026 |
| 143 |  The Gambia | -5.9% | 2026 |
| 144 |  Latvia | -5.9% | 2026 |
| 145 |  Comoros | -6.1% | 2026 |
| 146 |  Sao Tome and Principe | -6.1% | 2026 |
| 147 |  Vanuatu | -6.3% | 2026 |
| 148 |  Barbados | -6.3% | 2026 |
| 149 |  Greece | -6.6% | 2026 |
| 150 |  Burundi | -6.8% | 2026 |
| 151 |  Guinea-Bissau | -7.0% | 2026 |
| 152 |  Romania | -7.0% | 2026 |
| 153 |  Tonga | -7.2% | 2026 |
| 154 |  Uganda | -7.3% | 2026 |
| 155 |  Jordan | -7.5% | 2026 |
| 156 |  Cyprus | -7.7% | 2026 |
| 157 |  Mauritania | -7.8% | 2026 |
| 158 |  Mauritius | -7.9% | 2026 |
| 159 |  Bulgaria | -8.0% | 2026 |
| 160 |  Armenia | -8.2% | 2026 |
| 161 |  Seychelles | -8.5% | 2026 |
| 162 |  Madagascar | -8.7% | 2026 |
| 163 |  Cambodia | -8.7% | 2026 |
| 164 |  Kyrgyzstan | -9.0% | 2026 |
| 165 |  Bahamas | -9.3% | 2026 |
| 166 |  Rwanda | -10.5% | 2026 |
| 167 |  Guinea | -10.7% | 2026 |
| 168 |  Iraq | -10.8% | 2026 |
| 169 |  Ukraine | -11.0% | 2026 |
| 170 |  Malawi | -12.2% | 2026 |
| 171 |  Antigua and Barbuda | -12.7% | 2026 |
| 172 |  Fiji | -12.9% | 2026 |
| 173 |  Palau | -13.8% | 2026 |
| 174 |  Sudan | -14.6% | 2026 |
| 175 |  Kiribati | -16.1% | 2026 |
| 176 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | -16.2% | 2026 |
| 177 |  Bhutan | -16.3% | 2026 |
| 178 |  Namibia | -16.9% | 2026 |
| 179 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | -17.2% | 2026 |
| 180 |  Maldives | -18.6% | 2026 |
| 181 |  Montenegro | -19.7% | 2026 |
| 182 |  Liberia | -19.9% | 2026 |
| 183 |  Moldova | -22.0% | 2026 |
| 184 |  Lebanon | -22.5% | 2025 |
| 185 |  Grenada | -22.8% | 2026 |
| 186 |  Somalia | -25.4% | 2026 |
| 187 |  Dominica | -35.7% | 2026 |
| 188 |  Afghanistan | -37.9% | 2025 |
| 189 |  Timor-Leste | -38.5% | 2026 |
| 190 |  Mozambique | -41.0% | 2026 |
| 191 |  Suriname | -51.0% | 2026 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest current account balance (% of gdp) in 2026?
Macao ranks #1 with current account balance (% of gdp) of 39.8% as of 2026, based on data from the IMF World Economic Outlook.
Which country has the lowest current account balance (% of gdp)?
Suriname ranks last (#191) with -51.0% as of 2026.
What is the global median for current account balance (% of gdp)?
The median value is -1.9% (Poland, ranked #96 out of 191 countries).
How many countries report data for current account balance (% of gdp)?
191 countries have available data for current account balance (% of gdp). Data is sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and updated regularly.
What category does current account balance (% of gdp) belong to?
Current Account Balance (% of GDP) is classified under the "Fiscal & Monetary" category. Statistics of the World tracks 337 indicators across 27 categories.