Current Account Balance by Country — 2026 World Rankings
Current account balance as percentage of GDP. Positive = surplus, negative = deficit.
Updated May 2026 · Source: IMFIn 2026, Macao SAR, China leads the world in current account balance (% of gdp) with 34.9%, followed by Kuwait (24.4%), San Marino (17.8%), Singapore (17.3%), Brunei Darussalam (16.6%). At the other end, Suriname ranks last at -51.8%. The global median is -2.1% (Congo, Dem. Rep.). This ranking covers 190 countries and is sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook, one of the most authoritative sources for international economic statistics.
The top 10 countries are: 1. Macao SAR, China, 2. Kuwait, 3. San Marino, 4. Singapore, 5. Brunei Darussalam, 6. Norway, 7. Andorra, 8. Liechtenstein, 9. Papua New Guinea, 10. Luxembourg. All data is sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and updated regularly. Free API access is available for developers and researchers.
| # | Country | Current Account Balance (% of GDP) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Macao SAR, China | 34.9% | 2026 |
| 2 |  Kuwait | 24.4% | 2026 |
| 3 |  San Marino | 17.8% | 2026 |
| 4 |  Singapore | 17.3% | 2026 |
| 5 |  Brunei Darussalam | 16.6% | 2026 |
| 6 |  Norway | 15.9% | 2026 |
| 7 |  Andorra | 15.3% | 2026 |
| 8 |  Liechtenstein | 12.9% | 2026 |
| 9 |  Papua New Guinea | 12.7% | 2026 |
| 10 |  Luxembourg | 12.4% | 2026 |
| 11 |  United Arab Emirates | 12.3% | 2026 |
| 12 |  Hong Kong SAR, China | 12.2% | 2026 |
| 13 |  Guyana | 11.8% | 2026 |
| 14 |  Denmark | 11.7% | 2026 |
| 15 |  Ireland | 11.5% | 2026 |
| 16 |  Qatar | 10.2% | 2026 |
| 17 |  Netherlands | 9.3% | 2026 |
| 18 |  Aruba | 9.2% | 2026 |
| 19 |  Djibouti | 7.6% | 2026 |
| 20 |  Switzerland | 7.0% | 2026 |
| 21 |  Tuvalu | 5.7% | 2026 |
| 22 |  Sweden | 5.7% | 2026 |
| 23 |  Germany | 5.1% | 2026 |
| 24 |  Malta | 4.4% | 2026 |
| 25 |  South Sudan | 4.4% | 2026 |
| 26 |  Marshall Islands | 4.0% | 2026 |
| 27 |  Korea, Rep. | 3.9% | 2026 |
| 28 |  Bahrain | 3.8% | 2026 |
| 29 |  Nigeria | 3.6% | 2026 |
| 30 |  Japan | 3.6% | 2026 |
| 31 |  Zimbabwe | 3.6% | 2026 |
| 32 |  Ecuador | 3.4% | 2026 |
| 33 |  Israel | 3.0% | 2026 |
| 34 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 2.9% | 2026 |
| 35 |  Slovenia | 2.9% | 2026 |
| 36 |  China | 2.8% | 2026 |
| 37 |  Zambia | 2.7% | 2026 |
| 38 |  Lao PDR | 2.7% | 2026 |
| 39 |  Spain | 2.6% | 2026 |
| 40 |  Venezuela, RB | 2.5% | 2026 |
| 41 |  Nauru | 2.4% | 2026 |
| 42 |  Viet Nam | 2.4% | 2026 |
| 43 |  Azerbaijan | 2.3% | 2026 |
| 44 |  Guatemala | 2.2% | 2026 |
| 45 |  Austria | 2.2% | 2026 |
| 46 |  Nicaragua | 2.1% | 2026 |
| 47 |  Lithuania | 2.1% | 2026 |
| 48 |  Iran, Islamic Rep. | 2.0% | 2026 |
| 49 |  Portugal | 1.9% | 2026 |
| 50 |  Malaysia | 1.8% | 2026 |
| 51 |  Sri Lanka | 1.8% | 2024 |
| 52 |  Ghana | 1.7% | 2026 |
| 53 |  Russian Federation | 1.6% | 2026 |
| 54 |  Thailand | 1.3% | 2026 |
| 55 |  Peru | 1.2% | 2026 |
| 56 |  Italy | 1.0% | 2026 |
| 57 |  Hungary | 0.9% | 2026 |
| 58 |  Turkmenistan | 0.7% | 2026 |
| 59 |  Libya | 0.6% | 2026 |
| 60 |  Angola | 0.5% | 2026 |
| 61 |  Czechia | 0.4% | 2026 |
| 62 |  Jamaica | 0.4% | 2026 |
| 63 |  Finland | -0.1% | 2026 |
| 64 |  France | -0.2% | 2026 |
| 65 |  Mexico | -0.3% | 2026 |
| 66 |  Gabon | -0.3% | 2026 |
| 67 |  Tajikistan | -0.4% | 2026 |
| 68 |  Argentina | -0.4% | 2026 |
| 69 |  Pakistan | -0.4% | 2026 |
| 70 |  Togo | -0.6% | 2026 |
| 71 |  Haiti | -0.6% | 2026 |
| 72 |  Oman | -0.7% | 2026 |
| 73 |  Nepal | -0.8% | 2026 |
| 74 |  Poland | -0.8% | 2026 |
| 75 |  Bangladesh | -0.9% | 2026 |
| 76 |  Belgium | -0.9% | 2026 |
| 77 |  St. Lucia | -1.0% | 2026 |
| 78 |  Iceland | -1.1% | 2026 |
| 79 |  Iraq | -1.1% | 2026 |
| 80 |  South Africa | -1.2% | 2026 |
| 81 |  Indonesia | -1.2% | 2026 |
| 82 |  Burkina Faso | -1.3% | 2026 |
| 83 |  Turkiye | -1.3% | 2026 |
| 84 |  Canada | -1.3% | 2026 |
| 85 |  India | -1.4% | 2026 |
| 86 |  Eswatini | -1.4% | 2026 |
| 87 |  Uruguay | -1.5% | 2026 |
| 88 |  Samoa | -1.5% | 2026 |
| 89 |  Belize | -1.6% | 2026 |
| 90 |  Cote d'Ivoire | -1.7% | 2026 |
| 91 |  Panama | -1.7% | 2026 |
| 92 |  Australia | -1.7% | 2026 |
| 93 |  El Salvador | -1.8% | 2026 |
| 94 |  Croatia | -2.0% | 2026 |
| 95 |  Sierra Leone | -2.0% | 2026 |
| 96 |  Congo, Dem. Rep. | -2.1% | 2026 |
| 97 |  Costa Rica | -2.1% | 2026 |
| 98 |  Estonia | -2.2% | 2026 |
| 99 |  Chile | -2.2% | 2026 |
| 100 |  Brazil | -2.3% | 2026 |
| 101 |  Cabo Verde | -2.3% | 2026 |
| 102 |  Latvia | -2.3% | 2026 |
| 103 |  Guinea | -2.3% | 2026 |
| 104 |  Lesotho | -2.5% | 2026 |
| 105 |  Dominican Republic | -2.5% | 2026 |
| 106 |  Saudi Arabia | -2.5% | 2026 |
| 107 |  Slovak Republic | -2.5% | 2026 |
| 108 |  Honduras | -2.5% | 2026 |
| 109 |  Mali | -2.6% | 2026 |
| 110 |  Colombia | -2.6% | 2026 |
| 111 |  Morocco | -2.6% | 2026 |
| 112 |  Ethiopia | -2.6% | 2026 |
| 113 |  Albania | -2.7% | 2026 |
| 114 |  Tanzania | -2.7% | 2026 |
| 115 |  Chad | -2.9% | 2026 |
| 116 |  United Kingdom | -3.0% | 2026 |
| 117 |  North Macedonia | -3.1% | 2026 |
| 118 |  Belarus | -3.1% | 2026 |
| 119 |  Comoros | -3.2% | 2026 |
| 120 |  Bulgaria | -3.2% | 2026 |
| 121 |  Tunisia | -3.3% | 2026 |
| 122 |  Kenya | -3.4% | 2026 |
| 123 |  Bolivia | -3.4% | 2025 |
| 124 |  Philippines | -3.5% | 2026 |
| 125 |  Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | -3.5% | 2026 |
| 126 |  Myanmar | -3.6% | 2026 |
| 127 |  United States | -3.6% | 2026 |
| 128 |  Sao Tome and Principe | -3.6% | 2026 |
| 129 |  Paraguay | -3.7% | 2026 |
| 130 |  Uganda | -3.7% | 2026 |
| 131 |  Algeria | -3.8% | 2026 |
| 132 |  Equatorial Guinea | -3.8% | 2026 |
| 133 |  Cambodia | -3.9% | 2026 |
| 134 |  Cameroon | -3.9% | 2026 |
| 135 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | -3.9% | 2026 |
| 136 |  Kazakhstan | -4.0% | 2026 |
| 137 |  Central African Republic | -4.1% | 2026 |
| 138 |  Egypt, Arab Rep. | -4.3% | 2026 |
| 139 |  New Zealand | -4.4% | 2026 |
| 140 |  Uzbekistan | -4.6% | 2026 |
| 141 |  Georgia | -4.6% | 2026 |
| 142 |  Gambia, The | -4.6% | 2026 |
| 143 |  Armenia | -4.7% | 2026 |
| 144 |  Benin | -5.0% | 2026 |
| 145 |  Niger | -5.2% | 2026 |
| 146 |  Guinea-Bissau | -5.3% | 2026 |
| 147 |  Greece | -5.3% | 2026 |
| 148 |  Serbia | -5.3% | 2026 |
| 149 |  Senegal | -5.4% | 2026 |
| 150 |  Barbados | -5.7% | 2026 |
| 151 |  Mauritius | -5.7% | 2026 |
| 152 |  Burundi | -5.8% | 2026 |
| 153 |  Jordan | -5.9% | 2026 |
| 154 |  Botswana | -5.9% | 2026 |
| 155 |  Tonga | -6.4% | 2026 |
| 156 |  Madagascar | -6.5% | 2026 |
| 157 |  Romania | -6.6% | 2026 |
| 158 |  Seychelles | -6.9% | 2026 |
| 159 |  Congo, Rep. | -7.0% | 2026 |
| 160 |  Mauritania | -7.1% | 2026 |
| 161 |  Fiji | -7.1% | 2026 |
| 162 |  Bahamas, The | -7.3% | 2026 |
| 163 |  Solomon Islands | -7.4% | 2026 |
| 164 |  Sudan | -7.7% | 2026 |
| 165 |  Kyrgyz Republic | -7.7% | 2026 |
| 166 |  Kiribati | -8.6% | 2026 |
| 167 |  Somalia, Fed. Rep. | -8.8% | 2026 |
| 168 |  Cyprus | -9.1% | 2026 |
| 169 |  Yemen, Rep. | -9.5% | 2026 |
| 170 |  Antigua and Barbuda | -10.4% | 2026 |
| 171 |  Maldives | -11.2% | 2026 |
| 172 |  Vanuatu | -11.6% | 2026 |
| 173 |  Liberia | -11.8% | 2026 |
| 174 |  Namibia | -12.1% | 2026 |
| 175 |  Ukraine | -12.6% | 2026 |
| 176 |  Mongolia | -13.0% | 2026 |
| 177 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | -13.5% | 2026 |
| 178 |  Grenada | -13.9% | 2026 |
| 179 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | -14.0% | 2026 |
| 180 |  Palau | -14.2% | 2026 |
| 181 |  Rwanda | -15.9% | 2026 |
| 182 |  Malawi | -16.4% | 2026 |
| 183 |  Montenegro | -17.5% | 2026 |
| 184 |  Bhutan | -18.0% | 2026 |
| 185 |  Lebanon | -19.7% | 2024 |
| 186 |  Moldova | -20.4% | 2026 |
| 187 |  Dominica | -26.4% | 2026 |
| 188 |  Timor-Leste | -32.3% | 2026 |
| 189 |  Mozambique | -36.6% | 2026 |
| 190 |  Suriname | -51.8% | 2026 |
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Understanding Current Account Balance by Country
The current account balance measures the net flow of goods, services, income, and transfers between a country and the rest of the world, expressed as a percentage of GDP. A surplus means a country earns more from abroad; a deficit means it spends more. The data comes from the IMF World Economic Outlook.
Germany, China, Japan, and the oil-exporting Gulf states consistently run large surpluses. The United States runs the world's largest deficit in absolute terms (roughly $800 billion annually), financing the gap by selling financial assets to foreign investors.
Whether a deficit is problematic depends on context. The US deficit is sustainable because the dollar is the world's reserve currency. For emerging markets, persistent deficits financed by short-term foreign borrowing can become dangerous — this was the dynamic behind the 1997 Asian financial crisis. The IMF considers persistent imbalances above 3% of GDP a potential risk indicator.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest current account balance (% of gdp) in 2026?
Macao SAR, China has the highest current account balance (% of gdp) at 34.9% as of 2026, according to IMF data.
Which country has the lowest current account balance (% of gdp) in 2026?
Suriname has the lowest current account balance (% of gdp) at -51.8% as of 2026.
How many countries are ranked by current account balance (% of gdp)?
190 countries have reported data for current account balance (% of gdp). The data is sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook.
What is the median current account balance (% of gdp) across all countries?
The median current account balance (% of gdp) is -2.1% (Congo, Dem. Rep., ranked #96 out of 190 countries).