Korea vs Chinese Taipei: Current account balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP
Korea
5.46
in 2031
Chinese Taipei
15.38
in 2031
Korea rank
6th
Chinese Taipei rank
3rd
Current account balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP over time
- Korea
- Chinese Taipei
How they compare
Chinese Taipei currently reports 15.38 against 5.46 in Korea, a difference of 9.92.
That makes Chinese Taipei's figure about 2.8 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Chinese Taipei ahead.
Korea ranks 6th and Chinese Taipei ranks 3rd of 26 countries.
Chinese Taipei has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Chinese Taipei | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.93 | 13.26 | 11.33 | Chinese Taipei |
| 1990s | 0.2191 | 3.41 | 3.19 | Chinese Taipei |
| 2000s | 1.37 | 6.42 | 5.06 | Chinese Taipei |
| 2010s | 4.31 | 10.89 | 6.58 | Chinese Taipei |
| 2020s | 4.55 | 15.83 | 11.28 | Chinese Taipei |
| 2030s | 5.47 | 15.64 | 10.17 | Chinese Taipei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance (credit less debit), percent of gdp, Korea or Chinese Taipei?
- Chinese Taipei, at 15.38 against 5.46 in Korea as of 2031.
- What is the difference in current account balance (credit less debit), percent of gdp between Korea and Chinese Taipei?
- 9.92, with Chinese Taipei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Chinese Taipei?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2031.
- How do Korea and Chinese Taipei rank globally for current account balance (credit less debit), percent of gdp?
- Korea ranks 6th and Chinese Taipei ranks 3rd of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Current account balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP (9/26/2025). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.