Korea vs Taiwan: Current account balance (credit less debit), Percent … 9/26/2025
Korea
5.46
in 2031
Taiwan
15.38
in 2031
Korea rank
6th
Taiwan rank
3rd
Current account balance (credit less debit), Percent … 9/26/2025 over time
- Korea
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 15.38 against 5.46 in Korea, a difference of 9.92.
That makes Taiwan'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 Taiwan ahead.
Korea ranks 6th and Taiwan ranks 3rd of 26 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.93 | 13.26 | 11.33 | Taiwan |
| 1990s | 0.2191 | 3.41 | 3.19 | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 1.37 | 6.42 | 5.06 | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 4.31 | 10.89 | 6.58 | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 4.55 | 15.83 | 11.28 | Taiwan |
| 2030s | 5.47 | 15.64 | 10.17 | Taiwan |
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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan, 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 Taiwan?
- 9.92, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Taiwan?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2031.
- How do Korea and Taiwan rank globally for current account balance (credit less debit), percent of gdp?
- Korea ranks 6th and Taiwan 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.