Japan vs Singapore: Current account balance (credit less debit), US dollar
Japan
207.80 billion
in 2031
Singapore
134.29 billion
in 2031
Japan rank
1st
Singapore rank
3rd
Current account balance (credit less debit), US dollar over time
- Japan
- Singapore
How they compare
Japan currently reports 207.80 billion against 134.29 billion in Singapore, a difference of 73.50 billion.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Singapore ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 3rd of 26 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.79 billion | -37.93 million | 41.83 billion | Japan |
| 1990s | 99.15 billion | 10.69 billion | 88.46 billion | Japan |
| 2000s | 149.20 billion | 26.32 billion | 122.88 billion | Japan |
| 2010s | 138.53 billion | 57.06 billion | 81.47 billion | Japan |
| 2020s | 171.57 billion | 99.41 billion | 72.16 billion | Japan |
| 2030s | 206.17 billion | 131.28 billion | 74.89 billion | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance (credit less debit), us dollar, Japan or Singapore?
- Japan, at 207.80 billion against 134.29 billion in Singapore as of 2031.
- What is the difference in current account balance (credit less debit), us dollar between Japan and Singapore?
- 73.50 billion, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Singapore?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2031.
- How do Japan and Singapore rank globally for current account balance (credit less debit), us dollar?
- Japan ranks 1st and Singapore ranks 3rd of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Current account balance (credit less debit), US dollar (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.