Korea vs Singapore: Current account balance (credit less debit), US dollar (9/26/2025)
Korea
128.68 billion
in 2031
Singapore
134.29 billion
in 2031
Korea rank
4th
Singapore rank
3rd
Current account balance (credit less debit), US dollar (9/26/2025) over time
- Korea
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 134.29 billion against 128.68 billion in Korea, a difference of 5.62 billion.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Singapore ahead.
Korea ranks 4th and Singapore ranks 3rd of 26 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 112.90 million | -37.93 million | 150.83 million | Korea |
| 1990s | -44.92 million | 10.69 billion | 10.74 billion | Singapore |
| 2000s | 11.66 billion | 26.32 billion | 14.65 billion | Singapore |
| 2010s | 66.91 billion | 57.06 billion | 9.85 billion | Korea |
| 2020s | 88.67 billion | 99.41 billion | 10.74 billion | Singapore |
| 2030s | 126.48 billion | 131.28 billion | 4.80 billion | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance (credit less debit), us dollar, Korea or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 134.29 billion against 128.68 billion in Korea as of 2031.
- What is the difference in current account balance (credit less debit), us dollar between Korea and Singapore?
- 5.62 billion, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Singapore?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2031.
- How do Korea and Singapore rank globally for current account balance (credit less debit), us dollar?
- Korea ranks 4th 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.