Korea vs Taiwan: Current account balance (credit less debit), US dollar (9/26/2025)
Korea
128.68 billion
in 2031
Taiwan
195.91 billion
in 2031
Korea rank
4th
Taiwan rank
2nd
Current account balance (credit less debit), US dollar (9/26/2025) over time
- Korea
- Taiwan
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 195.91 billion against 128.68 billion in Korea, a difference of 67.23 billion.
That makes Taiwan's figure about 1.5 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Taiwan ahead.
Korea ranks 4th and Taiwan ranks 2nd of 26 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.96 billion | 12.05 billion | 8.09 billion | Taiwan |
| 1990s | -44.92 million | 7.94 billion | 7.98 billion | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 11.66 billion | 23.08 billion | 11.42 billion | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 66.91 billion | 59.18 billion | 7.73 billion | Korea |
| 2020s | 88.67 billion | 144.02 billion | 55.35 billion | Taiwan |
| 2030s | 126.48 billion | 194.43 billion | 67.95 billion | Taiwan |
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 Taiwan?
- Taiwan, at 195.91 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 Taiwan?
- 67.23 billion, 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), us dollar?
- Korea ranks 4th and Taiwan ranks 2nd 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.