Current account balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP (9/26/2025) by country
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.
What the numbers show
Current account balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP (9/26/2025) is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 16.32 in Singapore; the lowest is -15.72 in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.56, and the mean is 1.77.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Nigeria (up 721.4%), and the largest decrease in Australia (down 205.8%).
Current account balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 16.32 | 2031 | down 15.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Brunei Darussalam | 15.92 | 2031 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 15.38 | 2031 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Hong Kong, China | 11.42 | 2031 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 9.04 | 2031 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Korea | 5.46 | 2031 | up 26.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Ghana | 4.93 | 2031 | up 274.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Japan | 4.05 | 2031 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 9 | Nigeria | 3.32 | 2031 | up 721.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Ecuador | 3.08 | 2031 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 2.7 | 2031 | down 25.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Thailand | 2.67 | 2031 | up 224.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Lithuania | 1.65 | 2031 | up 14.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Spain | 1.47 | 2031 | up 89.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Poland | -0.9747 | 2031 | up 25.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Türkiye | -1.16 | 2031 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Estonia | -1.39 | 2031 | up 62.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Dominican Republic | -1.66 | 2031 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 19 | India | -1.95 | 2031 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Australia | -2.41 | 2031 | down 205.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Egypt | -2.67 | 2031 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Latvia | -3.58 | 2031 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Honduras | -3.72 | 2031 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | -3.76 | 2031 | down 182.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Maldives | -12.36 | 2031 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Montenegro | -15.72 | 2031 | down 69.8% | rising |
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.