List of sovereign states by current account balance

Cumulative Current Account Balance 1980-2008 based on the IMF data)
Cumulative Current Account Balance per capita 1980-2008 based on the IMF

WTO Data

This Table shows the biggest Net Exporter and Net Importer in Nominal US Dollar based on WTO Trade Balance Data.[1]

Surplus in Billion US-Dollar
Rank Country Surplus
(2011)
1.  Saudi Arabia 252.756
2.  Germany 219.938
3.  Russia 198.760
4.  China 155.142
5.  UAE 80.000
6.  Kuwait 72.800
7.  Qatar 72.000
8.  Norway 67.982
9.  Nigeria 64.000
10.  Netherlands 63.145
11.  Iran 63.000
12.  Ireland 60.786
13.  Kazakhstan 50.079
14.  Venezuela 45.002
15.  Angola 44.500
16.  Singapore 43.733
17.  Malaysia 39.329
18.  South Korea 30.801
19.  Iraq 29.300
20.  Australia 27.404
21.   Switzerland 26.947
22.  Algeria 26.937
23.  Taiwan 26.819
24.  Azerbaijan 25.600
25.  Indonesia 25.117
26.  Oman 22.900
27.  Brazil 19.169
28.  Denmark 15.546
29.  Belgium 15.510
30.  Libya 12.500
Deficit in Billion US-Dollar
Rank Country Deficit
(2011)
1.  USA -784.775
2.  UK -162.973
3.  India -154.401
4.  France -117.676
5.  Turkey -105.862
6.  Spain -64.691
7.  Hong Kong -55.630
8.  Italy -33.872
9.  Japan -31.593
10.  Egypt -28.375
11.  Greece -27.773
12.  South Africa -24.684
13.  Morocco -22.950
14.  Portugal -21.226
15.  Poland -20.271
16.  Pakistan -18.250
17.  Philippines -15.968
18.  Lebanon -15.086
19.  Ukraine -14.134
20.  Romania -13.532
21.  Austria -12.408
22.  Bangladesh -11.798
23.  Mexico -11.391
24.  Jordan -10.338
25.  Canada -10.268
26.  Vietnam -9.844
27.  Sri Lanka -9.700
28.  Israel -9.470
29.  Kenya -9.026
30.  Dominican Republic -9.000

CIA World factbook Data

This is a list of countries and territories by current account balance (CAB), based on data from 2011 (with some exceptions), as listed in the CIA World Factbook.[2]

RankCountryCAB (billion US dollars)Year
1 China213.800 2012
2 Germany208.100 2012
3 Saudi Arabia150.000 2009
4 Japan119.100 2011
5 Russia81.300 2012
6  Switzerland74.060 2011
7 Netherlands70.920 2011
8 Kuwait70.780 2011
9 Norway70.000 2011
10 Qatar51.980 2011
11 Singapore56.980 2011
12 Taiwan40.910 2011
13 Sweden38.290 2011
14 United Arab Emirates38.450 2011
15 Malaysia32.990 2011
16 Venezuela27.200 2011
17 South Korea26.510 2011
18 Denmark22.100 2011
19 Algeria18.120 2011
20 Iraq17.370 2011
21 Kazakhstan14.110 2011
22 Hong Kong12.910 2011
23 Nigeria12.010 2011
24 Austria12.000 2011
25 Thailand11.900 2011
26 Luxembourg11.600 2011
27 Azerbaijan11.120 2011
28 Angola7.755 2011
29 Uzbekistan7.223 2011
30 Philippines7.044 2011
31 Macau6.238 2009
32 Oman6.233 2011
33 Trinidad and Tobago5.803 2011
35 Belgium4.700 2011
36 Brunei3.977 2009
37 Republic of the Congo3.5885 2011
38 Gabon3.428 2011
39 Timor-Leste2.375 2011
40 Turkmenistan1.544 2011
41 Hungary1.504 2011
42 Ireland1.400 2011
43 Bolivia1.293 2011
44 Burma0.997 2011
45 Israel0.866 2011
46 Bahrain0.617 2011
47 Ivory Coast0.543 2011
48 Estonia0.390 2011
49 Suriname0.389 2011
50 British Virgin Islands0.362 2010
51 Bulgaria0.283 2011
52 Pakistan0.268 2011
53 Namibia0.108 2011
54 Cook Islands0.026 2005
55 Palau0.015 FY03/04
56 Tuvalu-0.011 2003
57 Kiribati-0.021 2007
58 Tonga-0.023 2011
59 Belize-0.025 2011
60 Federated States of Micronesia-0.034 FY05
61 Comoros-0.037 2011
62 Zambia-0.042 2011
63 Samoa-0.058 2010
64 Vanuatu-0.060 2007
65 Laos-0.076 2011
66 Eritrea-0.077 2011
67 São Tomé and Príncipe-0.090 2011
68 Djibouti-0.090 2011
69 Guinea-Bissau-0.100 2011
70 Anguilla-0.102 2011
71 Dominica-0.120 2011
72 Gambia-0.143 2011
73 Saint Kitts and Nevis-0.154 2011
74 Grenada-0.174 2009
75 Bhutan-0.175 2011
76 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-0.207 2011
77 Solomon Islands-0.207 2009
78 Burundi-0.214 2011
79 Central African Republic-0.233 2011
80 Latvia-0.244 2011
81 Saint Lucia-0.255 2011
82 Argentina-0.264 2011
83 Cape Verde-0.264 2011
84 Guinea-0.271 2011
85 Cuba-0.275 2011
86 Mauritania-0.296 2011
87 Guyana-0.297 2011
88 Macedonia-0.300 2011
89 Kyrgyzstan-0.318 2011
90 Seychelles-0.322 2011
91 Togo-0.328 2011
92 Antigua and Barbuda-0.330 2011
93 Malta-0.352 2011
94 Bangladesh-0.372 2011
95 Lesotho-0.415 2011
96 Barbados-0.417 2011
97 Democratic Republic of the Congo-0.419 2011
98   Nepal-0.437 2010
99 Swaziland-0.461 2011
100 Maldives-0.463 2010
101 Botswana-0.467 2011
102 Fiji-0.507 2011
103 Liberia-0.511 2011
104 Benin-0.559 2011
105 Sierra Leone-0.603 2011
106 Tajikistan-0.660 2011
107 Zimbabwe-0.675 2011
108 Malawi-0.714 2011
109 Slovenia-0.764 2011
110 Mali-0.798 2011
111 Moldova-0.829 2011
112 Rwanda-0.847 2011
113 Iceland-0.900 2011
114 Mongolia-0.931 2010
115 Equatorial Guinea-0.941 2011
116 Paraguay-0.943 2011
117 Uruguay-1.076 2011
118 Mauritius-1.077 2011
119 Cameroon-1.097 2011
120 Chile-1.099 2011
121 Burkina Faso-1.106 2011
122 Ecuador-1.135 2011
123 Bosnia and Herzegovina-1.135 2011
124 Cambodia-1.143 2011
125 Bahamas-1.146 2011
126 Haiti-1.206 2011
127 Lithuania-1.225 2011
128 Honduras-1.248 2011
129 Armenia-1.294 2011
130 El Salvador-1.288 2011
131 Niger-1.294 2011
132 Jordan-1.316 2011
133 Albania-1.380 2011
134 Mozambique-1.385 2011
135 Finland-1.394 2011
136 Senegal-1.425 2011
137 Ghana-1.438 2011
138 Uganda-1.456 2011
139 Ethiopia-1.656 2011
140 Libya-1.839 2011
141 Georgia-1.845 2011
142 Montenegro-1.927 2011
143 Costa Rica-1.969 2011
144 Tanzania-2.071 2011
145 Madagascar-2.242 2011
146 Peru-2.267 2011
147 Jamaica-2.367 2011
148 Croatia-2.400 2011
149 Papua New Guinea-2.420 2011
150 Nicaragua-2.449 2011
151 Afghanistan-2.475 2010
152 Kenya-2.636 2011
153 Guatemala-2.712 2011
154 Cyprus-2.858 2011
154 Portugal-3.365 2012
155 Kosovo-2.880 2011
156 Slovakia-2.899 2011
157 Chad-2.986 2011
158 Yemen-3.120 2011
159 Serbia-3.230 2011
160 Panama-3.874 2011
161 Sri Lanka-4.000 2011
162 Tunisia-4.576 2011
163 Vietnam-4.740 2011
164 Belarus-5.000 2011
165 Sudan-5.003 2011
166 New Zealand-5.097 2011
167 Syria-5.103 2012
169 Dominican Republic-6.005 2011
170 Czech Republic-6.290 2011
171 Romania-6.350 2011
171 Greece-8.392 2012
172 Iran-7.215 2012
174 Morocco-8.041 2011
175 Egypt-8.069 2011
176 Lebanon-11.780 2011
177 Colombia-12.700 2012
178 Mexico-14.180 2012
179 Ukraine-14.320 2012
180 Spain-15.140 2012
181 Italy-15.210 2012
182 Poland-18.140 2012
183 Indonesia-24.070 2012
184 South Africa-24.070 2012
185 Turkey-48.900 2012
186 Brazil-54.230 2012
187 Australia-57.140 2012
188 France-57.200 2012
189 Canada-62.270 2012
190 India-91.470 2012
191 United Kingdom-93.600 2012
192 United States-440.400 2012

Eurostat Data

This table shows the account balance of solely the Euro Area (not the European Union as a whole), according to data from Eurostat (in USD).

RankCountryCAB (billion US dollars)Year
1 European Union18.930 2013

See also

References

  1. "Trade Profiles - Selection (maximum 10)". World Trade Organisation. WTO. Retrieved 2012-11-28.
  2. "Country Comparison :: Current account balance". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2011-07-27.