Current Account Balance Forecast
Global Ranking
percent of GDPSource: IMF
| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macao | 26.24 | 2027 | 1 | 27.11 |
| 2 | Guyana | 24.49 | 2027 | 2 | 23.75 |
| 3 ↑ | Andorra | 19.17 | 2027 | 5 | 18.68 |
| 4 | Kuwait | 19.01 | 2027 | 4 | 19.38 |
| 5 ↓ | Papua New Guinea | 18.57 | 2027 | 3 | 19.39 |
| 6 | Azerbaijan | 17.14 | 2027 | 6 | 18.43 |
| 7 | Brunei | 13.23 | 2026 | 7 | 13.94 |
| 8 ↑ | Afghanistan | 12.16 | 2018 | 17 | 7.58 |
| 9 ↓ | Singapore | 11.98 | 2027 | 8 | 12.28 |
| 10 ↓ | Eritrea | 11.38 | 2027 | 9 | 11.36 |
| 11 ↓ | Norway | 10.41 | 2027 | 10 | 10.82 |
| 12 ↓ | Kiribati | 10.05 | 2027 | 11 | 9.98 |
| 13 | Taiwan | 8.5 | 2027 | 13 | 8.98 |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 8.19 | 2027 | 14 | 8.86 |
| 15 ↑ | Hong Kong | 7.38 | 2027 | 16 | 7.68 |
| 16 ↑ | Switzerland | 7.01 | 2027 | 19 | 6.98 |
| 17 ↑ | Ireland | 6.97 | 2027 | 19 | 6.98 |
| 18 | Germany | 6.89 | 2027 | 18 | 7.09 |
| 19 ↑ | Denmark | 6.68 | 2025 | 21 | 6.85 |
| 20 ↓ | Venezuela | 6.5 | 2023 | 12 | 9 |
| 21 ↑ | Netherlands | 6.07 | 2027 | 23 | 6.62 |
| 22 ↓ | Libya | 5.36 | 2027 | 15 | 8.08 |
| 23 ↓ | Qatar | 5.08 | 2026 | 22 | 6.78 |
| 24 ↑ | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.65 | 2027 | 28 | 4.14 |
| 25 ↓ | Saudi Arabia | 4.56 | 2027 | 24 | 6.34 |
| 26 ↑ | South Korea | 4.09 | 2027 | 27 | 4.18 |
| 27 ↑ | Luxembourg | 3.9 | 2027 | 29 | 3.8 |
| 28 ↑ | Sweden | 3.62 | 2027 | 31 | 3.65 |
| 29 ↑ | Malaysia | 3.61 | 2027 | 30 | 3.71 |
| 30 ↑ | Zambia | 3.58 | 2027 | 36 | 2.96 |
| 31 ↓ | Russia | 3.5 | 2026 | 25 | 4.42 |
| 32 | Botswana | 3.34 | 2027 | 32 | 3.37 |
| 33 ↑ | Thailand | 3.25 | 2027 | 34 | 3.24 |
| 34 ↑ | Japan | 3.23 | 2027 | 35 | 3.18 |
| 35 ↑ | Italy | 3 | 2027 | 37 | 2.94 |
| 36 ↓ | Republic of the Congo | 2.26 | 2027 | 26 | 4.38 |
| 37 ↑ | Israel | 2.21 | 2027 | 38 | 2.44 |
| 38 ↑ | Austria | 2.12 | 2027 | 42 | 2.09 |
| 39 ↑ | Ecuador | 2.08 | 2027 | 43 | 2.05 |
| 40 ↑ | Malta | 1.78 | 2027 | 52 | 0.68 |
| 41 ↑ | Belgium | 1.75 | 2027 | 45 | 1.5 |
| 42 ↓ | Iraq | 1.71 | 2027 | 38 | 2.44 |
| 43 ↓ | Bahrain | 1.68 | 2027 | 40 | 2.41 |
| 44 ↑ | Croatia | 1.66 | 2026 | 50 | 0.97 |
| 45 ↑ | Djibouti | 1.52 | 2027 | 51 | 0.8 |
| 46 | Spain | 1.5 | 2027 | 46 | 1.45 |
| 47 ↓ | Oman | 1.47 | 2027 | 44 | 1.51 |
| 48 ↓ | Turkmenistan | 1.37 | 2027 | 41 | 2.31 |
| 49 ↑ | Aruba | 1.32 | 2027 | 67 | -0.27 |
| 50 ↓ | Iceland | 0.9 | 2026 | 48 | 1.15 |
| 51 ↑ | Argentina | 0.69 | 2027 | 55 | 0.59 |
| 52 ↑ | Hungary | 0.55 | 2027 | 55 | 0.59 |
| 53 ↑ | Paraguay | 0.52 | 2025 | 60 | 0.47 |
| 54 ↑ | Guatemala | 0.49 | 2027 | 57 | 0.55 |
| 55 ↓ | San Marino | 0.48 | 2026 | 49 | 1 |
| 56 ↑ | Iran | 0.46 | 2027 | 61 | 0.46 |
| 57 ↑ | China | 0.41 | 2027 | 59 | 0.5 |
| 58 ↓ | Saint Lucia | 0.36 | 2026 | 54 | 0.61 |
| 59 ↓ | Swaziland | 0.33 | 2027 | 52 | 0.68 |
| 60 ↑ | Bhutan | 0.16 | 2027 | 172 | -9.69 |
| 61 ↑ | Vietnam | -0.05 | 2027 | 62 | 0.13 |
| 62 ↑ | Bulgaria | -0.09 | 2027 | 83 | -1.25 |
| 63 ↑ | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -0.13 | 2027 | 65 | -0.16 |
| 64 ↓ | Australia | -0.14 | 2027 | 63 | 0.07 |
| 65 ↑ | Latvia | -0.25 | 2027 | 72 | -0.69 |
| 65 ↓ | Angola | -0.25 | 2027 | 58 | 0.51 |
| 67 ↓ | Estonia | -0.42 | 2027 | 63 | 0.07 |
| 68 | Finland | -0.44 | 2027 | 68 | -0.41 |
| 68 ↑ | Portugal | -0.44 | 2027 | 74 | -0.73 |
| 70 ↓ | Czech Republic | -0.48 | 2027 | 69 | -0.46 |
| 71 ↑ | Mauritania | -0.59 | 2027 | 80 | -1.13 |
| 72 ↑ | Nigeria | -0.76 | 2026 | 76 | -0.91 |
| 73 ↓ | Haiti | -0.81 | 2027 | 71 | -0.61 |
| 74 ↑ | France | -0.84 | 2027 | 77 | -0.96 |
| 75 ↑ | Lithuania | -0.88 | 2027 | 81 | -1.17 |
| 76 ↑ | Belarus | -0.94 | 2027 | 78 | -1.01 |
| 77 ↓ | Uruguay | -0.97 | 2026 | 72 | -0.69 |
| 78 ↑ | Burma (Myanmar) | -1.05 | 2027 | 81 | -1.17 |
| 78 ↓ | Ukraine | -1.05 | 2021 | 33 | 3.33 |
| 80 ↓ | Mexico | -1.11 | 2027 | 78 | -1.01 |
| 81 ↓ | Suriname | -1.13 | 2027 | 69 | -0.46 |
| 82 ↓ | Syria | -1.28 | 2008 | 66 | -0.23 |
| 83 ↑ | Peru | -1.36 | 2027 | 85 | -1.36 |
| 84 ↑ | Indonesia | -1.5 | 2027 | 85 | -1.36 |
| 85 ↓ | Turkey | -1.56 | 2027 | 75 | -0.75 |
| 86 ↑ | Philippines | -1.79 | 2027 | 90 | -1.81 |
| 86 ↑ | Gabon | -1.79 | 2027 | 102 | -2.47 |
| 88 ↓ | Canada | -1.82 | 2027 | 87 | -1.57 |
| 89 ↓ | South Africa | -1.87 | 2026 | 88 | -1.67 |
| 90 ↑ | Poland | -1.97 | 2027 | 93 | -2 |
| 91 ↓ | Nicaragua | -2.05 | 2027 | 89 | -1.77 |
| 92 ↑ | United States | -2.06 | 2027 | 96 | -2.27 |
| 92 ↓ | Kazakhstan | -2.06 | 2027 | 91 | -1.88 |
| 94 | Brazil | -2.14 | 2027 | 94 | -2.02 |
| 95 ↑ | Dominican Republic | -2.17 | 2027 | 99 | -2.44 |
| 96 ↑ | India | -2.31 | 2027 | 97 | -2.33 |
| 97 ↑ | Slovakia | -2.33 | 2027 | 104 | -2.55 |
| 98 ↑ | Namibia | -2.35 | 2027 | 107 | -2.73 |
| 99 ↓ | Bangladesh | -2.36 | 2027 | 97 | -2.33 |
| 100 ↑ | Samoa | -2.4 | 2027 | 111 | -3.15 |
| 101 ↓ | Pakistan | -2.45 | 2027 | 100 | -2.46 |
| 101 ↑ | Tanzania | -2.45 | 2027 | 106 | -2.62 |
| 103 ↑ | Macedonia | -2.46 | 2027 | 105 | -2.58 |
| 104 ↓ | Chile | -2.52 | 2027 | 100 | -2.46 |
| 105 ↓ | Tajikistan | -2.54 | 2026 | 103 | -2.49 |
| 105 ↓ | Zimbabwe | -2.54 | 2027 | 84 | -1.33 |
| 107 ↑ | Egypt | -2.57 | 2027 | 125 | -3.71 |
| 108 ↑ | Togo | -2.62 | 2027 | 113 | -3.36 |
| 109 ↑ | Nepal | -2.68 | 2027 | 117 | -3.56 |
| 110 ↓ | Slovenia | -2.7 | 2027 | 95 | -2.15 |
| 111 ↑ | Greece | -2.71 | 2027 | 124 | -3.7 |
| 111 ↓ | Panama | -2.71 | 2027 | 108 | -2.85 |
| 111 ↓ | Costa Rica | -2.71 | 2027 | 109 | -2.86 |
| 114 ↓ | Jordan | -3.06 | 2027 | 110 | -2.99 |
| 115 ↓ | Morocco | -3.09 | 2027 | 114 | -3.38 |
| 116 ↓ | Sri Lanka | -3.1 | 2027 | 112 | -3.24 |
| 117 ↑ | United Kingdom | -3.54 | 2027 | 120 | -3.57 |
| 117 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -3.54 | 2027 | 117 | -3.56 |
| 119 ↑ | Cameroon | -3.55 | 2027 | 122 | -3.65 |
| 120 ↑ | Ivory Coast | -3.56 | 2027 | 128 | -3.77 |
| 121 ↑ | Madagascar | -3.59 | 2027 | 135 | -4.54 |
| 122 ↑ | Guinea-Bissau | -3.6 | 2027 | 126 | -3.76 |
| 123 ↓ | Ethiopia | -3.65 | 2027 | 116 | -3.52 |
| 124 ↑ | Barbados | -3.8 | 2027 | 136 | -4.7 |
| 125 ↑ | Colombia | -3.89 | 2025 | 126 | -3.76 |
| 126 ↓ | Bolivia | -3.99 | 2027 | 117 | -3.56 |
| 127 ↑ | Benin | -4 | 2027 | 132 | -4.33 |
| 128 ↑ | Ghana | -4.02 | 2026 | 129 | -3.8 |
| 129 ↓ | Senegal | -4.2 | 2027 | 121 | -3.59 |
| 130 ↑ | Honduras | -4.26 | 2026 | 134 | -4.51 |
| 131 | Vanuatu | -4.3 | 2027 | 131 | -4.23 |
| 132 ↓ | New Zealand | -4.34 | 2027 | 130 | -4.21 |
| 133 ↓ | Algeria | -4.48 | 2026 | 115 | -3.42 |
| 134 ↑ | Sao Tome and Principe | -4.64 | 2027 | 151 | -6.11 |
| 135 ↓ | Mauritius | -4.81 | 2027 | 133 | -4.44 |
| 136 ↑ | Mali | -4.84 | 2027 | 141 | -5.02 |
| 136 ↑ | Jamaica | -4.84 | 2026 | 137 | -4.82 |
| 138 ↑ | Burkina Faso | -4.9 | 2027 | 139 | -4.95 |
| 139 ↑ | Kenya | -4.96 | 2027 | 140 | -5.01 |
| 140 ↓ | Mongolia | -4.99 | 2027 | 123 | -3.68 |
| 141 ↑ | Serbia | -5.01 | 2027 | 142 | -5.12 |
| 141 ↑ | Uzbekistan | -5.01 | 2027 | 143 | -5.19 |
| 143 ↑ | El Salvador | -5.1 | 2027 | 144 | -5.21 |
| 144 ↑ | Bahamas | -5.18 | 2027 | 149 | -6.09 |
| 145 ↓ | Equatorial Guinea | -5.2 | 2027 | 92 | -1.95 |
| 146 ↑ | Central African Republic | -5.43 | 2027 | 153 | -6.18 |
| 147 ↓ | Micronesia | -5.54 | 2027 | 138 | -4.9 |
| 148 ↑ | Cyprus | -5.55 | 2027 | 156 | -6.46 |
| 149 ↓ | Romania | -5.58 | 2027 | 146 | -5.71 |
| 150 ↓ | Georgia | -5.62 | 2027 | 145 | -5.66 |
| 151 ↓ | Cape Verde | -5.63 | 2027 | 148 | -5.86 |
| 152 ↓ | Armenia | -5.74 | 2027 | 147 | -5.76 |
| 153 ↑ | Kyrgyzstan | -5.96 | 2027 | 157 | -6.63 |
| 154 ↑ | Sudan | -6.09 | 2027 | 155 | -6.37 |
| 155 ↓ | Rwanda | -6.24 | 2027 | 154 | -6.21 |
| 156 ↑ | Yemen | -6.3 | 2027 | 161 | -7.43 |
| 157 ↓ | Chad | -6.62 | 2027 | 47 | 1.29 |
| 158 ↑ | Guinea | -6.81 | 2027 | 159 | -7.15 |
| 159 | Laos | -7.11 | 2027 | 159 | -7.15 |
| 160 ↓ | Comoros | -7.37 | 2027 | 158 | -6.81 |
| 161 ↑ | Albania | -7.52 | 2027 | 162 | -7.6 |
| 162 ↑ | Lesotho | -7.65 | 2026 | 170 | -9.36 |
| 163 | Belize | -7.71 | 2027 | 163 | -7.9 |
| 164 ↓ | Niger | -7.77 | 2027 | 149 | -6.09 |
| 165 | Sierra Leone | -7.8 | 2027 | 165 | -8.33 |
| 166 ↓ | Fiji | -8.15 | 2027 | 164 | -8.22 |
| 167 ↑ | Maldives | -8.31 | 2027 | 173 | -10.53 |
| 168 ↑ | Malawi | -8.34 | 2027 | 169 | -9.19 |
| 169 ↓ | Moldova | -8.46 | 2027 | 166 | -8.92 |
| 170 ↑ | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -8.91 | 2027 | 183 | -14.87 |
| 171 ↑ | Uganda | -9.01 | 2027 | 175 | -11.48 |
| 171 ↑ | Mozambique | -9.01 | 2027 | 187 | -25.35 |
| 173 ↓ | Cambodia | -9.22 | 2027 | 167 | -9.07 |
| 174 ↓ | Gambia | -9.39 | 2027 | 171 | -9.51 |
| 175 ↓ | Solomon Islands | -9.52 | 2027 | 168 | -9.15 |
| 176 ↓ | Tuvalu | -9.71 | 2027 | 174 | -11.12 |
| 177 ↓ | Tunisia | -10.13 | 2022 | 152 | -6.17 |
| 178 ↓ | Burundi | -11.81 | 2027 | 177 | -12.35 |
| 179 ↑ | Antigua and Barbuda | -11.97 | 2026 | 181 | -13.49 |
| 180 ↓ | Grenada | -12.37 | 2027 | 179 | -12.91 |
| 181 ↓ | Montenegro | -12.48 | 2027 | 178 | -12.62 |
| 182 ↑ | Dominica | -13.04 | 2027 | 184 | -16.04 |
| 183 ↓ | Somalia | -13.16 | 2026 | 176 | -12.11 |
| 184 ↓ | Liberia | -14.01 | 2027 | 180 | -13.32 |
| 185 ↓ | Tonga | -15.27 | 2027 | 182 | -14.62 |
| 186 ↓ | Seychelles | -16.12 | 2027 | 185 | -16.61 |
| 187 ↓ | Palau | -20.37 | 2027 | 186 | -21.7 |
| 188 | Lebanon | -28.03 | 2019 | 188 | -28.45 |
Definition of Current Account Balance Forecast
The current account is all transactions other than those in financial and capital items. The major classifications are goods and services, income and current transfers. The series includes actual historical values for past years and forecast values for the current and the next few years.
