Countries with the largest current account balance


All data from the CIA World Factbook. Last updated Jan 25, 2010.



This entry records a country's net trade in goods and services, plus net earnings from rents, interest, profits, and dividends, and net transfer payments (such as pension funds and worker remittances) to and from the rest of the world during the period specified. These figures are calculated on an exchange rate basis, i.e., not in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms.
Rank country Current account balance Date of Information
1 China $ 426,100,000,000 2008 est.
2 Germany $ 243,600,000,000 2008 est.
3 Japan $ 156,600,000,000 2008 est.
4 Saudi Arabia $ 132,600,000,000 2008 est.
5 Russia $ 102,400,000,000 2008 est.
6 Norway $ 88,340,000,000 2008 est.
7 Kuwait $ 64,780,000,000 2008 est.
8 European Union $ 51,400,000,000 2008 est.
9 Netherlands $ 41,930,000,000 2008 est.
10 Switzerland $ 41,210,000,000 2008 est.
11 Sweden $ 40,320,000,000 2008 est.
12 Venezuela $ 39,210,000,000 2008 est.
13 Libya $ 37,390,000,000 2008 est.
14 Algeria $ 35,270,000,000 2008 est.
15 Malaysia $ 33,760,000,000 2008 est.
16 Hong Kong $ 30,520,000,000 2008 est.
17 Singapore $ 25,780,000,000 2008 est.
18 Taiwan $ 24,890,000,000 2008 est.
19 United Arab Emirates $ 22,310,000,000 2008 est.
20 Iran $ 20,190,000,000 2008 est.
21 Angola $ 17,110,000,000 2008 est.
22 Azerbaijan $ 16,450,000,000 2008 est.
23 Qatar $ 15,070,000,000 2008 est.
24 Austria $ 14,270,000,000 2008 est.
25 Iraq $ 14,050,000,000 2008 est.
26 Canada $ 7,610,000,000 2008 est.
27 Brunei $ 7,101,000,000 2007 est.
28 Argentina $ 7,077,000,000 2008 est.
29 Kazakhstan $ 6,978,000,000 2008 est.
30 Denmark $ 6,938,000,000 2008 est.
31 Uzbekistan $ 6,257,000,000 2008 est.
32 Oman $ 5,523,000,000 2008 est.
33 Finland $ 5,518,000,000 2008 est.
34 Trinidad and Tobago $ 5,401,000,000 2008 est.
35 Turkmenistan $ 4,669,000,000 2008 est.
36 Philippines $ 4,227,000,000 2008 est.
37 Nigeria $ 3,877,000,000 2008 est.
38 Luxembourg $ 2,979,000,000 2008 est.
39 Gabon $ 2,727,000,000 2008 est.
40 Bahrain $ 2,257,000,000 2008 est.
41 Israel $ 2,213,000,000 2008 est.
42 Bolivia $ 2,015,000,000 2008 est.
43 Equatorial Guinea $ 1,420,000,000 2008 est.
44 Burma $ 1,281,000,000 2008 est.
45 Ecuador $ 1,194,000,000 2008 est.
46 Timor-Leste $ 1,161,000,000 2007 est.
47 Bangladesh $ 1,032,000,000 2008 est.
48 Congo, Republic of the $ 848,000,000 2008 est.
49 Botswana $ 750,300,000 2008 est.
50 Papua New Guinea $ 710,000,000 2008 est.
51 Indonesia $ 604,000,000 2008 est.
52 Cote d'Ivoire $ 488,000,000 2008 est.
53 Nepal $ 241,000,000 2008
54 Namibia $ 239,800,000 2008 est.
55 British Virgin Islands $ 134,300,000 1999
56 Lesotho $ 121,000,000 2008 est.
57 Bhutan $ 116,000,000 2007 est.
58 Tajikistan $ 47,600,000 2008 est.
59 Cook Islands $ 26,670,000 2005
60 Suriname $ 24,000,000 2007 est.
61 Palau $ 15,090,000 FY03/04
62 Comoros $ 8,000,000 2007 est.
63 Guinea-Bissau $ -6,000,000 2007 est.
64 Tuvalu $ -11,680,000 2003
65 Kiribati $ -21,000,000 2007 est.
66 Tonga $ -23,000,000 2007 est.
67 Samoa $ -24,000,000 2007 est.
68 Swaziland $ -33,000,000 2008 est.
69 Micronesia, Federated States of $ -34,300,000 FY05 est.
70 Anguilla $ -42,870,000 2003 est.
71 Laos $ -52,000,000 2008 est.
72 Vanuatu $ -60,000,000 2007 est.
73 Sierra Leone $ -63,000,000 2007 est.
74 Afghanistan $ -67,000,000 2007 est.
75 Sao Tome and Principe $ -67,000,000 2008 est.
76 Dominica $ -72,000,000 2007 est.
77 Central African Republic $ -77,000,000 2007 est.
78 Cameroon $ -96,000,000 2008 est.
79 Thailand $ -113,000,000 2008 est.
80 Gambia, The $ -127,000,000 2008 est.
81 Grenada $ -138,000,000 2007 est.
82 Solomon Islands $ -143,000,000 2007 est.
83 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $ -149,000,000 2007 est.
84 Belize $ -153,700,000 2008 est.
85 Saint Kitts and Nevis $ -163,000,000 2007 est.
86 Burundi $ -182,000,000 2008 est.
87 Mauritania $ -184,000,000 2007 est.
88 Saint Lucia $ -199,000,000 2007 est.
89 Antigua and Barbuda $ -211,000,000 2007 est.
90 Djibouti $ -212,000,000 2007 est.
91 Liberia $ -224,000,000 2007
92 Eritrea $ -229,000,000 2008 est.
93 Malawi $ -241,000,000 2008 est.
94 Barbados $ -254,000,000 2007 est.
95 Cape Verde $ -259,000,000 2008 est.
96 Togo $ -272,000,000 2008 est.
97 Rwanda $ -292,000,000 2008 est.
98 Niger $ -321,000,000 2007 est.
99 Paraguay $ -345,000,000 2008 est.
100 Guyana $ -362,000,000 2008 est.
101 Congo, Democratic Republic of the $ -402,000,000 2007 est.
102 Seychelles $ -430,000,000 2008 est.
103 Malta $ -445,000,000 2008 est.
104 Mali $ -446,000,000 2007 est.
105 Guinea $ -489,000,000 2008 est.
106 Fiji $ -507,000,000 2007 est.
107 Zimbabwe $ -584,600,000 2008 est.
108 Haiti $ -611,000,000 2008 est.
109 Maldives $ -638,000,000 2008 est.
110 Kyrgyzstan $ -680,000,000 2008 est.
111 Benin $ -735,000,000 2008 est.
112 Syria $ -791,000,000 2008 est.
113 Burkina Faso $ -931,000,000 2008 est.
114 Mauritius $ -972,800,000 2008 est.
115 Senegal $ -975,000,000 2008 est.
116 Mozambique $ -975,300,000 2008 est.
117 Zambia $ -977,000,000 2008 est.
118 Mongolia $ -1,000,000,000 2008 est.
119 Moldova $ -1,015,000,000 2008 est.
120 Chad $ -1,019,000,000 2008 est.
121 Madagascar $ -1,030,000,000 2008 est.
122 Cambodia $ -1,060,000,000 2008 est.
123 Uganda $ -1,088,000,000 2008 est.
124 Montenegro $ -1,102,000,000 2007 est.
125 Yemen $ -1,113,000,000 2008 est.
126 Macedonia $ -1,210,000,000 2008 est.
127 Sudan $ -1,314,000,000 2008 est.
128 Egypt $ -1,331,000,000 2008 est.
129 Armenia $ -1,355,000,000 2008 est.
130 Bahamas, The $ -1,442,000,000 2007 est.
131 Nicaragua $ -1,475,000,000 2008 est.
132 Uruguay $ -1,484,000,000 2008 est.
133 El Salvador $ -1,595,000,000 2008 est.
134 Tunisia $ -1,667,000,000 2008 est.
135 Ethiopia $ -1,806,000,000 2008 est.
136 Albania $ -1,906,000,000 2008 est.
137 Guatemala $ -1,932,000,000 2008 est.
138 Honduras $ -1,977,000,000 2008 est.
139 Kenya $ -1,978,000,000 2008 est.
140 Estonia $ -2,192,000,000 2008 est.
141 Jordan $ -2,390,000,000 2008 est.
142 Cuba $ -2,580,000,000 2008 est.
143 Costa Rica $ -2,648,000,000 2008 est.
144 Jamaica $ -2,745,000,000 2008 est.
145 Bosnia and Herzegovina $ -2,764,000,000 2008 est.
146 Panama $ -2,792,000,000 2008 est.
147 Georgia $ -2,915,000,000 2008 est.
148 Lebanon $ -2,987,000,000 2008 est.
149 Slovenia $ -3,323,000,000 2008 est.
150 Chile $ -3,440,000,000 2008 est.
151 Ghana $ -3,471,000,000 2008 est.
152 Tanzania $ -3,536,000,000 2008 est.
153 Sri Lanka $ -3,876,000,000 2008 est.
154 Peru $ -4,180,000,000 2008 est.
155 Dominican Republic $ -4,436,000,000 2008 est.
156 Cyprus $ -4,479,000,000 2008 est.
157 Latvia $ -4,492,000,000 2008 est.
158 Belarus $ -5,063,000,000 2008 est.
159 Lithuania $ -5,629,000,000 2008 est.
160 Morocco $ -5,836,000,000 2008 est.
161 Korea, South $ -6,349,000,000 2008 est.
162 Croatia $ -6,397,000,000 2008 est.
163 Slovakia $ -6,430,000,000 2008 est.
164 Iceland $ -6,606,000,000 2008 est.
165 Czech Republic $ -6,642,000,000 2008 est.
166 Colombia $ -6,712,000,000 2008 est.
167 Serbia $ -6,889,000,000 2007 est.
168 Vietnam $ -10,710,000,000 2008 est.
169 New Zealand $ -11,340,000,000 2008 est.
170 Bulgaria $ -12,650,000,000 2008 est.
171 Ukraine $ -12,760,000,000 2008 est.
172 Belgium $ -12,880,000,000 2008 est.
173 Hungary $ -12,980,000,000 2008 est.
174 Ireland $ -13,880,000,000 2008 est.
175 Pakistan $ -15,680,000,000 2008 est.
176 Mexico $ -15,810,000,000 2008 est.
177 South Africa $ -20,980,000,000 2008 est.
178 Romania $ -24,810,000,000 2008 est.
179 Poland $ -26,910,000,000 2008 est.
180 Brazil $ -28,190,000,000 2008 est.
181 Portugal $ -29,600,000,000 2008 est.
182 India $ -36,090,000,000 2008 est.
183 Turkey $ -41,690,000,000 2008 est.
184 Australia $ -44,040,000,000 2008 est.
185 United Kingdom $ -45,680,000,000 2008 est.
186 Greece $ -51,530,000,000 2008 est.
187 France $ -52,910,000,000 2008 est.
188 Italy $ -78,030,000,000 2008 est.
189 Spain $ -154,100,000,000 2008 est.
190 United States $ -706,100,000,000 2008 est.



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    Energy: Coal, Australia | Crude oil, Brent | Crude oil, Dubai | Crude oil, avg, spot | Crude oil, West Texas Int. | Natural gas LNG, Japan | Natural gas, Europe | Natural gas Index | Natural gas, US
    Fertilizers:
    DAP | Phosphate rock | Pottasium chloride | TSP | Urea, E. Europe, bulk
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    Cocoa | Coffee, Arabica | Coffee, robusta | Tea, auctions (3), average | Tea, Colombo auctions | Tea, Kolkata auctions | Tea, Mombasa auctions
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    Coconut oil | Copra | Groundnut oil | Palm oil | Palmkernel oil | Soybeans | Soybean meal | Soybean oil
    Non Energy Commodities / Food / Grains
    Barley | Maize | Rice, Thailand, 5% | Rice, Thailand, 25% | Rice, Thailand, 35% | Rice,Thai, A1.Special | Sorghum | Wheat, Canada | Wheat, US, HRW | Wheat US SRW
    Non Energy Commodities / Food / Other food
    Bananas EU | Bananas US | Beef | Chicken meat | Fishmeal | Lamb | Oranges | Shrimp, Mexico | Sugar EU domestic | Sugar US domestic | Sugar, world
    Raw Materials / Other
    Cotton Memphis | Cotton A Index | Rubber, Singapore | Rubber, US
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    Logs, Cameroon | Logs, Malaysia | Plywood | Sawnwood, Cameroon | Sawnwood, Malaysia | Woodpulp
    World Bank commodity price indices
    Agriculture Index | Beverages Index | Non-energy Commodities Index | Energy Index | Fats and Oils Index | Fertilizers Index | Food Index | Grains Index | Metals Index | Other raw materials index | Other food index | Raw Materials Index | Timber Index |




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