Does a country earn more from abroad than it spends?
The current account balance (trade plus net income and transfers) as a share of GDP. A surplus means a country earns more from the rest of the world than it pays out; a deficit, the reverse.
World Bank Open Data BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS · 1960–2024
As of 2024, Macao SAR, China is highest at 33.7%, and Equatorial Guinea lowest at -148.0% (1996); the median across 200 countries is -1.3%.
Highest (latest) 33.7% Macao SAR, China · 2024
Lowest (latest) -148.0% Equatorial Guinea · 1996
Countries 200 % of GDP
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| # | Country | % of GDP | As of | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinned | ||||
| 35 | Germany | 5.8% | ||
| 62 | China | 2.3% | ||
| 95 | India | -0.8% | ||
| 134 | United States | -4.1% | ||
| All countries | ||||
| 1 | Macao SAR, China | 33.7% | ||
| 2 | Kuwait | 29.1% | ||
| 3 | San Marino | 22.0% | 2023 | |
| 4 | Marshall Islands | 21.5% | ||
| 5 | Singapore | 18.0% | ||
| 6 | Ireland | 17.4% | ||
| 7 | Qatar | 17.3% | ||
| 8 | Andorra | 16.1% | ||
| 9 | Norway | 15.6% | ||
| 10 | Bermuda | 15.4% | 2023 | |
| 11 | Papua New Guinea | 15.0% | ||
| 12 | Djibouti | 14.7% | ||
| 13 | Brunei Darussalam | 14.5% | ||
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 14.5% | ||
| 15 | Guyana | 13.9% | 2023 | |
| 16 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 13.4% | ||
| 17 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 13.1% | 2018 | |
| 18 | Denmark | 12.2% | ||
| 19 | Congo, Rep. | 11.6% | 2021 | |
| 20 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 11.4% | 2000 | |
| 21 | Switzerland | 9.2% | ||
| 22 | Netherlands | 9.1% | ||
| 23 | South Sudan | 7.9% | 2023 | |
| 24 | Faroe Islands | 7.8% | 2011 | |
| 25 | French Polynesia | 7.5% | 2016 | |
| 26 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 7.1% | 2014 | |
| 27 | Malta | 7.1% | ||
| 28 | Nigeria | 6.8% | ||
| 29 | Tajikistan | 6.5% | ||
| 30 | Sweden | 6.5% | ||
| 31 | Viet Nam | 6.3% | ||
| 32 | Azerbaijan | 6.3% | ||
| 33 | Angola | 6.3% | ||
| 34 | Nauru | 6.0% | ||
| 36 | Ecuador | 5.7% | ||
| 37 | Samoa | 5.6% | ||
| 38 | Korea, Rep. | 5.3% | ||
| 39 | Aruba | 5.1% | 2023 | |
| 40 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.0% | ||
| 41 | Bahrain | 4.8% | ||
| 42 | Japan | 4.7% | ||
| 43 | Tuvalu | 4.6% | 2022 | |
| 44 | Slovenia | 4.5% | ||
| 45 | Luxembourg | 4.4% | ||
| 46 | Libya | 4.2% | 2023 | |
| 47 | Nicaragua | 4.2% | ||
| 48 | Lesotho | 3.9% | ||
| 49 | Cabo Verde | 3.9% | ||
| 50 | Nepal | 3.9% | ||
| 51 | Lithuania | 3.3% | ||
| 52 | Lao PDR | 3.2% | ||
| 53 | Spain | 3.2% | ||
| 54 | Jamaica | 3.1% | ||
| 55 | Iraq | 3.0% | ||
| 56 | Guatemala | 2.9% | ||
| 57 | Russian Federation | 2.9% | ||
| 58 | Israel | 2.9% | ||
| 59 | Oman | 2.9% | ||
| 60 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.5% | ||
| 61 | Liberia | 2.5% | ||
| 63 | Peru | 2.2% | ||
| 64 | Thailand | 2.2% | ||
| 65 | Portugal | 2.1% | ||
| 66 | Ghana | 2.0% | ||
| 67 | Panama | 1.9% | ||
| 68 | Czechia | 1.7% | ||
| 69 | Malaysia | 1.7% | ||
| 70 | Eswatini | 1.6% | ||
| 71 | Hungary | 1.6% | ||
| 72 | Austria | 1.5% | ||
| 73 | Sri Lanka | 1.2% | ||
| 74 | Zimbabwe | 1.2% | ||
| 75 | Italy | 1.1% | ||
| 76 | Gabon | 1.0% | 2015 | |
| 77 | Argentina | 0.9% | ||
| 78 | Cambodia | 0.5% | ||
| 79 | Poland | 0.3% | ||
| 80 | Suriname | 0.2% | ||
| 81 | Pakistan | 0.1% | ||
| 82 | France | 0.1% | ||
| 83 | Myanmar | 0.1% | 2019 | |
| 84 | Togo | -0.3% | 2020 | |
| 85 | Belgium | -0.4% | ||
| 86 | Canada | -0.5% | ||
| 87 | Haiti | -0.6% | ||
| 88 | Syrian Arab Republic | -0.6% | 2010 | |
| 89 | Indonesia | -0.6% | ||
| 90 | South Africa | -0.6% | ||
| 91 | Bangladesh | -0.7% | ||
| 92 | Finland | -0.7% | ||
| 93 | Turkiye | -0.8% | ||
| 94 | Uruguay | -0.8% | ||
| 96 | Mexico | -0.9% | ||
| 97 | Costa Rica | -0.9% | ||
| 98 | Algeria | -1.0% | ||
| 99 | Morocco | -1.2% | ||
| 100 | Estonia | -1.3% | ||
| 101 | Kenya | -1.3% | ||
| 102 | Saudi Arabia | -1.3% | ||
| 103 | Bulgaria | -1.3% | ||
| 104 | Chile | -1.5% | ||
| 105 | Tunisia | -1.5% | ||
| 106 | Guinea | -1.6% | ||
| 107 | St. Lucia | -1.6% | ||
| 108 | Latvia | -1.6% | ||
| 109 | Belize | -1.6% | ||
| 110 | Colombia | -1.7% | ||
| 111 | El Salvador | -1.8% | ||
| 112 | Comoros | -1.9% | 2023 | |
| 113 | Croatia | -2.1% | ||
| 114 | North Macedonia | -2.1% | ||
| 115 | Belarus | -2.1% | ||
| 116 | Australia | -2.2% | ||
| 117 | Bolivia | -2.4% | ||
| 118 | Albania | -2.4% | ||
| 119 | Ethiopia | -2.5% | ||
| 120 | Kazakhstan | -2.7% | ||
| 121 | Iceland | -2.8% | ||
| 122 | Central African Republic | -2.9% | 1994 | |
| 123 | United Kingdom | -3.0% | ||
| 124 | Tanzania | -3.0% | ||
| 125 | Brazil | -3.0% | ||
| 126 | Chad | -3.2% | 1994 | |
| 127 | Cameroon | -3.3% | ||
| 128 | Dominican Republic | -3.4% | ||
| 129 | Paraguay | -3.4% | ||
| 130 | Venezuela, RB | -3.4% | 2016 | |
| 131 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -3.5% | ||
| 132 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | -3.8% | ||
| 133 | Philippines | -4.0% | ||
| 135 | Gambia, The | -4.2% | ||
| 136 | Solomon Islands | -4.2% | ||
| 137 | Botswana | -4.2% | ||
| 138 | Madagascar | -4.3% | ||
| 139 | Mali | -4.3% | ||
| 140 | Zambia | -4.4% | ||
| 141 | Honduras | -4.5% | ||
| 142 | Cote d'Ivoire | -4.5% | ||
| 143 | Serbia | -4.6% | ||
| 144 | Armenia | -4.6% | ||
| 145 | Slovak Republic | -4.6% | ||
| 146 | New Zealand | -4.7% | ||
| 147 | Uzbekistan | -5.0% | ||
| 148 | Burkina Faso | -5.1% | 2023 | |
| 149 | Barbados | -5.2% | 2017 | |
| 150 | Georgia | -5.3% | ||
| 151 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | -5.7% | ||
| 152 | Jordan | -5.9% | ||
| 153 | Niger | -6.0% | ||
| 154 | Bahamas, The | -6.7% | ||
| 155 | Tonga | -6.7% | ||
| 156 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | -6.9% | 2023 | |
| 157 | Mauritius | -7.0% | ||
| 158 | Greece | -7.1% | ||
| 159 | Guinea-Bissau | -7.3% | ||
| 160 | Antigua and Barbuda | -7.3% | ||
| 161 | New Caledonia | -7.5% | 2016 | |
| 162 | Seychelles | -7.7% | ||
| 163 | Yemen, Rep. | -7.7% | 2016 | |
| 164 | Fiji | -7.8% | ||
| 165 | Uganda | -7.8% | ||
| 166 | Ukraine | -8.0% | ||
| 167 | Cyprus | -8.2% | ||
| 168 | Romania | -8.2% | ||
| 169 | Benin | -8.2% | 2023 | |
| 170 | Kosovo | -8.3% | ||
| 171 | Sudan | -8.6% | 2022 | |
| 172 | Mauritania | -9.5% | ||
| 173 | Cayman Islands | -9.8% | 2023 | |
| 174 | Mongolia | -10.4% | ||
| 175 | Mozambique | -11.0% | ||
| 176 | Vanuatu | -12.1% | 2022 | |
| 177 | St. Kitts and Nevis | -12.2% | ||
| 178 | Rwanda | -12.7% | ||
| 179 | Namibia | -13.7% | ||
| 180 | Sierra Leone | -14.1% | ||
| 181 | Eritrea | -14.8% | 2000 | |
| 182 | Burundi | -15.4% | ||
| 183 | Afghanistan | -15.7% | 2020 | |
| 184 | Moldova | -16.6% | ||
| 185 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | -16.7% | ||
| 186 | Montenegro | -17.0% | ||
| 187 | Maldives | -18.7% | ||
| 188 | Malawi | -18.8% | ||
| 189 | Kiribati | -19.3% | ||
| 190 | Bhutan | -19.4% | ||
| 191 | Senegal | -19.8% | 2023 | |
| 192 | Curacao | -19.9% | 2023 | |
| 193 | West Bank and Gaza | -21.1% | ||
| 194 | Grenada | -21.6% | ||
| 195 | Lebanon | -28.1% | 2023 | |
| 196 | Timor-Leste | -31.5% | ||
| 197 | Dominica | -37.8% | ||
| 198 | Kyrgyz Republic | -42.7% | 2022 | |
| 199 | Palau | -48.5% | 2023 | |
| 200 | Equatorial Guinea | -148.0% | 1996 | |