The CIA World Factbook Edition 2010 Economy

Current account balance In 22 editions of 36.

Current account balance was published in 22 editions of the CIA World Factbook, from 2004 to 2025. The 2010 edition carries it in 192 entries, in its Economy section. Every entry is shown as that edition published it.

entries in the 2010 edition
192
the first edition with it
2004
the latest edition with it
2025

Published as “Current account balance” (2004 to 2025).

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Africa

52 entries

Algeria

$3.959 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 33
  • -$4.185 billion (2009 est.)

Angola

$2.089 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 41
  • -$1.668 billion (2009 est.)

Benin

-$582 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 121
  • -$644 million (2009 est.)

Botswana

-$552 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 118
  • -$762 million (2009 est.)

Burkina Faso

-$486 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 115
  • -$330 million (2009 est.)

Burundi

-$136 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 80
  • -$127 million (2009 est.)

Cape Verde now Cabo Verde

-$286 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 96
  • -$319 million (2009 est.)

Cameroon

-$826 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 130
  • -$1.137 billion (2009 est.)

Central African Republic

-$77 million (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 74

Chad

-$2.6 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 163
  • -$2.305 billion (2009 est.)

Comoros

$8 million (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 60

Congo, Democratic Republic of the now Democratic Republic of the Congo

-$1.47 billion (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 150
  • -$402 million (2007 est.)

Congo, Republic of the now Republic of the Congo

-$569 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 120
  • -$1.195 billion (2009 est.)

Cote d'Ivoire

$534 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 52
  • $1.67 billion (2009 est.)

Djibouti

-$352 million (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 105
  • -$212 million (2007 est.)

Egypt

$270 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 53
  • -$3.195 billion (2009 est.)

Equatorial Guinea

-$1.477 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 151
  • -$1.883 billion (2009 est.)

Eritrea

-$212 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 91
  • -$188 million (2009 est.)

Swaziland now Eswatini

-$374 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 107
  • -$213 million (2009 est.)

Ethiopia

-$2.232 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 158
  • -$1.996 billion (2009 est.)

Gabon

$591 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 50
  • $887 million (2009 est.)

Gambia, The now The Gambia

-$90 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 76
  • -$81 million (2009 est.)

Ghana

-$1.871 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 155
  • -$1.199 billion (2009 est.)

Guinea

-$434 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 112
  • -$538 million (2009 est.)

Guinea-Bissau

-$6 million (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 61

Kenya

-$1.414 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 148
  • -$1.611 billion (2009 est.)

Lesotho

-$125 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 79
  • $194 million (2009 est.)

Liberia

-$224 million (2007)

  • country comparison to the world: 92

Libya

$15.53 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 20
  • $10.06 billion (2009 est.)

Madagascar

-$600 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 123
  • -$561 million (2009 est.)

Malawi

-$315 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 98
  • -$332 million (2009 est.)

Mali

-$446 million (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 113

Mauritania

-$184 million (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 86

Mauritius

-$949 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 134
  • -$674.6 million (2009 est.)

Morocco

-$7.922 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 174
  • -$4.958 billion (2009 est.)

Mozambique

-$1.028 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 136
  • -$866 million (2009 est.)

Namibia

-$187 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 87
  • -$160.9 million (2009 est.)

Niger

-$321 million (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 99

Nigeria

$27.77 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 14
  • $22.89 billion (2009 est.)

Rwanda

-$489 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 116
  • -$379 million (2009 est.)

Sao Tome and Principe

-$73 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 73
  • -$49 million (2009 est.)

Senegal

-$1.046 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 137
  • -$1.356 billion (2009 est.)

Seychelles

-$351 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 104
  • -$284.2 million (2009 est.)

Sierra Leone

-$63 million (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 71

South Africa

-$16.51 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 178
  • -$11.3 billion (2009 est.)

Sudan

-$2.595 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 162
  • -$2.817 billion (2009 est.)

Tanzania

-$1.523 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 152
  • -$1.746 billion (2009 est.)

Togo

-$339 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 103
  • -$236 million (2009 est.)

Tunisia

-$1.389 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 146
  • -$1.234 billion (2009 est.)

Uganda

-$784 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 127
  • -$451 million (2009 est.)

Zambia

-$99 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 78
  • -$174 million (2009 est.)

Zimbabwe

-$414.2 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 111
  • -$807.5 million (2009 est.)

Arctic Region

1 entry

Iceland

-$42 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 68
  • -$440 million (2009 est.)

Asia

21 entries

Afghanistan

-$2.475 billion (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 160
  • $85 million (2008 est.)

Armenia

-$1.138 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 142
  • -$1.326 billion (2009 est.)

Azerbaijan

$15.96 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 19
  • $10.18 billion (2009 est.)

Bangladesh

$3.734 billion (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 34
  • $2.416 billion (2009)

Bhutan

$164 million (2008 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 55
  • $116 million (2007 est.)

China

$272.5 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 1
  • $297.1 billion (2009 est.)

Georgia

-$1.404 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 147
  • -$1.259 billion (2009 est.)

India

-$26.91 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 181
  • -$26.63 billion (2009 est.)

Japan

$182.3 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 2
  • $142.2 billion (2009 est.)

Kazakhstan

$6.993 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 28
  • -$3.405 billion (2009 est.)

Korea, South now South Korea

$36.35 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 12
  • $42.67 billion (2009 est.)

Kyrgyzstan

-$210 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 89
  • $184 million (2009 est.)

Maldives

-$370 million (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 106
  • -$638 million (2008 est.)

Mongolia

-$228.7 million (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 93
  • -$710 million (2008 est.)

Nepal

-$449 million (2010)

  • country comparison to the world: 114
  • $537 million (2009)

Pakistan

-$2.641 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 164
  • -$3.583 billion (2009 est.)

Russia

$68.85 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 4
  • $48.97 billion (2009 est.)

Sri Lanka

-$1.784 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 154
  • -$291 million (2009 est.)

Tajikistan

-$330 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 101
  • -$179.9 million (2009 est.)

Turkmenistan

$3.081 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 38
  • $1.065 billion (2009 est.)

Uzbekistan

$5.588 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 31
  • $3.595 billion (2009 est.)

Central America and the Caribbean

22 entries

Anguilla

-$42.87 million (2003 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 69

Antigua and Barbuda

-$211 million (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 90

Bahamas, The now The Bahamas

-$283.2 million (2009 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 95
  • -$1.442 billion (2007 est.)

Barbados

-$254 million (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 94

Belize

-$151 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 84
  • -$93.3 million (2009 est.)

British Virgin Islands

$134.3 million (1999)

  • country comparison to the world: 56

Costa Rica

-$1.469 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 149
  • -$537 million (2009 est.)

Cuba

-$87 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 75
  • $539 million (2009 est.)

Dominica

-$72 million (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 72

Dominican Republic

-$3.862 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 167
  • -$2.328 billion (2009 est.)

El Salvador

-$907 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 132
  • -$374 million (2009)

Grenada

-$138 million (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 81

Guatemala

-$1.345 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 144
  • -$267.4 million (2009 est.)

Haiti

-$781 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 126
  • -$627 million (2009 est.)

Honduras

-$1.048 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 139
  • -$1.327 billion (2009 est.)

Jamaica

-$1.382 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 145
  • -$876 million (2009 est.)

Nicaragua

-$819 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 129
  • -$841.1 million (2009 est.)

Panama

-$813 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 128
  • -$2.33 billion (2009 est.)

Saint Kitts and Nevis

-$163 million (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 85

Saint Lucia

-$199 million (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 88

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

-$149 million (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 83

Trinidad and Tobago

$3.363 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 37
  • $1.702 billion (2009 est.)

Europe

39 entries

Albania

-$1.245 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 143
  • -$1.845 billion (2009 est.)

Austria

$8.012 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 26
  • $8.73 billion (2009 est.)

Belarus

-$5.062 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 169
  • -$6.402 billion (2009 est.)

Belgium

-$1.129 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 141
  • $1.251 billion (2009 est.)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

-$887 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 131
  • -$1.283 billion (2009 est.)

Bulgaria

-$1.528 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 153
  • -$4.348 billion (2009 est.)

Croatia

-$2.312 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 159
  • -$3.247 billion (2009 est.)

Czech Republic now Czechia

-$5.956 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 171
  • -$2.146 billion (2009 est.)

Denmark

$14.35 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 21
  • $12.43 billion (2009 est.)

Estonia

$265 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 54
  • $898.7 million (2009 est.)

European Union

  • $NA (2009)
  • $51.4 billion (2009 est.)

Finland

$4.696 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 32
  • $3.444 billion (2009 est.)

France

-$53.29 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 187
  • -$51.86 billion (2009 est.)

Germany

$162.3 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 3
  • $168.1 billion (2009 est.)

Greece

-$17.1 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 179
  • -$34.43 billion (2009 est.)

Hungary

-$631 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 124
  • $441 million (2009 est.)

Ireland

-$3.191 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 166
  • -$6.762 billion (2009 est.)

Italy

-$61.98 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 188
  • -$66.2 billion (2009 est.)

Kosovo

-$2.716 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 165
  • -$2.408 billion (2009 est.)

Latvia

$1.62 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 42
  • $2.53 billion (2009 est.)

Lithuania

$1.231 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 43
  • $1.492 billion (2009 est.)

Luxembourg

$3.396 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 36
  • $2.985 billion (2009 est.)

Malta

-$403 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 110
  • -$491 million (2009 est.)

Moldova

-$565 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 119
  • -$464.6 million (2009 est.)

Montenegro

-$1.102 billion (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 140

Netherlands

$46.69 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 8
  • $39.58 billion (2009 est.)

Macedonia now North Macedonia

-$328 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 100
  • -$645.6 million (2009 est.)

Norway

$60.23 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 5
  • $53.53 billion (2009 est.)

Poland

-$12.33 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 177
  • -$9.598 billion (2009 est.)

Portugal

-$19.03 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 180
  • -$23.95 billion (2009 est.)

Romania

-$7.934 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 175
  • -$7.139 billion (2009 est.)

Serbia

-$1.046 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 138
  • -$1.356 billion (2009 est.)

Slovakia

-$1.93 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 156
  • -$2.819 billion (2009 est.)

Slovenia

-$598 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 122
  • -$732.4 million (2009 est.)

Spain

-$66.74 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 189
  • -$80.38 billion (2009 est.)

Sweden

$21.68 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 16
  • $30.23 billion (2009 est.)

Switzerland

$49.35 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 7
  • $54.01 billion (2009 est.)

Ukraine

$603 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 49
  • -$1.732 billion (2009 est.)

United Kingdom

-$40.34 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 185
  • -$23.65 billion (2009 est.)

Middle East

15 entries

Bahrain

$589 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 51
  • $560.2 million (2009 est.)

Cyprus

-$2.5 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 161
  • -$1.915 billion (2009 est.)

Iran

$9.76 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 23
  • $1.913 billion (2009 est.)

Iraq

$2.715 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 40
  • -$19.9 billion (2009 est.)

Israel

$6.269 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 30
  • $7.637 billion (2009 est.)

Jordan

-$975 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 135
  • -$1.27 billion (2009 est.)

Kuwait

$38.2 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 11
  • $28.61 billion (2009 est.)

Lebanon

-$6.972 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 172
  • -$7.555 billion (2009 est.)

Oman

$2.724 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 39
  • -$2.143 billion (2009 est.)

Qatar

$20.11 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 17
  • $809 million (2009 est.)

Saudi Arabia

$52.03 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 6
  • $22.77 billion (2009 est.)

Syria

$649 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 48
  • $394 million (2009 est.)

Turkey now Turkiye

-$38.82 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 183
  • -$13.94 billion (2009 est.)

United Arab Emirates

$3.409 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 35
  • $7.871 billion (2009 est.)

Yemen

-$2.181 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 157
  • -$2.328 billion (2009 est.)

North America

3 entries

Canada

-$40.21 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 184
  • -$38.08 billion (2009 est.)

Mexico

-$7 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 173
  • -$6.23 billion (2009 est.)

United States

-$561 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 190
  • -$378.4 billion (2009 est.)

Oceania

13 entries

Australia

-$35.23 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 182
  • -$41.33 billion (2009 est.)

Cook Islands

$26.67 million (2005)

  • country comparison to the world: 57

Fiji

-$507 million (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 117

Kiribati

-$21 million (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 63

Micronesia, Federated States of now Federated States of Micronesia

-$34.3 million (FY05 est.)

country comparison to the world: 67

New Zealand

-$4.504 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 168
  • -$3.693 billion (2009 est.)

Palau

$15.09 million (FY03/04)

country comparison to the world: 59

Papua New Guinea

-$99 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 77
  • -$446.4 million (2009 est.)

Samoa

-$24 million (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 66

Solomon Islands

-$143 million (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 82

Tonga

-$23 million (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 65

Tuvalu

-$11.68 million (2003)

  • country comparison to the world: 62

Vanuatu

-$60 million (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 70

South America

12 entries

Argentina

$6.976 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 29
  • $11.29 billion (2009 est.)

Bolivia

$878 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 46
  • $800.7 million (2009 est.)

Brazil

-$52.73 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 186
  • -$24.3 billion (2009 est.)

Chile

$1.033 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 45
  • $4.217 billion (2009 est.)

Colombia

-$5.946 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 170
  • -$4.991 billion (2009 est.)

Ecuador

-$692 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 125
  • -$337.4 million (2009 est.)

Guyana

-$311 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 97
  • -$265 million (2009 est.)

Paraguay

-$391 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 109
  • -$149.2 million (2009 est.)

Peru

-$333 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 102
  • $246.3 million (2009 est.)

Suriname

$24 million (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 58

Uruguay

-$377 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 108
  • $258.8 million (2009 est.)

Venezuela

$22.07 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 15
  • $8.561 billion (2009 est.)

Southeast Asia

14 entries

Brunei

$7.024 billion (2008 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 27
  • $7.101 billion (2007 est.)

Burma now Burma (Myanmar)

$652 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 47
  • $705 million (2009 est.)

Cambodia

-$918 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 133
  • -$865.7 million (2009 est.)

Hong Kong

$18.07 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 18
  • $18.28 billion (2009 est.)

Indonesia

$8.532 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 25
  • $10.75 billion (2009 est.)

Laos

-$23 million (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 64
  • -$356 million (2009 est.)

Macau

$NA

Malaysia

$34.83 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 13
  • $34.08 billion (2009 est.)

Philippines

$8.575 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 24
  • $8.552 billion (2009 est.)

Singapore

$40.44 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 9
  • $32.63 billion (2009 est.)

Taiwan

$39 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 10
  • $42.92 billion (2009 est.)

Thailand

$12.29 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 22
  • $21.86 billion (2009)

Timor-Leste

$1.161 billion (2007 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 44

Vietnam

-$9.622 billion (2010 est.)

  • country comparison to the world: 176
  • -$7.44 billion (2009 est.)

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Central Intelligence Agency. The World Factbook 2010, “Current account balance”, all entries. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/fields/current-account-balance/2010.

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