Year-over-year change: -0.7 pp, trend down
5-year change: +26.5 pp, trend up
Macao
Current account (% of GDP): 35.0% of GDP
View MoreCurrent account balance as percentage of GDP
Global0.4%of GDP
19802031
2026
Rankings at a glance
Highest 10 · Current account balance as percentage of GDP (2026)
Macao is projected to lead the world in current account balance as percentage of GDP at 34.99% of GDP in 2026, followed by Kuwait (26.05% of GDP) and Guyana (21.48% of GDP). Taiwan (18.12% of GDP) and San Marino (17.14% of GDP) close out the top 5. Next up, Singapore (16.57% of GDP) and Andorra (15.96% of GDP). Brunei (14.49% of GDP), Norway (14.29% of GDP), and Papua New Guinea (13.67% of GDP) round out the top ten. The gap across the top ten is wide: Macao would have 2.6× the value of Papua New Guinea (13.67% of GDP). Five of the top ten are in Asia. Among these countries, Guyana is projected to see the largest year-over-year change at +8.6 pp.
Rank changes
How current account balance as percentage of GDP changed between 2021 and 2026
2021and2026
Historical trends
Key terms
- GDP
- — Gross Domestic Product, the total value of goods and services produced in a country annually.
- GDP PPP
- — GDP adjusted for purchasing power parity, reflecting what money actually buys in each country.
- GDP per capita
- — GDP divided by population, a measure of average economic output per person.
- Inflation rate
- — Annual percentage increase in the general price level of goods and services.
- Fiscal balance
- — Government revenue minus expenditure. Surplus if positive, deficit if negative.
- Current account
- — Net flow of goods, services, and transfers with the rest of the world.
Frequently asked questions
- Which country has the highest current account balance as percentage of GDP?
- Macao is projected to have the highest current account balance as percentage of GDP at 35.0% of GDP in 2026, according to IMF World Economic Outlook.
- Which country has the lowest current account balance as percentage of GDP?
- Suriname is projected to have the lowest current account balance as percentage of GDP at -44.8% of GDP in 2026, according to IMF World Economic Outlook.
- What is the global current account balance as percentage of GDP?
- Weighted by the size of each economy, the global current account balance as percentage of GDP is projected to be 0.4% of GDP in 2026, according to IMF World Economic Outlook.
