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Finance and crypto · ranked by Current account balance

Countries with the largest current account surpluses relative to GDP

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50 ranked · updated 2026-11-02

Number oneMacao36.29 % of GDP

Ranking by Current account balance
#	Name	Current account balance	Change
1	Macao	36.29 % of GDP	new
2	Marshall Islands	29.19 % of GDP	new
3	Kuwait	29.15 % of GDP	new
4	San Marino	21.99 % of GDP	new
5	Singapore	17.54 % of GDP	new
6	Ireland	17.4 % of GDP	new
7	Qatar	17.29 % of GDP	new
8	Andorra	16.06 % of GDP	new
9	Bermuda	15.39 % of GDP	new
10	Papua New Guinea	14.99 % of GDP	new

Show positions 11–50

11	Norway	14.82 % of GDP	new
12	Djibouti	14.69 % of GDP	new
13	Brunei	14.53 % of GDP	new
14	United Arab Emirates	14.48 % of GDP	new
15	Guyana	13.9 % of GDP	new
16	Hong Kong	12.92 % of GDP	new
17	Denmark	12.28 % of GDP	new
18	Congo	11.57 % of GDP	new
19	Netherlands	9.13 % of GDP	new
20	South Sudan	7.93 % of GDP	new
21	Switzerland	7.69 % of GDP	new
22	Malta	7.12 % of GDP	new
23	Nigeria	6.82 % of GDP	new
24	Azerbaijan	6.29 % of GDP	new
25	Angola	6.25 % of GDP	new
26	Tajikistan	6.24 % of GDP	new
27	Nauru	5.98 % of GDP	new
28	Sweden	5.92 % of GDP	new
29	Vietnam	5.89 % of GDP	new
30	Germany	5.77 % of GDP	new
31	Ecuador	5.66 % of GDP	new
32	Samoa	5.58 % of GDP	new
33	South Korea	5.28 % of GDP	new
34	Aruba	5.07 % of GDP	new
35	Sao Tome and Principe	5.05 % of GDP	new
36	Bahrain	4.84 % of GDP	new
37	Japan	4.82 % of GDP	new
38	Tuvalu	4.59 % of GDP	new
39	Slovenia	4.55 % of GDP	new
40	Luxembourg	4.4 % of GDP	new
41	Libya	4.24 % of GDP	new
42	Nicaragua	4.15 % of GDP	new
43	Lesotho	3.93 % of GDP	new
44	Cape Verde	3.91 % of GDP	new
45	Nepal	3.91 % of GDP	new
46	Lithuania	3.27 % of GDP	new
47	Laos	3.22 % of GDP	new
48	Spain	3.18 % of GDP	new
49	Jamaica	3.08 % of GDP	new
50	Iraq	2.99 % of GDP	new

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About this ranking

Countries with the largest current account surpluses relative to GDP, explained

Countries with the largest current account surpluses relative to GDP is a live ranking of the top 50 entries in finance and crypto by Current account balance, built from public data published by Our World in Data. It was last refreshed on 2026-11-02. This is the first published snapshot; from the next refresh onwards the page will also show movers, new entries and a rank history chart.

Macao currently holds #1 with 36.29 % of GDP. Marshall Islands is second with 29.19 % of GDP, which puts the leader 24% ahead. Kuwait completes the top three with 29.15 % of GDP. Together the top three account for about 44% of the combined top-10 total, which gives a quick sense of how concentrated this ranking is.

How it is measured: Current account balance as a share of GDP. Our World in Data chart "current-account-balance-as-a-proportion-of-gdp" (column _17_13_1__bn_cab_xoka_gd_zs); most recent year per country within the last five years of data, regional aggregates excluded. Caveat: Years differ by country; the chart page documents the original source and its limitations. Data from Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0) and the sources it cites. The full top 50 is on this page, with positions 11 to 50 one click away, and each entry links to its own profile showing every ranking it appears in.

Use this page to check who is number one right now, compare any two entries head to head, or test yourself with the quiz, which asks you to name all ten in three minutes. Year-end archives are available for 2026, freezing the ranking as it stood at the close of each year. Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value: each number is fetched from its source, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails the gate, the previous snapshot stays live and the problem is reviewed by a person.

Frequently asked questions

Who is #1 in Countries with the largest current account surpluses relative to GDP?: Macao is #1 with 36.29 % of GDP, as of 2026-11-02. Marshall Islands is #2.
How is Countries with the largest current account surpluses relative to GDP ranked?: By Current account balance. Current account balance as a share of GDP. Our World in Data chart "current-account-balance-as-a-proportion-of-gdp" (column _17_13_1__bn_cab_xoka_gd_zs); most recent year per country within the last five years of data, regional aggregates excluded.
How often is this ranking updated?: It refreshes on a fixed schedule from Our World in Data. The latest snapshot was captured on 2026-11-02.
Where does the data come from?: Our World in Data. Data from Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0) and the sources it cites. The raw payload for every refresh is stored unchanged so any number can be traced back.

How this ranking is made

Measure: Current account balance (% of GDP). Current account balance as a share of GDP. Our World in Data chart "current-account-balance-as-a-proportion-of-gdp" (column _17_13_1__bn_cab_xoka_gd_zs); most recent year per country within the last five years of data, regional aggregates excluded.
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Fetched: 2026-11-02 10:42 UTC; source data as of 2024-12-31
Caveat: Years differ by country; the chart page documents the original source and its limitations.

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