Rank
|
Country
|
Current account balance
|
Date of Information
|
1
|
Japan
|
$ 135,900,000,000
|
2003
|
2
|
Germany
|
$ 57,240,000,000
|
2003
|
3
|
Switzerland
|
$ 36,000,000,000
|
2003
|
4
|
Russia
|
$ 35,910,000,000
|
2003
|
5
|
China
|
$ 31,170,000,000
|
2003
|
6
|
Norway
|
$ 29,340,000,000
|
2003
|
7
|
Taiwan
|
$ 28,570,000,000
|
2003
|
8
|
Singapore
|
$ 26,150,000,000
|
2003
|
9
|
Saudi Arabia
|
$ 22,270,000,000
|
2003
|
10
|
Sweden
|
$ 19,560,000,000
|
2003
|
11
|
Canada
|
$ 18,630,000,000
|
2003
|
12
|
Hong Kong
|
$ 17,420,000,000
|
2003
|
13
|
France
|
$ 13,800,000,000
|
2003
|
14
|
Malaysia
|
$ 13,380,000,000
|
2003
|
15
|
United Arab Emirates
|
$ 12,470,000,000
|
2003
|
16
|
Korea, South
|
$ 12,320,000,000
|
2003
|
17
|
Netherlands
|
$ 12,090,000,000
|
2003
|
18
|
Belgium
|
$ 10,690,000,000
|
2003
|
19
|
Finland
|
$ 10,300,000,000
|
2003
|
20
|
Venezuela
|
$ 9,659,000,000
|
2003
|
21
|
Thailand
|
$ 9,440,000,000
|
2003
|
22
|
Kuwait
|
$ 8,652,000,000
|
2003
|
23
|
Argentina
|
$ 7,855,000,000
|
2003
|
24
|
Algeria
|
$ 7,836,000,000
|
2003
|
25
|
Indonesia
|
$ 7,336,000,000
|
2003
|
26
|
Libya
|
$ 6,641,000,000
|
2003
|
27
|
Denmark
|
$ 6,397,000,000
|
2003
|
28
|
Qatar
|
$ 4,149,000,000
|
2003
|
29
|
Iran
|
$ 3,935,000,000
|
2003
|
30
|
Egypt
|
$ 3,874,000,000
|
2003
|
31
|
Brazil
|
$ 3,520,000,000
|
2003
|
32
|
India
|
$ 3,410,000,000
|
2003
|
33
|
Pakistan
|
$ 3,358,000,000
|
2003
|
34
|
Philippines
|
$ 3,349,000,000
|
2003
|
35
|
Ukraine
|
$ 2,891,000,000
|
2003
|
36
|
Oman
|
$ 2,173,000,000
|
2003
|
37
|
Nigeria
|
$ 1,439,000,000
|
2003
|
38
|
Iraq
|
$ 1,136,000,000
|
2003
|
39
|
Morocco
|
$ 963,000,000
|
2003
|
40
|
Turkmenistan
|
$ 957,000,000
|
2003
|
41
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
$ 954,000,000
|
2003
|
42
|
Jordan
|
$ 903,000,000
|
2003
|
43
|
Dominican Republic
|
$ 867,000,000
|
2003
|
44
|
Botswana
|
$ 539,000,000
|
2003
|
45
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
$ 501,000,000
|
2003
|
46
|
Uzbekistan
|
$ 462,000,000
|
2003
|
47
|
Bangladesh
|
$ 393,000,000
|
2003
|
48
|
Mauritius
|
$ 289,000,000
|
2003
|
49
|
Yemen
|
$ 157,000,000
|
2003
|
50
|
Paraguay
|
$ 146,000,000
|
2003
|
51
|
Congo, Republic of the
|
$ 139,200,000
|
2003
|
52
|
Namibia
|
$ 123,000,000
|
2003
|
53
|
Ghana
|
$ 110,000,000
|
2003
|
54
|
Uruguay
|
$ 76,000,000
|
2003
|
55
|
Bahrain
|
$ 53,000,000
|
2003
|
56
|
Bolivia
|
$ 50,000,000
|
2003
|
57
|
Slovenia
|
$ 15,100,000
|
2003
|
58
|
Papua New Guinea
|
$ 12,000,000
|
2003
|
59
|
Sao Tome and Principe
|
$ -8,000,000
|
2003
|
60
|
Burma
|
$ -35,000,000
|
2003
|
61
|
Burundi
|
$ -35,000,000
|
2003
|
62
|
Gambia, The
|
$ -42,000,000
|
2003
|
63
|
Haiti
|
$ -48,000,000
|
2003
|
64
|
Tajikistan
|
$ -50,000,000
|
2003
|
65
|
Laos
|
$ -58,000,000
|
2003
|
66
|
Malawi
|
$ -58,000,000
|
2003
|
67
|
Kazakhstan
|
$ -68,800,000
|
2003
|
68
|
Syria
|
$ -72,000,000
|
2003
|
69
|
Swaziland
|
$ -72,690,000
|
2003
|
70
|
Seychelles
|
$ -73,000,000
|
2003
|
71
|
Gabon
|
$ -101,000,000
|
2003
|
72
|
Cape Verde
|
$ -106,300,000
|
2003
|
73
|
Kyrgyzstan
|
$ -108,000,000
|
2003
|
74
|
Benin
|
$ -112,000,000
|
2003
|
75
|
Lesotho
|
$ -112,000,000
|
2003
|
76
|
Ecuador
|
$ -117,000,000
|
2003
|
77
|
Moldova
|
$ -135,000,000
|
2003
|
78
|
Togo
|
$ -140,000,000
|
2003
|
79
|
Belize
|
$ -142,000,000
|
2003
|
80
|
Guyana
|
$ -158,000,000
|
2003
|
81
|
Eritrea
|
$ -159,000,000
|
2003
|
82
|
Rwanda
|
$ -163,000,000
|
2003
|
83
|
Israel
|
$ -174,000,000
|
2003
|
84
|
Armenia
|
$ -210,000,000
|
2003
|
85
|
Cambodia
|
$ -218,100,000
|
2003
|
86
|
Uganda
|
$ -237,000,000
|
2003
|
87
|
Malta
|
$ -250,000,000
|
2003
|
88
|
Guinea
|
$ -252,000,000
|
2003
|
89
|
Cuba
|
$ -273,000,000
|
2003
|
90
|
Slovakia
|
$ -277,400,000
|
2003
|
91
|
Sri Lanka
|
$ -278,000,000
|
2003
|
92
|
Macedonia
|
$ -278,000,000
|
2003
|
93
|
Honduras
|
$ -279,600,000
|
2003
|
94
|
Kenya
|
$ -306,000,000
|
2003
|
95
|
Zambia
|
$ -340,000,000
|
2003
|
96
|
Burkina Faso
|
$ -341,000,000
|
2003
|
97
|
Zimbabwe
|
$ -346,000,000
|
2003
|
98
|
Georgia
|
$ -365,000,000
|
2003
|
99
|
Senegal
|
$ -389,000,000
|
2003
|
100
|
Madagascar
|
$ -398,000,000
|
2003
|
101
|
Albania
|
$ -407,000,000
|
2003
|
102
|
Ethiopia
|
$ -408,000,000
|
2003
|
103
|
Panama
|
$ -408,000,000
|
2003
|
104
|
Chad
|
$ -474,000,000
|
2003
|
105
|
Angola
|
$ -475,000,000
|
2003
|
106
|
Cyprus
|
$ -545,000,000
|
2003
|
107
|
Cameroon
|
$ -564,000,000
|
2003
|
108
|
Mozambique
|
$ -566,000,000
|
2003
|
109
|
Iceland
|
$ -574,000,000
|
2003
|
110
|
Chile
|
$ -594,000,000
|
2003
|
111
|
Tanzania
|
$ -617,000,000
|
2003
|
112
|
Sudan
|
$ -718,000,000
|
2003
|
113
|
El Salvador
|
$ -734,000,000
|
2003
|
114
|
Tunisia
|
$ -738,600,000
|
2003
|
115
|
Jamaica
|
$ -842,000,000
|
2003
|
116
|
Nicaragua
|
$ -859,000,000
|
2003
|
117
|
Belarus
|
$ -945,000,000
|
2003
|
118
|
Latvia
|
$ -955,900,000
|
2003
|
119
|
Costa Rica
|
$ -970,000,000
|
2003
|
120
|
Guatemala
|
$ -1,106,000,000
|
2003
|
121
|
Peru
|
$ -1,116,000,000
|
2003
|
122
|
Estonia
|
$ -1,150,000,000
|
2003
|
123
|
Equatorial Guinea
|
$ -1,168,000,000
|
2003
|
124
|
Lithuania
|
$ -1,218,000,000
|
2003
|
125
|
South Africa
|
$ -1,234,000,000
|
2003
|
126
|
Austria
|
$ -1,353,000,000
|
2003
|
127
|
Colombia
|
$ -1,417,000,000
|
2003
|
128
|
Bulgaria
|
$ -1,666,000,000
|
2003
|
129
|
Vietnam
|
$ -1,781,000,000
|
2003
|
130
|
Azerbaijan
|
$ -2,021,000,000
|
2003
|
131
|
Croatia
|
$ -2,039,000,000
|
2003
|
132
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
$ -2,195,000,000
|
2003
|
133
|
Serbia and Montenegro
|
$ -2,416,000,000
|
2003
|
134
|
Lebanon
|
$ -2,865,000,000
|
2003
|
135
|
Ireland
|
$ -2,994,000,000
|
2003
|
136
|
Romania
|
$ -3,368,000,000
|
2003
|
137
|
New Zealand
|
$ -3,446,000,000
|
2003
|
138
|
Poland
|
$ -4,085,000,000
|
2003
|
139
|
Czech Republic
|
$ -5,570,000,000
|
2003
|
140
|
Turkey
|
$ -6,806,000,000
|
2003
|
141
|
Hungary
|
$ -7,347,000,000
|
2003
|
142
|
United Kingdom
|
$ -7,556,000,000
|
2003
|
143
|
Portugal
|
$ -7,592,000,000
|
2003
|
144
|
Mexico
|
$ -9,150,000,000
|
2003
|
145
|
Greece
|
$ -11,330,000,000
|
2003
|
146
|
Italy
|
$ -22,280,000,000
|
2003
|
147
|
Spain
|
$ -23,770,000,000
|
2003
|
148
|
Australia
|
$ -30,140,000,000
|
2003
|
149
|
United States
|
$ -541,800,000,000
|
2003
|
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