Countries with the Biggest Current Account Surplus 2025

Source: World Bank

Countries with the Biggest Current Account Surplus 2025

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Key Findings

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Kuwait leads in Current Account Balance (% of GDP) with 22.70 in 2025.

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Average Current Account Balance (% of GDP) in 2025: 9.01 · median: 6.32.

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Gap in 2025: Kuwait is 6.3× larger than Peru.

About This Dataset

Countries with the Biggest Current Account Surplus 2025

Countries ranked by current account balance (% of GDP) in 2025, using World Bank figures for the 97 countries that reported that year. Kuwait leads on 22.70, ahead of Brunei (18.01) and Tajikistan (17.10). The current account balance, the difference between what a country earns from and pays to the rest of the world, as a share of GDP. A large surplus can mean strong exports or weak domestic demand; the measure does not distinguish them.

Analysis

Kuwait (22.70), Brunei (18.01) and Tajikistan (17.10) take the top three. Across the twenty shown, values run from 22.70 down to 3.58, a spread of 19.12. Kuwait is 1.26 times Brunei, the country in second place. 6 of the 20 reach half the leading figure, 11.35 or more. The chart shows the twenty highest of 97 reporting countries, so it describes the top of the distribution rather than the world average.

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Data Points

20 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

22.70

Kuwait

Current Account Balance (% of GDP) · 2025

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Current Account Balance (% of GDP)

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2025

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Methodology & source

Data source: World Bank
Coverage: 20 entities · 2025 · 20 observations
Measure: Current Account Balance (% of GDP)
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2025.

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Current Account Balance (% of GDP) · ranked by 2025

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#	Category	2025
🥇	Kuwait	22.70
🥈	Brunei	18.01
🥉	Tajikistan	17.10
4	Singapore	16.71
5	Qatar	14.81
6	Norway	13.97
7	Ghana	8.22
8	Switzerland	6.98
9	Samoa	6.93
10	South Korea	6.57
11	Sweden	6.06
12	Ecuador	5.91
13	Luxembourg	5.23
14	Japan	4.86
15	Nigeria	4.83
16	Trinidad and Tobago	4.81
17	Azerbaijan	4.58
18	Germany	4.51
19	China	3.77
20	Peru	3.58

Data Sources & References

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1 https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS Visit ↗

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