When you think of an account balance, you might immediately think of your own personal bank account. On a national and international level, the concept of an account balance is quite the same. This infographic, based on data from the CIA World Factbook, presents an alarming heatmap of 195 nations. There are those in the green, with bank accounts overflowing with funds, and those who are so far in the red that it doesn’t seem like they’ll ever make it back above water. We invite you to explore the data on this inside look of the current account balances of the world.
Account Balances of the World infographicAccount Balances of the World
| Rank | Country | Current Account Balance |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | $286,400,000,000 |
| 2 | China | $219,700,000,000 |
| 3 | Netherlands | $90,160,000,000 |
| 4 | Korea, South | $89,220,000,000 |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | $76,920,000,000 |
| 6 | Taiwan | $65,420,000,000 |
| 7 | Russia | $59,460,000,000 |
| 8 | Singapore | $58,770,000,000 |
| 9 | Qatar | $54,840,000,000 |
| 10 | United Arab Emirates | $54,630,000,000 |
| 11 | Kuwait | $53,530,000,000 |
| 12 | Switzerland | $51,200,000,000 |
| 13 | Norway | $47,130,000,000 |
| 14 | Italy | $41,110,000,000 |
| 15 | Sweden | $35,390,000,000 |
| 16 | Japan | $24,400,000,000 |
| 17 | Macau | $22,360,000,000 |
| 18 | Denmark | $21,430,000,000 |
| 19 | Iran | $15,940,000,000 |
| 20 | Malaysia | $14,460,000,000 |
| 21 | Thailand | $13,410,000,000 |
| 22 | Israel | $13,250,000,000 |
| 23 | Philippines | $12,650,000,000 |
| 24 | Spain | $11,200,000,000 |
| 25 | Venezuela | $10,890,000,000 |
| 26 | Azerbaijan | $10,430,000,000 |
| 27 | Vietnam | $9,144,000,000 |
| 28 | Ireland | $9,080,000,000 |
| 29 | Belgium | $8,628,000,000 |
| 30 | Oman | $7,978,000,000 |
| 31 | Hungary | $5,455,000,000 |
| 32 | Hong Kong | $5,439,000,000 |
| 33 | Brunei | $4,849,000,000 |
| 34 | Kazakhstan | $4,643,000,000 |
| 35 | Slovenia | $3,464,000,000 |
| 36 | Luxembourg | $3,326,000,000 |
| 37 | Austria | $3,228,000,000 |
| 38 | Botswana | $2,450,000,000 |
| 39 | Greece | $2,202,000,000 |
| 40 | Cuba | $1,996,000,000 |
| 41 | Trinidad and Tobago | $1,637,000,000 |
| 42 | Gabon | $1,510,000,000 |
| 43 | Portugal | $1,268,000,000 |
| 44 | Czech Republic | $1,265,000,000 |
| 45 | Afghanistan | $1,252,000,000 |
| 46 | Nigeria | $1,200,000,000 |
| 47 | Bahrain | $1,123,000,000 |
| 48 | Timor-Leste | $1,064,000,000 |
| 49 | Uzbekistan | $1,062,000,000 |
| 50 | Nepal | $908,000,000 |
| 51 | Iceland | $581,000,000 |
| 52 | South Sudan | $380,000,000 |
| 53 | Croatia | $380,000,000 |
| 54 | British Virgin Islands | $362,600,000 |
| 55 | Malta | $348,000,000 |
| 56 | Swaziland | $128,000,000 |
| 57 | Lithuania | $60,000,000 |
| 58 | Slovakia | $50,000,000 |
| 59 | Cook Islands | $26,670,000 |
| 60 | Bulgaria | $25,000,000 |
| 61 | Paraguay | $20,000,000 |
| 62 | Estonia | $19,000,000 |
| 63 | Micronesia, Federated States of | $14,000,000 |
| 64 | Bolivia | $10,000,000 |
| 65 | Kiribati | $7,000,000 |
| 66 | Vanuatu | $4,000,000 |
| 67 | Tuvalu | -$10,000,000 |
| 68 | Guinea-Bissau | -$13,000,000 |
| 69 | Tonga | -$14,000,000 |
| 70 | Madagascar | -$26,000,000 |
| 71 | Palau | -$32,000,000 |
| 72 | Marshall Islands | -$34,000,000 |
| 73 | Eritrea | -$35,000,000 |
| 74 | Anguilla | -$46,900,000 |
| 75 | Solomon Islands | -$57,000,000 |
| 76 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | -$65,000,000 |
| 77 | Samoa | -$66,000,000 |
| 78 | Dominica | -$68,000,000 |
| 79 | Comoros | -$80,000,000 |
| 80 | Sao Tome and Principe | -$94,000,000 |
| 81 | Saint Lucia | -$94,000,000 |
| 82 | Central African Republic | -$105,000,000 |
| 83 | Gambia, The | -$108,000,000 |
| 84 | Belize | -$130,000,000 |
| 85 | Cabo Verde | -$141,000,000 |
| 86 | Grenada | -$142,000,000 |
| 87 | Macedonia | -$151,000,000 |
| 88 | Bangladesh | -$154,000,000 |
| 89 | Lesotho | -$176,000,000 |
| 90 | Maldives | -$176,000,000 |
| 91 | Antigua and Barbuda | -$181,000,000 |
| 92 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -$216,000,000 |
| 93 | Malawi | -$216,000,000 |
| 94 | Cote d’Ivoire | -$221,000,000 |
| 95 | Moldova | -$294,000,000 |
| 96 | Seychelles | -$299,000,000 |
| 97 | Zambia | -$360,000,000 |
| 98 | Barbados | -$370,000,000 |
| 99 | Suriname | -$386,000,000 |
| 100 | Fiji | -$386,000,000 |
| 101 | Djibouti | -$407,000,000 |
| 102 | Bhutan | -$459,000,000 |
| 103 | Sierra Leone | -$466,000,000 |
| 104 | Guyana | -$479,000,000 |
| 105 | Burundi | -$545,000,000 |
| 106 | Haiti | -$552,000,000 |
| 107 | Liberia | -$578,000,000 |
| 108 | Kosovo | -$586,000,000 |
| 109 | Togo | -$591,000,000 |
| 110 | Ecuador | -$601,000,000 |
| 111 | Benin | -$695,000,000 |
| 112 | Montenegro | -$699,000,000 |
| 113 | Mauritius | -$699,000,000 |
| 114 | Papua New Guinea | -$703,000,000 |
| 115 | Yemen | -$715,000,000 |
| 116 | Burkina Faso | -$768,000,000 |
| 117 | Nicaragua | -$838,000,000 |
| 118 | Armenia | -$849,000,000 |
| 119 | Tajikistan | -$853,000,000 |
| 120 | Romania | -$868,000,000 |
| 121 | Mali | -$881,000,000 |
| 122 | Rwanda | -$942,000,000 |
| 123 | Mongolia | -$982,000,000 |
| 124 | Latvia | -$995,000,000 |
| 125 | Jamaica | -$1,013,000,000 |
| 126 | Cyprus | -$1,041,000,000 |
| 127 | El Salvador | -$1,194,000,000 |
| 128 | Niger | -$1,221,000,000 |
| 129 | Chad | -$1,242,000,000 |
| 130 | Kyrgyzstan | -$1,245,000,000 |
| 131 | Congo, Republic of the | -$1,273,000,000 |
| 132 | Namibia | -$1,355,000,000 |
| 133 | Senegal | -$1,377,000,000 |
| 134 | Guatemala | -$1,387,000,000 |
| 135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -$1,404,000,000 |
| 136 | Honduras | -$1,444,000,000 |
| 137 | Cameroon | -$1,455,000,000 |
| 138 | Mauritania | -$1,471,000,000 |
| 139 | Equatorial Guinea | -$1,551,000,000 |
| 140 | Georgia | -$1,611,000,000 |
| 141 | Guinea | -$1,626,000,000 |
| 142 | Albania | -$1,732,000,000 |
| 143 | Bahamas, The | -$1,891,000,000 |
| 144 | Angola | -$1,951,000,000 |
| 145 | Sri Lanka | -$2,018,000,000 |
| 146 | Dominican Republic | -$2,026,000,000 |
| 147 | Cambodia | -$2,027,000,000 |
| 148 | Egypt | -$2,356,000,000 |
| 149 | Costa Rica | -$2,429,000,000 |
| 150 | Jordan | -$2,450,000,000 |
| 151 | Uruguay | -$2,511,000,000 |
| 152 | Serbia | -$2,632,000,000 |
| 153 | Uganda | -$2,666,000,000 |
| 154 | Turkmenistan | -$2,781,000,000 |
| 155 | West Bank | -$2,894,000,000 |
| 156 | Chile | -$2,993,000,000 |
| 157 | Zimbabwe | -$3,046,000,000 |
| 158 | Pakistan | -$3,130,000,000 |
| 159 | Laos | -$3,242,000,000 |
| 160 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | -$3,291,000,000 |
| 161 | Syria | -$3,667,000,000 |
| 162 | Ghana | -$3,698,000,000 |
| 163 | Burma | -$3,851,000,000 |
| 164 | Tunisia | -$4,302,000,000 |
| 165 | Ethiopia | -$4,407,000,000 |
| 166 | Tanzania | -$4,476,000,000 |
| 167 | Finland | -$5,083,000,000 |
| 168 | Belarus | -$5,094,000,000 |
| 169 | Panama | -$5,257,000,000 |
| 170 | Argentina | -$5,641,000,000 |
| 171 | Sudan | -$5,739,000,000 |
| 172 | Mozambique | -$5,797,000,000 |
| 173 | Morocco | -$6,023,000,000 |
| 174 | Ukraine | -$6,187,000,000 |
| 175 | Iraq | -$6,208,000,000 |
| 176 | Kenya | -$6,339,000,000 |
| 177 | New Zealand | -$6,460,000,000 |
| 178 | Poland | -$6,915,000,000 |
| 179 | Peru | -$8,030,000,000 |
| 180 | Algeria | -$9,635,000,000 |
| 181 | Libya | -$12,390,000,000 |
| 182 | Lebanon | -$12,450,000,000 |
| 183 | South Africa | -$19,060,000,000 |
| 184 | Colombia | -$19,550,000,000 |
| 185 | Mexico | -$24,980,000,000 |
| 186 | Indonesia | -$26,230,000,000 |
| 187 | France | -$26,240,000,000 |
| 188 | India | -$27,530,000,000 |
| 189 | European Union | -$34,490,000,000 |
| 190 | Canada | -$37,500,000,000 |
| 191 | Australia | -$43,750,000,000 |
| 192 | Turkey | -$46,530,000,000 |
| 193 | Brazil | -$103,600,000,000 |
| 194 | United Kingdom | -$173,900,000,000 |
| 195 | United States | -$389,500,000,000 |