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Economy > Balance of payments > Shares > Current US$: Countries Compared

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 European UnionEuropean Union $385.20 billion 2009
2 United StatesUnited States $160.53 billion 2009
3 LuxembourgLuxembourg $138.69 billion 2009
4 United KingdomUnited Kingdom $76.56 billion 2009
5 FranceFrance $68.28 billion 2009
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) $53.41 billion 2009
6 BrazilBrazil $37.07 billion 2009
7 IrelandIreland $29.18 billion 2009
8 ChinaChina $28.16 billion 2009
9 CanadaCanada $23.35 billion 2009
10 IndiaIndia $21.11 billion 2009
11 ItalyItaly $20.91 billion 2009
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) $20.57 billion 2009
12 AustraliaAustralia $19.41 billion 2008
13 NetherlandsNetherlands $19.26 billion 2009
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) $16.50 billion 2009
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) $14.21 billion 2009
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) $14.18 billion 2009
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) $13.76 billion 2009
14 JapanJapan $12.43 billion 2009
15 GermanyGermany $11.81 billion 2009
Europe averageEurope average (profile) $10.10 billion 2009
16 SpainSpain $9.38 billion 2009
17 South AfricaSouth Africa $9.36 billion 2009
18 SwitzerlandSwitzerland $9.24 billion 2009
19 DenmarkDenmark $8.15 billion 2009
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) $4.37 billion 2009
20 MexicoMexico $4.17 billion 2009
21 RussiaRussia $3.37 billion 2009
22 NorwayNorway $3.28 billion 2009
23 TurkeyTurkey $2.83 billion 2009
24 IsraelIsrael $2.12 billion 2009
25 SingaporeSingapore $2.06 billion 2009
26 PortugalPortugal $1.62 billion 2009
27 PolandPoland $1.57 billion 2009
28 SwedenSweden $1.40 billion 2009
29 ThailandThailand $1.33 billion 2009
30 New ZealandNew Zealand $976.60 million 2009
31 HungaryHungary $954.14 million 2009
32 LebanonLebanon $929.10 million 2009
33 IndonesiaIndonesia $787.28 million 2009
34 GreeceGreece $763.55 million 2009
35 NigeriaNigeria $521.95 million 2009
36 AustriaAustria $497.55 million 2009
37 OmanOman $326.14 million 2009
38 ChileChile $315.70 million 2009
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) $285.26 million 2002
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) $259.86 million 2009
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) $189.03 million 2009
39 SlovakiaSlovakia $182.43 million 2009
40 KazakhstanKazakhstan $131.16 million 2009
41 VietnamVietnam $128.00 million 2009
42 UgandaUganda $122.33 million 2009
43 VenezuelaVenezuela $121.00 million 2009
44 UkraineUkraine $105.00 million 2009
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) $79.48 million 1990
45 ColombiaColombia $67.35 million 2009
46 ZimbabweZimbabwe $56.86 million 1994
47 PeruPeru $46.74 million 2009
48 SloveniaSlovenia $30.90 million 2009
49 CyprusCyprus $24.43 million 2009
50 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ $22.67 million 2009
51 BotswanaBotswana $17.68 million 2009
52 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ $16.68 million 1995
53 GeorgiaGeorgia $13.20 million 2009
54 BulgariaBulgaria $7.58 million 2009
55 RomaniaRomania $7.00 million 2009
56 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone $5.64 million 2009
57 AlbaniaAlbania $4.42 million 2009
58 NamibiaNamibia $3.73 million 2009
59 MongoliaMongolia $3.58 million 2009
60 TanzaniaTanzania $3.04 million 2009
61 KenyaKenya $2.64 million 2009
62 EcuadorEcuador $2.44 million 2009
63 MoldovaMoldova $2.39 million 2009
64 Cape VerdeCape Verde $1.84 million 2009
65 NigerNiger $1.45 million 2008
66 TogoTogo $1.37 million 2008
67 BelarusBelarus $1.20 million 2009
68 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan $698,300.00 2009
69 ArmeniaArmenia $505,136.81 2009
70 GrenadaGrenada $22,222.22 1990
=71 NicaraguaNicaragua 0.0 2009
=71 DjiboutiDjibouti 0.0 2009
=71 SeychellesSeychelles 0.0 2009
=71 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 0.0 2009
=71 HaitiHaiti 0.0 2009
=71 AngolaAngola 0.0 2009
=71 LaosLaos 0.0 2009
=71 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 0.0 2009
=71 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 0.0 2009
=71 JamaicaJamaica 0.0 2009
=71 GuatemalaGuatemala 0.0 2009
=71 GhanaGhana 0.0 2009
=71 BoliviaBolivia 0.0 2009
=71 ArubaAruba 0.0 2009
=71 The GambiaThe Gambia 0.0 2009
=71 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 0.0 2009
=71 ParaguayParaguay 0.0 2009
=71 SurinameSuriname 0.0 2009
=71 MaldivesMaldives 0.0 2009
=71 BelizeBelize 0.0 2009
=71 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 0.0 2009
=71 RwandaRwanda 0.0 2009
=71 El SalvadorEl Salvador 0.0 2009
=71 Costa RicaCosta Rica 0.0 2009
=71 PanamaPanama 0.0 2009
=71 GuineaGuinea 0.0 2009
=71 LibyaLibya 0.0 2009
=71 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 0.0 2009
=71 TajikistanTajikistan 0.0 2009
=71 LiberiaLiberia 0.0 2009
=71 CameroonCameroon 0.0 2009
=71 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.0 2009
=71 HondurasHonduras 0.0 2009
=71 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 0.0 2009
=71 KuwaitKuwait 0.0 2009
=71 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 0.0 2008
=71 IraqIraq 0.0 2008
=71 CambodiaCambodia 0.0 2008
=71 SyriaSyria 0.0 2008
=71 BurundiBurundi 0.0 2007
=71 LesothoLesotho 0.0 2006
=71 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 0.0 2004
=71 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 0.0 2003
=71 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 0.0 2002
=71 BhutanBhutan 0.0 2002
=71 MadagascarMadagascar 0.0 2002
=71 NepalNepal 0.0 2000
=71 MauritaniaMauritania 0.0 1998
=71 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 0.0 1996
=71 VanuatuVanuatu 0.0 1995
=71 ComorosComoros 0.0 1995
=71 ChadChad 0.0 1994
=71 TongaTonga 0.0 1993
=71 SamoaSamoa 0.0 1993
=71 GabonGabon 0.0 1993
=71 MalawiMalawi 0.0 1993
=71 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 0.0 1992
=71 BurmaBurma 0.0 1991
=71 AlgeriaAlgeria 0.0 1991
=71 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 0.0 1991
=71 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 0.0 1990
=71 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 0.0 1990
=71 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 0.0 1990
=71 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 0.0 1990
=71 The BahamasThe Bahamas 0.0 1989
=71 SomaliaSomalia 0.0 1989
=71 GuyanaGuyana 0.0 1985
=71 KiribatiKiribati 0.0 1984
139 MozambiqueMozambique $-27,635.00 2009
140 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the $-63,204.35 2000
141 DominicaDominica $-366,666.67 1990
142 SudanSudan $-468,296.47 2009
143 FijiFiji $-1,071,270.38 2009
144 BeninBenin $-1,788,723.98 2008
145 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso $-2,297,873.88 2008
146 MaliMali $-2,978,973.52 2008
147 MaltaMalta $-2,985,305.10 2009
148 MoroccoMorocco $-4,354,194.47 2009
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) $-4,525,813.61 1992
149 SwazilandSwaziland $-6,603,982.99 2009
150 LatviaLatvia $-7,800,000.00 2009
151 BarbadosBarbados $-8,654,626.95 2009
152 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire $-8,796,211.21 2009
153 UruguayUruguay $-11,681,341.25 2009
154 ZambiaZambia $-13,100,000.00 2009
155 IcelandIceland $-14,148,452.93 2009
156 CroatiaCroatia $-15,555,681.78 2009
157 JordanJordan $-29,577,464.79 2009
158 MauritiusMauritius $-32,529,413.38 2009
159 PakistanPakistan $-37,000,000.00 2009
160 TunisiaTunisia $-88,648,608.62 2009
161 SenegalSenegal $-92,618,385.97 2008
162 LithuaniaLithuania $-105,846,086.32 2009
163 EstoniaEstonia $-131,347,361.30 2009
164 BangladeshBangladesh $-154,018,781.43 2009
165 ArgentinaArgentina $-211,917,864.54 2009
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) $-239,894,314.80 1990
166 FinlandFinland $-272,565,435.36 2009
167 Czech RepublicCzech Republic $-310,894,337.50 2009
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) $-368,739,622.09 1990
168 Sri LankaSri Lanka $-381,500,000.00 2009
169 MalaysiaMalaysia $-448,620,297.39 2009
170 BahrainBahrain $-487,234,042.55 2009
171 PhilippinesPhilippines $-1,096,000,000.00 2009
172 BelgiumBelgium $-3,241,633,497.78 2009

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