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China - Current Account Balance 3.77

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 200 economies tracked

Latest value

3.77 (2025)

Global rank

##29 of 200 economies

Share of global total

-2.0%

Growth since 1982

1.37×

Ranking Race — Current Account Balance

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#13#25#37#49#61#7319601970198019902000201020202025#10#292024 overtook Saudi Arabia2025 overtook South Korea
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. China climbed from #10 to #29 (overtook Saudi Arabia). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for China ↓

Key Events — China

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1978
Reform and opening-up curated

Market reforms begin; the economy embarks on decades of rapid growth.

1985
Fell 51 places in global rank auto
1987
Climbed 32 places in global rank auto
1990
Climbed 26 places in global rank auto
1993
Fell 43 places in global rank auto
1994
Climbed 33 places in global rank auto
1997
Climbed 17 places in global rank auto
1999
Fell 15 places in global rank auto

Current Account Balance, 1982-2025

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
198219922002201220222025-3.680.815.319.8

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