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India - Current Account Balance -0.51

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

Latest value

-0.51 (2025)

Global rank

##64 of 200 economies

Share of global total

0.3%

Growth since 1975

3.4×

Ranking Race — Current Account Balance

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#19#37#55#73#91#10919601970198019902000201020202025#16#642024 overtook Pakistan2025 overtook Belgium
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. India climbed from #16 to #64 (overtook Pakistan). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for India ↓

Key Events — India

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1991
Economic liberalisation curated

Balance-of-payments crisis triggers sweeping market reforms.

2004
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2008
Global crisis slowdown curated

Growth slows sharply as capital flows reverse.

2013
Climbed 25 places in global rank auto
2016
Demonetisation curated

High-denomination notes withdrawn, causing cash shortages.

2017
Fell 24 places in global rank auto
2020
Climbed 19 places in global rank auto
2020
COVID-19 lockdown curated

GDP records its largest contraction on record.

Current Account Balance, 1975-2025

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
197519851995200520152025-5-2.75-0.511.74

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