United States - Current Account Balance -3.83
World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 200 economies tracked
Global rank
#n/a of 200 economies
Share of global total
2.0%
Ranking Race — Current Account Balance
1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher
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Real annual global ranks, 1960 - 2025. United States climbed from #5 to #96 (overtook Panama). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.
Key events for United States ↓Key Events — United States
Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones
1971Nixon shock: end of gold convertibility curatedUS suspends dollar-gold convertibility, Bretton Woods system ends.
1983Fell 17 places in global rank auto
1984Fell 29 places in global rank auto
1987Black Monday stock crash curatedDow falls 22.6% in a single day, triggering global market turbulence.
1988Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
1991Climbed 22 places in global rank auto
2000Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2002Fell 18 places in global rank auto
Current Account Balance, 1970-2025
World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
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