Costa Rica vs New Caledonia: Current account balance

Costa Rica
-686.75 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
New Caledonia
-654.24 million BoP, current US$
in 2016
Costa Rica rank
116th
New Caledonia rank
113th

Current account balance over time

  • Costa Rica
  • New Caledonia
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How they compare

New Caledonia currently reports -654.24 million BoP, current US$ against -686.75 million BoP, current US$ in Costa Rica, a difference of 32.52 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2002 it was New Caledonia ahead.

Globally, Costa Rica ranks 116th and New Caledonia ranks 113th of 199 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Current account balance (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
200 places, 7,806 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.