Ireland vs South Korea: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Ireland
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 123.05 billion BoP, current US$ against 105.99 billion BoP, current US$ in Ireland, a difference of 17.06 billion BoP, current US$.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.2 times Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was South Korea ahead.
Globally, Ireland ranks 6th and South Korea ranks 4th of 199 countries.
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About this data
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.