4.15a
Top 15 countries with the largest current account surplus, and top 15 countries with the largest current account deficit in 2003
Country $ billions % of GDP
  Japan 136.2 3.2
  Germany 51.3 2.1
  China 45.9 2.8
  Switzerland 44.7 13.9
  Russian Federation 35.4 8.2
  Netherlands 29.7 5.8
  Taiwan, China 29.3 10.2
  Norway 28.3 12.8
  Saudi Arabia 28.1 13.1
  Singapore 27.0 29.2
  Sweden 22.8 7.6
  Hong Kong, China 16.5 10.6
  Malaysia 13.4 12.9
  Canada 13.4 1.6
  Korea, Rep. 11.9 2.0
Country $ billions % of GDP
  United States –519.7 –4.7
  Spain –31.7 –3.6
  Australia –30.7 –5.8
  United Kingdom –27.5 –1.5
  Italy –19.4 –1.3
  Greece –12.6 –7.2
  Portugal –8.7 –5.9
  Mexico –8.6 –1.3
  Turkey –8.0 –3.3
  Hungary –7.2 –8.7
  Czech Republic –5.8 –6.4
  Poland –4.6 –2.2
  New Zeland –3.4 –4.2
  Romania –3.3 –5.8
  South Africa –2.6 –1.6
     
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments data files.