Marshall Islands's net capital account (BoP, current US$) was US$20.5 million in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 132.56% from US$8.82 million in 2014 (8.81% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$20.5 million | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | US$10.83 million | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | US$8.82 million | 2014 |
| Highest | US$23.81 million | 2009 |
| Lowest | US$6.08 million | 2005 |
| Average since 2015 | US$13.02 million | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | US$6.08 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Marshall Islands' net capital account (BoP, current US$) rose 35.5% on 2023 (from US$15.13 million to US$20.5 million).
Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was +15.9% and a typical year strayed about 68.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 267.3% in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was 42% in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$882,203 a year. A straight line explains 53% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Marshall Islands had the 25th highest value of the 27 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Marshall Islands in the 2024 ranking
- Djibouti — 21st of 27: US$31.75 million
- Nicaragua — 22nd of 27: US$28.7 million
- Guinea-Bissau — 23rd of 27: US$24.52 million
- Papua New Guinea — 25th of 27: US$4.25 million
- Fiji — 26th of 27: US$3.43 million
- Guatemala — 27th of 27: US$452,710
What this measures
Net capital account records acquisitions and disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets, such as land sold to embassies and sales of leases and licenses, as well as capital transfers, including government debt forgiveness. The use of the term capital account in this context is designed to be consistent with the System of National Accounts, which distinguishes between capital transactions and financial transactions. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 20 values
| Year | Net capital account (BoP, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 20,502,000 |
| 2023 | 15,134,000 |
| 2022 | 16,551,489 |
| 2021 | 10,774,538 |
| 2020 | 10,757,669 |
| 2019 | 10,829,534 |
| 2018 | 11,459,488 |
| 2017 | 15,065,368 |
| 2016 | 10,898,808 |
| 2015 | 8,211,639 |
| 2014 |
Net capital account (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies
- Australia — −US$2.49 billion (2025)
- Cambodia — US$187.74 million (2025)
- China — −US$188.48 million (2025)
- Fiji — US$3.43 million (2024)
- French Polynesia — −US$3.35 million (2016)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — −US$70.97 million (2025)
- Indonesia — US$352.05 million (2025)
- Japan — −US$2.91 billion (2025)
- Kiribati — US$28.79 million (2025)
- Korea, Rep. — US$258 million (2025)
More economic policy & debt data for Marshall Islands
- GDP (current US$) — US$308 million (2025)
- GDP (current LCU) — 308 million (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$) — US$224 million (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU) — 224 million (2025)
- GDP per capita (current US$) — US$8,489 (2025)
- GDP per capita (current LCU) — 8,489 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant 2015 US$) — US$6,174 (2025)
- GDP per capita (constant LCU) — 6,174 (2025)
- GNI (current US$) — US$364 million (2025)
- GNI (current LCU) — 364 million (2025)
- GNI per capita (current LCU)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Marshall Islands's net capital account (BoP, current US$)?
- US$20.5 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2005?
- It is up 237.11% from US$6.08 million in 2005 (6.6% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$23.81 million in 2009 and the lowest US$6.08 million in 2005.
- How does Marshall Islands rank?
- 25th highest of 27 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in net capital account (BoP, current US$) unusual for Marshall Islands?
- In 2024, Marshall Islands' net capital account (BoP, current US$) rose 35.5% on 2023 (from US$15.13 million to US$20.5 million). Across the 18 yearly changes before that (2006 to 2023), the average change was +15.9% and a typical year strayed about 68.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.TRF.KOGT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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