CIA Report: United States Account Balance – Negative $561 Billion

by Truth is Treason, Benzinga Contributor
June 23, 2011 3:06 PM | 39 min read |

TruthisTreason.net – Kevin Hayden

Source: Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

The Central Intelligence Agency often reports interesting tidbits in their online publication, The World Factbook.  A reader sent me a link pointing towards the “current account balance” of all the countries in the world.  The entry records a country's net trade in goods and services, plus net earnings from rents, interest, profits, and dividends, and net transfer payments (such as pension funds and worker remittances) to and from the rest of the world during the period specified.

Guess who is in the lead?  And guess who it towards the bottom?

China leads the world by a long shot, with Greece, Portugal and other EU countries such as France bringing up the tail-end (hence, the austerity measures, riots, etc).  Of course, as we all guessed it; the United States is in dead last place with a total account deficit of around $561 Billion.  And these are the 2010 figures.  At this rate, we will soon be into the trillions, if not already.  Depending on what part of 2010 these figures are from, it could be close to 18 months old.

Where are the American Riots?  I suppose the herd hasn't bothered to look up and realize that the cliff is quickly approaching.

Death of the US Dollar; in T-minus 14 months and counting…

Current Account Balance

RANK
 COUNTRY CURRENT ACCOUNT BALANCE DATE OF INFORMATION
1 China
$ 272,500,000,000
2010 est.
2 Japan
$ 166,500,000,000
2010 est.
3 Germany
$ 162,300,000,000
2010 est.
4 Russia
$ 68,850,000,000
2010 est.
5 Norway
$ 60,230,000,000
2010 est.
6 Saudi Arabia
$ 52,030,000,000
2010 est.
7 Switzerland
$ 49,350,000,000
2010 est.
8 Netherlands
$ 46,690,000,000
2010 est.
9 Singapore
$ 44,080,000,000
2010 est.
10 Taiwan
$ 39,000,000,000
2010 est.
11 Kuwait
$ 38,200,000,000
2010 est.
12 Korea, South
$ 36,350,000,000
2010 est.
13 Malaysia
$ 34,140,000,000
2010 est.
14 Nigeria
$ 27,770,000,000
2010 est.
15 Venezuela
$ 22,070,000,000
2010 est.
16 Sweden
$ 21,680,000,000
2010 est.
17 Qatar
$ 20,110,000,000
2010 est.
18 Hong Kong
$ 18,070,000,000
2010 est.
19 Azerbaijan
$ 15,960,000,000
2010 est.
20 Libya
$ 15,530,000,000
2010 est.
21 Denmark
$ 14,350,000,000
2010 est.
22 Thailand
$ 12,290,000,000
2010 est.
23 Austria
$ 9,900,000,000
2010 est.
24 Iran
$ 9,760,000,000
2010 est.
25 Philippines
$ 9,510,000,000
2010 est.
26 Indonesia
$ 8,532,000,000
2010 est.
27 Brunei
$ 7,024,000,000
2008 est.
28 Kazakhstan
$ 6,993,000,000
2010 est.
29 Argentina
$ 6,976,000,000
2010 est.
30 Israel
$ 6,269,000,000
2010 est.
31 Macau
$ 6,230,000,000
32 Uzbekistan
$ 5,588,000,000
2010 est.
33 Finland
$ 4,696,000,000
2010 est.
34 Algeria
$ 3,959,000,000
2010 est.
35 Bangladesh
$ 3,734,000,000
2010 est.
36 United Arab Emirates
$ 3,409,000,000
2010 est.
37 Luxembourg
$ 3,396,000,000
2010 est.
38 Trinidad and Tobago
$ 3,363,000,000
2010 est.
39 Turkmenistan
$ 3,081,000,000
2010 est.
40 Oman
$ 2,724,000,000
2010 est.
41 Iraq
$ 2,715,000,000
2010 est.
42 Angola
$ 2,089,000,000
2010 est.
43 Latvia
$ 1,620,000,000
2010 est.
44 Lithuania
$ 1,231,000,000
2010 est.
45 Timor-Leste
$ 1,161,000,000
2007 est.
46 Chile
$ 1,033,000,000
2010 est.
47 Bolivia
$ 690,200,000
2010 est.
48 Burma
$ 652,000,000
2010 est.
49 Syria
$ 649,000,000
2010 est.
50 Ukraine
$ 603,000,000
2010 est.
51 Gabon
$ 591,000,000
2010 est.
52 Bahrain
$ 589,000,000
2010 est.
53 Cote d'Ivoire
$ 534,000,000
2010 est.
54 Egypt
$ 270,000,000
2010 est.
55 Estonia
$ 265,000,000
2010 est.
56 Bhutan
$ 164,000,000
2008 est.
57 British Virgin Islands
$ 134,300,000
1999
58 Cook Islands
$ 26,670,000
2005
59 Suriname
$ 24,000,000
2007 est.
60 Palau
$ 15,090,000
FY03/04
61 Comoros
$ 8,000,000
2007 est.
62 Guinea-Bissau
$ -6,000,000
2007 est.
63 Tuvalu
$ -11,680,000
2003
64 Bulgaria
$ -12,800,000
2010 est.
65 Kiribati
$ -21,000,000
2007 est.
66 Tonga
$ -23,000,000
2007 est.
67 Samoa
$ -24,000,000
2007 est.
68 Micronesia, Federated States of
$ -34,300,000
FY05 est.
69 Iceland
$ -42,000,000
2010 est.
70 Anguilla
$ -42,870,000
2003 est.
71 Vanuatu
$ -60,000,000
2007 est.
72 Sierra Leone
$ -63,000,000
2007 est.
73 Dominica
$ -72,000,000
2007 est.
74 Sao Tome and Principe
$ -73,000,000
2010 est.
75 Central African Republic
$ -77,000,000
2007 est.
76 Cuba
$ -87,000,000
2010 est.
77 Gambia, The
$ -90,000,000
2010 est.
78 Zambia
$ -99,000,000
2010 est.
79 Papua New Guinea
$ -99,000,000
2010 est.
80 Lesotho
$ -125,000,000
2010 est.
81 Burundi
$ -136,000,000
2010 est.
82 Grenada
$ -138,000,000
2007 est.
83 Solomon Islands
$ -143,000,000
2007 est.
84 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
$ -149,000,000
2007 est.
85 Belize
$ -151,000,000
2010 est.
86 Saint Kitts and Nevis
$ -163,000,000
2007 est.
87 Mauritania
$ -184,000,000
2007 est.
88 Namibia
$ -187,000,000
2010 est.
89 Laos
$ -195,000,000
2010 est.
90 Saint Lucia
$ -199,000,000
2007 est.
91 Kyrgyzstan
$ -210,000,000
2010 est.
92 Antigua and Barbuda
$ -211,000,000
2007 est.
93 Eritrea
$ -212,000,000
2010 est.
94 Liberia
$ -224,000,000
2007
95 Barbados
$ -254,000,000
2007 est.
96 Bahamas, The
$ -283,200,000
2009 est.
97 Cape Verde
$ -286,000,000
2010 est.
98 Guyana
$ -311,000,000
2010 est.
99 Malawi
$ -315,000,000
2010 est.
100 Niger
$ -321,000,000
2007 est.
101 Macedonia
$ -328,000,000
2010 est.
102 Tajikistan
$ -330,000,000
2010 est.
103 Togo
$ -339,000,000
2010 est.
104 Seychelles
$ -351,000,000
2010 est.
105 Djibouti
$ -352,000,000
2009 est.
106 Malta
$ -362,800,000
2010
107 Swaziland
$ -374,000,000
2010 est.
108 Uruguay
$ -377,000,000
2010 est.
109 Mongolia
$ -378,800,000
2010 est.
110 Paraguay
$ -391,000,000
2010 est.
111 Guinea
$ -434,000,000
2010 est.
112 Mali
$ -446,000,000
2007 est.
113 Nepal
$ -449,000,000
2010
114 Maldives
$ -463,000,000
2010 est.
115 Burkina Faso
$ -486,000,000
2010 est.
116 Rwanda
$ -489,000,000
2010 est.
117 Fiji
$ -507,000,000
2007 est.
118 Botswana
$ -552,000,000
2010 est.
119 Moldova
$ -565,000,000
2010 est.
120 Congo, Republic of the
$ -569,000,000
2010 est.
121 Benin
$ -582,000,000
2010 est.
122 Slovenia
$ -598,000,000
2010 est.
123 Madagascar
$ -600,000,000
2010 est.
124 Ecuador
$ -692,000,000
2010 est.
125 Haiti
$ -781,000,000
2010 est.
126 Uganda
$ -784,000,000
2010 est.
127 Nicaragua
$ -819,000,000
2010 est.
128 Cameroon
$ -826,000,000
2010 est.
129 El Salvador
$ -907,000,000
2010 est.
130 Cambodia
$ -918,000,000
2010 est.
131 Mauritius
$ -949,000,000
2010 est.
132 Jordan
$ -975,000,000
2010 est.
133 Mozambique
$ -1,028,000,000
2010 est.
134 Serbia
$ -1,046,000,000
2010 est.
135 Senegal
$ -1,046,000,000
2010 est.
136 Honduras
$ -1,048,000,000
2010 est.
137 Montenegro
$ -1,102,000,000
2007 est.
138 Belgium
$ -1,129,000,000
2010 est.
139 Armenia
$ -1,138,000,000
2010 est.
140 Bosnia and Herzegovina
$ -1,175,000,000
2010 est.
141 Albania
$ -1,245,000,000
2010 est.
142 Guatemala
$ -1,345,000,000
2010 est.
143 Costa Rica
$ -1,349,000,000
2010 est.
144 Jamaica
$ -1,382,000,000
2010 est.
145 Tunisia
$ -1,389,000,000
2010 est.
146 Georgia
$ -1,404,000,000
2010 est.
147 Kenya
$ -1,414,000,000
2010 est.
148 Congo, Democratic Republic of the
$ -1,470,000,000
2010 est.
149 Equatorial Guinea
$ -1,477,000,000
2010 est.
150 Zimbabwe
$ -1,503,000,000
2010 est.
151 Tanzania
$ -1,523,000,000
2010 est.
152 Sri Lanka
$ -1,784,000,000
2010 est.
153 Ghana
$ -1,871,000,000
2010 est.
154 Slovakia
$ -1,930,000,000
2010 est.
155 Hungary
$ -2,128,000,000
2010 est.
156 Yemen
$ -2,181,000,000
2010 est.
157 Ethiopia
$ -2,232,000,000
2010 est.
158 Croatia
$ -2,312,000,000
2010 est.
159 Peru
$ -2,315,000,000
2010 est.
160 Afghanistan
$ -2,475,000,000
2009 est.
161 Cyprus
$ -2,500,000,000
2010 est.
162 Panama
$ -2,523,000,000
2010 est.
163 Sudan
$ -2,595,000,000
2010 est.
164 Chad
$ -2,600,000,000
2010 est.
165 Pakistan
$ -2,641,000,000
2010 est.
166 Kosovo
$ -2,716,000,000
2010 est.
167 Ireland
$ -3,191,000,000
2010 est.
168 Dominican Republic
$ -3,862,000,000
2010 est.
169 New Zealand
$ -4,504,000,000
2010 est.
170 Belarus
$ -5,062,000,000
2010 est.
171 Colombia
$ -5,946,000,000
2010 est.
172 Czech Republic
$ -5,956,000,000
2010 est.
173 Lebanon
$ -6,972,000,000
2010 est.
174 Mexico
$ -7,000,000,000
2010 est.
175 Morocco
$ -7,922,000,000
2010 est.
176 Romania
$ -7,934,000,000
2010 est.
177 Vietnam
$ -12,220,000,000
2010 est.
178 Poland
$ -12,330,000,000
2010 est.
179 South Africa
$ -16,510,000,000
2010 est.
180 Greece
$ -17,100,000,000
2010 est.
181 Portugal
$ -19,030,000,000
2010 est.
182 India
$ -26,910,000,000
2010 est.
183 Australia
$ -35,230,000,000
2010 est.
184 Turkey
$ -38,820,000,000
2010 est.
185 Canada
$ -40,210,000,000
2010 est.
186 United Kingdom
$ -40,340,000,000
2010 est.
187 Brazil
$ -52,730,000,000
2010 est.
188 France
$ -53,290,000,000
2010 est.
189 Italy
$ -61,980,000,000
2010 est.
190 Spain
$ -66,740,000,000
2010 est.
191 United States
$ -561,000,000,000
2010 est.

As a side note, it's interesting to note the massive disparity between Spain, who sits in 190th place, and the US, in 191st place. $66 billion compared to $561 Billion. That's 8.5x as much!

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