National Accounts base year by country
National accounts base year is the year used as the base period for constant price calculations in the country’s national accounts. It is recommended that the base year of constant price estimates be changed periodically to reflect changes in economic structure and relative prices.
Countries reporting
214
Highest
1
Albania
Lowest
0
Zambia
Median
0.5
Years covered
8
2016–2023
Data points
1,729
What the numbers show
National Accounts base year is currently reported for 214 countries. The highest value is 1 in Albania; the lowest is 0 in Zambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.5, and the mean is 0.514.
Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 100.0%), and the largest decrease in United Arab Emirates (down 100.0%).
National Accounts base year: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Albania | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Armenia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | American Samoa | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Australia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Belgium | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belarus | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brazil | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Canada | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 1 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Cyprus | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Czechia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Algeria | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Spain | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Estonia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Georgia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Guinea | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Greece | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guatemala | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Isle of Man | 1 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Ireland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iceland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Japan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | South Korea | 1 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Latvia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Macao | 1 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Monaco | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Moldova | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | North Macedonia | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Malta | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Montenegro | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 1 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Netherlands | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Panama | 1 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Portugal | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Romania | 1 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 1 | Russia | 1 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 1 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Singapore | 1 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | El Salvador | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Serbia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Slovakia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovenia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Thailand | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turkmenistan | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Turkey | 1 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 1 | Ukraine | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | United States | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Aruba | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Afghanistan | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 75 | Benin | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 75 | Burkina Faso | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Bangladesh | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 75 | Bahamas | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 75 | Belize | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Bermuda | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 75 | Bolivia | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Bhutan | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Botswana | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 75 | Central African Republic | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | China | 0.5 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 75 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Cameroon | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Colombia | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Cape Verde | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 75 | Cayman Islands | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 75 | Egypt | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Ethiopia | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Fiji | 0.5 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 75 | Ghana | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 75 | Gambia | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Iran | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Jordan | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Kenya | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 75 | Liberia | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Libya | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Saint Lucia | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 75 | Sri Lanka | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 75 | Morocco | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 75 | Maldives | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Mexico | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Marshall Islands | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Myanmar | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Mongolia | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 75 | Mozambique | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Mauritania | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Mauritius | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 75 | Malawi | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Malaysia | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Namibia | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | New Caledonia | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Niger | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 75 | Nauru | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Oman | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 75 | Pakistan | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 75 | Philippines | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Palau | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Papua New Guinea | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Paraguay | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Palestine | 0.5 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 75 | Qatar | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Rwanda | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Senegal | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Somalia | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Suriname | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 75 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Seychelles | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 75 | Togo | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | East Timor | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Tonga | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Tunisia | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 75 | Tuvalu | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Tanzania | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 75 | Uganda | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Uruguay | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 75 | Samoa | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 75 | South Africa | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 75 | Zimbabwe | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Angola | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 147 | Andorra | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 147 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Argentina | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 147 | Burundi | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 147 | Bahrain | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Barbados | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Brunei | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 147 | Congo | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 147 | Comoros | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 147 | Cuba | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 147 | Curacao | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 147 | Dominica | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Ecuador | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Eritrea | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Faroe Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 147 | Micronesia (country) | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 147 | Gabon | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 147 | Gibraltar | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 147 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 147 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Grenada | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Greenland | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Guam | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Guyana | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Honduras | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 147 | Haiti | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Indonesia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | India | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 147 | Iraq | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Jamaica | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Cambodia | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 147 | Kiribati | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Kuwait | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Laos | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Lebanon | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 147 | Lesotho | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 147 | Madagascar | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 147 | Mali | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 147 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Nigeria | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Nepal | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Peru | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 147 | North Korea | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 147 | French Polynesia | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 147 | Sudan | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 147 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Sierra Leone | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | San Marino | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 147 | South Sudan | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Eswatini | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Syria | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 147 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Chad | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 147 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Venezuela | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 147 | British Virgin Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 147 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 147 | Vietnam | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Yemen | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Zambia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
National accounts base year is the year used as the base period for constant price calculations in the country’s national accounts. It is recommended that the base year of constant price estimates be changed periodically to reflect changes in economic structure and relative prices.