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
188
Highest
1
Albania
Lowest
0
Zambia
Median
0.5
Years covered
8
2016–2023
Data points
1,744
What the numbers show
National Accounts base year is currently reported for 188 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 0.5984.
Over the past decade 12 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 |
| 1 | Kosovo | 1 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 1 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 1 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 77 | Aruba | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Afghanistan | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 77 | Benin | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 77 | Burkina Faso | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Bangladesh | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 77 | Bahamas | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Belize | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Bermuda | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 77 | Bolivia | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Bhutan | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Botswana | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 77 | Central African Republic | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | China | 0.5 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 77 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | Cameroon | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Colombia | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Cape Verde | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 77 | Cayman Islands | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Djibouti | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Egypt | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | Ethiopia | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | Fiji | 0.5 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 77 | Ghana | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 77 | Gambia | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Iran | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Jordan | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Kenya | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 77 | Liberia | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Libya | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Saint Lucia | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 77 | Sri Lanka | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 77 | Morocco | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 77 | Maldives | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Mexico | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | Marshall Islands | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Myanmar | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | Mongolia | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 77 | Mozambique | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | Mauritania | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Mauritius | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 77 | Malawi | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | Malaysia | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | Namibia | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | New Caledonia | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Niger | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 77 | Nauru | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Oman | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 77 | Pakistan | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 77 | Philippines | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Palau | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Papua New Guinea | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Paraguay | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Palestine | 0.5 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 77 | Qatar | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | Rwanda | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | Senegal | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Somalia | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Suriname | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 77 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Seychelles | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 77 | Togo | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | East Timor | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | Tonga | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | Tunisia | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 77 | Tuvalu | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Tanzania | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 77 | Uganda | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | Uruguay | 0.5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 77 | Samoa | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 77 | South Africa | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 77 | Zimbabwe | 0.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | Andorra | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Bahrain | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Barbados | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Brunei | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Dominica | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Ecuador | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Eritrea | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Grenada | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Greenland | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Guam | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Guyana | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Haiti | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Indonesia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | India | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 150 | Iraq | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Jamaica | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Kiribati | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Kuwait | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Laos | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Lebanon | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Lesotho | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Nigeria | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Nepal | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Peru | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Sierra Leone | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | South Sudan | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Eswatini | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Vietnam | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Yemen | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Zambia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
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.