Afghanistan: Current account forecast

The latest value from 2020 is 13.97 percent, an increase from 11.71 percent in 2019. In comparison, the world average is -2.67 percent, based on data from 189 countries. Historically, the average for Afghanistan from 2002 to 2020 is 22.29 percent. The minimum value, 1.44 percent, was reached in 2013 while the maximum of 63.39 percent was recorded in 2007. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: The current account is all transactions other than those in financial and capital items. The major classifications are goods and services, income and current transfers. The series includes actual historical values for past years and forecast values for the current and the next few years.