* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Current account balance forecast, percent of GDP, 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 52 countries was -4.93 percent. The highest value was in Libya: 11.06 percent and the lowest value was in Mozambique: -29.94 percent. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2028. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: International Monetary Fund
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Countries Current account forecast, 2024 Global rank Available data
Libya 11.06 1 1980 - 2028
Djibouti 6.24 2 1991 - 2028
Gabon 5.07 3 1980 - 2028
Swaziland 3.83 4 1980 - 2028
Angola 3.35 5 1980 - 2028
R. of Congo 2.54 6 1980 - 2028
Algeria 1.28 7 1980 - 2028
Zambia -0.22 8 1980 - 2028
Zimbabwe -0.3 9 1990 - 2028
Eq. Guinea -0.42 10 1987 - 2028
Nigeria -0.54 11 1990 - 2028
Lesotho -0.69 12 1980 - 2028
South Africa -1.65 13 1980 - 2028
Chad -1.74 14 1980 - 2028
Botswana -1.96 15 1980 - 2028
Morocco -2 16 1980 - 2028
Ghana -2.48 17 1980 - 2028
Cameroon -2.83 18 1980 - 2028
Togo -2.99 19 1980 - 2028
Comoros -3.15 20 1980 - 2028
Ethiopia -3.44 21 1980 - 2028
Tunisia -3.52 22 1980 - 2028
Burkina Faso -3.84 23 1980 - 2028
Sudan -3.9 24 1980 - 2028
Tanzania -3.93 25 1980 - 2028
DR Congo -4.04 26 1980 - 2028
Kenya -4.08 27 1980 - 2028
Gambia -4.43 28 1980 - 2028
Niger -4.58 29 1980 - 2028
Cape Verde -5.21 30 1980 - 2028
Ivory Coast -5.39 31 1980 - 2028
Mali -5.5 32 1980 - 2028
Mauritius -5.52 33 1980 - 2028
Sierra Leone -5.52 34 1980 - 2028
Benin -6.05 35 1980 - 2028
G.-Bissau -6.12 36 1980 - 2028
Egypt -6.56 37 1980 - 2028
Uganda -6.61 38 1980 - 2028
Madagascar -6.82 39 1980 - 2028
S.T.&Principe -7.17 40 1980 - 2028
Mauritania -7.2 41 1990 - 2028
C.A. Republic -8.62 42 1980 - 2028
Somalia -8.67 43 2013 - 2028
Guinea -9.54 44 1980 - 2028
Seychelles -10.13 45 1980 - 2028
Rwanda -12.02 46 1980 - 2028
Senegal -12.68 47 1980 - 2028
Malawi -13.89 48 1980 - 2028
Burundi -15.12 49 1980 - 2028
Namibia -15.91 50 1990 - 2028
Liberia -22.6 51 2000 - 2028
Mozambique -29.94 52 1980 - 2028



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.

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11.06
6.24
5.07
3.83
3.35
2.54
1.28
-0.22
-0.30
-0.42
-0.54
-0.69
-1.65
-1.74
-1.96
-2.00
-2.48
-2.83
-2.99
-3.15
-3.44
-3.52
-3.84
-3.90
-3.93
-4.04
-4.08
-4.43
-4.58
-5.21
-5.39
-5.50
-5.52
-5.52
-6.05
-6.12
-6.56
-6.61
-6.82
-7.17
-7.20
-8.62
-8.67
-9.54
-10.13
-12.02
-12.68
-13.89
-15.12
-15.91
-22.60
-29.94
-29.94
-19.7
-9.4
0.8
11.06


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