Current account forecast - Country rankings

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Current account balance forecast, percent of GDP, 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 12 countries was -3.69 percent. The highest value was in Papua New Guinea: 14.55 percent and the lowest value was in Palau: -34.57 percent. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2030. 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
Papua N.G. 14.55 1 1980 - 2030
Samoa 4.82 2 1980 - 2030
Tuvalu 3.25 3 2001 - 2030
Micronesia -0.36 4 1995 - 2030
Australia -1.93 5 1980 - 2030
Kiribati -2.03 6 1980 - 2030
Solomon Isl. -3.71 7 1980 - 2030
Tonga -3.91 8 1980 - 2030
New Zealand -6.03 9 1980 - 2030
Fiji -6.71 10 1980 - 2030
Vanuatu -7.64 11 1980 - 2030
Palau -34.57 12 2000 - 2030


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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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All articles

1. Papua N.G.
2. Samoa
3. Tuvalu
4. Micronesia
5. Australia
6. Kiribati
7. Solomon Isl.
8. Tonga
9. New Zealand
10. Fiji
11. Vanuatu
12. Palau
14.55
4.82
3.25
-0.36
-1.93
-2.03
-3.71
-3.91
-6.03
-6.71
-7.64
-34.57
-34.57
-22.3
-10
2.3
14.55


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