Current account forecast - Country rankings

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Current account balance forecast, percent of GDP, 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 17 countries was 2.62 percent. The highest value was in Kuwait: 29.46 percent and the lowest value was in Lebanon: -18.21 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
Kuwait 29.46 1 1981 - 2030
Djibouti 22.07 2 1991 - 2030
Qatar 17.21 3 1980 - 2030
UA Emirates 9.13 4 1980 - 2030
Libya 6.93 5 1980 - 2030
Bahrain 4.86 6 1980 - 2030
Iran 2.74 7 1980 - 2030
Oman 2.18 8 1980 - 2030
Iraq 1.99 9 2001 - 2030
Saudi Arabia -0.52 10 1980 - 2030
Algeria -1.37 11 1980 - 2030
Morocco -1.45 12 1980 - 2030
Tunisia -1.66 13 1980 - 2030
Egypt -5.43 14 1980 - 2030
Jordan -5.76 15 1980 - 2030
Yemen -17.64 16 1990 - 2030
Lebanon -18.21 17 1980 - 2024


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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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1. Kuwait
2. Djibouti
3. Qatar
4. UA Emirates
5. Libya
6. Bahrain
7. Iran
8. Oman
9. Iraq
10. Saudi Arabia
11. Algeria
12. Morocco
13. Tunisia
14. Egypt
15. Jordan
16. Yemen
17. Lebanon
29.46
22.07
17.21
9.13
6.93
4.86
2.74
2.18
1.99
-0.52
-1.37
-1.45
-1.66
-5.43
-5.76
-17.64
-18.21
-18.21
-6.3
5.6
17.5
29.46


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