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Current account balance forecast, percent of GDP, 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 22 countries was -4.04 percent. The highest value was in Nicaragua: 6.76 percent and the lowest value was in Dominica: -33.12 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
Nicaragua 6.76 1 1980 - 2028
Aruba 6.22 2 1999 - 2028
Tr.&Tobago 5.54 3 1980 - 2028
Guatemala 2.37 4 1980 - 2028
Jamaica 1.64 5 1980 - 2028
Panama -0.35 6 1980 - 2028
Haiti -0.42 7 1980 - 2028
Mexico -0.74 8 1980 - 2028
Canada -0.96 9 1980 - 2028
Saint Lucia -1.51 10 2014 - 2028
Costa Rica -2.18 11 1980 - 2028
El Salvador -2.25 12 1980 - 2028
Belize -2.98 13 1980 - 2028
USA -3.25 14 1980 - 2028
Domin. Rep. -3.37 15 1980 - 2028
Honduras -5.25 16 1980 - 2028
Barbados -6.42 17 1980 - 2028
Bahamas -7.93 18 1980 - 2028
Ant.& Barb. -10.51 19 2014 - 2028
Grenada -11.31 20 2014 - 2028
St. Vincent & ... -18.94 21 2014 - 2028
Dominica -33.12 22 2000 - 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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