* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Current account balance forecast, percent of GDP, 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 11 countries was 3.57 percent. The highest value was in Singapore: 17.54 percent and the lowest value was in the Philippines: -3.79 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
Singapore 17.54 1 1980 - 2030
Brunei 16.56 2 1985 - 2030
Vietnam 6.1 3 1980 - 2030
Laos 3.35 4 1980 - 2030
Thailand 2.11 5 1980 - 2030
Malaysia 1.7 6 1980 - 2030
Indonesia -0.63 7 1980 - 2030
India -0.79 8 1980 - 2030
Burma -1.19 9 1998 - 2030
Cambodia -1.69 10 1992 - 2030
Philippines -3.79 11 1980 - 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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