Current account forecast - Country rankings
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Current account balance forecast, percent of GDP, 2024:
The average for 2024 based on 46 countries was -5.51 percent. The highest value was in Nigeria: 9.14 percent and the lowest value was in Malawi: -21.82 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 9.14 | 1 | 1990 - 2030 |
| Angola | 5.41 | 2 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Gabon | 4.51 | 3 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Ghana | 1.6 | 4 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Swaziland | 1.59 | 5 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Zimbabwe | 1.44 | 6 | 1990 - 2030 |
| R. of Congo | 1.34 | 7 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Lesotho | 0.48 | 8 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Cape Verde | -0.26 | 9 | 1980 - 2030 |
| South Africa | -0.64 | 10 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Chad | -1.33 | 11 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Zambia | -1.66 | 12 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Eq. Guinea | -2.35 | 13 | 1987 - 2030 |
| Togo | -2.93 | 14 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Tanzania | -3.12 | 15 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Cameroon | -3.25 | 16 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Sudan | -3.51 | 17 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Kenya | -3.71 | 18 | 1980 - 2030 |
| DR Congo | -4.08 | 19 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Ivory Coast | -4.17 | 20 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Ethiopia | -4.2 | 21 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Botswana | -4.73 | 22 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Madagascar | -5.35 | 23 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Sierra Leone | -5.46 | 24 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Niger | -5.52 | 25 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Gambia | -5.61 | 26 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Mauritania | -5.77 | 27 | 1990 - 2030 |
| Mali | -6.11 | 28 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Burkina Faso | -6.4 | 29 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Benin | -6.42 | 30 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Mauritius | -6.5 | 31 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Comoros | -6.55 | 32 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Uganda | -7.28 | 33 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Seychelles | -7.52 | 34 | 1980 - 2030 |
| G.-Bissau | -8.68 | 35 | 1980 - 2030 |
| C.A. Republic | -8.96 | 36 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Somalia | -9.23 | 37 | 2013 - 2030 |
| S.T.&Principe | -10.18 | 38 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Mozambique | -11.6 | 39 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Senegal | -12.13 | 40 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Rwanda | -12.68 | 41 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Burundi | -13.56 | 42 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Namibia | -15.37 | 43 | 1990 - 2030 |
| Guinea | -19.13 | 44 | 1980 - 2030 |
| Liberia | -21.07 | 45 | 2000 - 2030 |
| Malawi | -21.82 | 46 | 1980 - 2030 |
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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