Current account balance excluding net official capital grants (% of GDP) by country
Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods, services, net income, and net current transfers. This is divided by GDP at market prices, with both series expressed in current U.S. dollars.
What the numbers show
Current account balance excluding net official capital grants (% of GDP) is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 15.0% in Libya; the lowest is -48.9% in Liberia.
The median across all reporting countries is -8.0%, and the mean is -9.3%.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Côte d'Ivoire (up 735.9%), and the largest decrease in Uganda (down 4,702.7%).
Current account balance excluding net official capital grants: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya | 15.0% | 2009 | — | falling |
| 2 | Angola | 12.5% | 2011 | down 25.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Algeria | 10.4% | 2011 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Gambia | 7.5% | 2011 | up 207.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Nigeria | 3.6% | 2011 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.0% | 2010 | up 735.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Zambia | 1.1% | 2011 | up 113.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Sudan | 1.1% | 2011 | up 111.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Botswana | 0.3% | 2010 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Namibia | -1.2% | 2011 | down 125.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | -2.0% | 2010 | up 83.0% | rising |
| 12 | Egypt | -2.4% | 2011 | down 201.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Ethiopia | -2.6% | 2011 | up 79.7% | volatile |
| 14 | South Africa | -3.4% | 2011 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 15 | Cameroon | -3.8% | 2010 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Senegal | -4.7% | 2010 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 17 | Togo | -6.3% | 2010 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 18 | Djibouti | -6.8% | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Tunisia | -7.3% | 2011 | down 686.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Rwanda | -7.3% | 2011 | down 246.7% | falling |
| 21 | Morocco | -8.0% | 2011 | down 556.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Benin | -8.1% | 2010 | down 55.9% | falling |
| 23 | Guinea-Bissau | -8.5% | 2010 | down 362.9% | falling |
| 24 | Ghana | -8.9% | 2011 | up 13.2% | flat |
| 25 | Kenya | -9.9% | 2011 | down 636.3% | volatile |
| 26 | Eswatini | -10.0% | 2010 | down 151.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Burundi | -12.2% | 2011 | down 2,290.5% | falling |
| 28 | Mauritius | -12.6% | 2011 | down 144.9% | falling |
| 29 | Mali | -12.6% | 2010 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 30 | Uganda | -13.5% | 2011 | down 4,702.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Malawi | -13.6% | 2011 | up 26.0% | flat |
| 32 | Cape Verde | -16.0% | 2011 | down 281.9% | falling |
| 33 | Tanzania, United Republic of | -16.6% | 2011 | down 114.2% | falling |
| 34 | Mozambique | -19.1% | 2011 | down 65.2% | falling |
| 35 | Niger | -21.0% | 2010 | down 129.5% | falling |
| 36 | Seychelles | -21.4% | 2011 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 37 | Lesotho | -21.4% | 2011 | down 1,001.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Guinea | -22.8% | 2011 | down 318.0% | falling |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | -37.9% | 2011 | down 488.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Sao Tome and Principe | -43.5% | 2011 | down 36.5% | falling |
| 41 | Liberia | -48.9% | 2011 | down 44.4% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
About this data
Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods, services, net income, and net current transfers. This is divided by GDP at market prices, with both series expressed in current U.S. dollars.