Current account balance (% of GNP) by country
Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods, services, net income, and net current transfers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Data are divided by GNP at market prices in U.S. dollars to facilitate comparison across economies.
What the numbers show
Current account balance (% of GNP) is currently reported for 41 countries. The highest value is 15.1% in Libya; the lowest is -52.9% in Liberia.
The median across all reporting countries is -8.1%, and the mean is -9.4%.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Cote d'Ivoire (up 735.4%), and the largest decrease in Uganda (down 4,671.7%).
Current account balance (% of GNP): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya | 15.1% | 2009 | — | falling |
| 2 | Angola | 14.2% | 2011 | down 26.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Algeria | 10.9% | 2011 | down 50.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Gambia | 7.7% | 2011 | up 207.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Nigeria | 3.9% | 2011 | down 89.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.1% | 2010 | up 735.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Zambia | 1.2% | 2011 | up 113.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Sudan | 1.2% | 2011 | up 112.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Botswana | 0.3% | 2010 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Namibia | -1.2% | 2011 | down 126.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Burkina Faso | -2.0% | 2010 | up 83.1% | rising |
| 12 | Egypt | -2.5% | 2011 | down 204.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Ethiopia | -2.6% | 2011 | up 79.7% | volatile |
| 14 | South Africa | -3.4% | 2011 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 15 | Cameroon | -3.9% | 2010 | down 26.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Senegal | -4.7% | 2010 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 17 | Togo | -6.3% | 2010 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 18 | Djibouti | -6.3% | 2009 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Rwanda | -7.4% | 2011 | down 246.0% | falling |
| 20 | Tunisia | -7.7% | 2011 | down 685.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Morocco | -8.1% | 2011 | down 557.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Benin | -8.2% | 2010 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 23 | Guinea-Bissau | -8.5% | 2010 | down 354.1% | falling |
| 24 | Ghana | -9.2% | 2011 | up 11.5% | flat |
| 25 | Kenya | -9.9% | 2011 | down 635.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Eswatini | -10.6% | 2010 | down 185.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Burundi | -12.2% | 2011 | down 2,321.8% | falling |
| 28 | Mauritius | -12.7% | 2011 | down 146.1% | falling |
| 29 | Mali | -13.2% | 2010 | down 54.0% | falling |
| 30 | Uganda | -13.9% | 2011 | down 4,671.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Malawi | -13.9% | 2011 | up 25.5% | flat |
| 32 | Cape Verde | -16.5% | 2011 | down 279.7% | falling |
| 33 | Tanzania | -16.7% | 2011 | down 111.9% | falling |
| 34 | Lesotho | -17.8% | 2011 | down 1,147.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Mozambique | -19.4% | 2011 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 36 | Niger | -21.1% | 2010 | down 130.3% | falling |
| 37 | Seychelles | -22.4% | 2011 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 38 | Guinea | -25.1% | 2011 | down 315.6% | falling |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | -38.5% | 2011 | down 483.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Sao Tome and Principe | -43.4% | 2011 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 41 | Liberia | -52.9% | 2011 | down 13.7% | flat |
About this data
Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods, services, net income, and net current transfers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Data are divided by GNP at market prices in U.S. dollars to facilitate comparison across economies.