Current account balance in US dollars — all countries

Current account balance in US dollars — Sub-Saharan Africa

Current account balance in US dollars in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2031 — -39.78 bn US$. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 16,743.9%.

2031 -39.78 bn US$ +0.6% vs 2030
World rank
Period maximum 25.08 bn US$2005
Period minimum -96.68 bn US$2015

Trend over time

1980–2031 · billion US$

Current account balance in US dollars — Sub-Saharan Africa, 1980–2031-100-5005019801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: 0.24 bn US$1981: -21.69 bn US$1982: -19.82 bn US$1983: -10.88 bn US$1984: -4.59 bn US$1985: 1.32 bn US$1986: -3.88 bn US$1987: -1.82 bn US$1988: -6.61 bn US$1989: -4.83 bn US$1990: -3.16 bn US$1991: -7.86 bn US$1992: -5.69 bn US$1993: -5.57 bn US$1994: -7.13 bn US$1995: -11.02 bn US$1996: 0.28 bn US$1997: -8.45 bn US$1998: -16.79 bn US$1999: -8.26 bn US$2000: 4.6 bn US$2001: -2.83 bn US$2002: -3.26 bn US$2003: -2.83 bn US$2004: 5.8 bn US$2005: 25.08 bn US$2006: 24.56 bn US$2007: 10.37 bn US$2008: -1.04 bn US$2009: -31.13 bn US$2010: -12.14 bn US$2011: -12.9 bn US$2012: -36.64 bn US$2013: -46.11 bn US$2014: -69.48 bn US$2015: -96.68 bn US$2016: -58.04 bn US$2017: -36.91 bn US$2018: -40.14 bn US$2019: -57.13 bn US$2020: -50.94 bn US$2021: -19.74 bn US$2022: -48.81 bn US$2023: -52.89 bn US$2024: -26.96 bn US$2025: -23.43 bn US$2026: -19.08 bn US$2027: -34.79 bn US$2028: -40.02 bn US$2029: -39.04 bn US$2030: -40.02 bn US$2031: -39.78 bn US$
Change over the period: −40.02 (−16,743.93%)

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa

Sub-Saharan Africa -39.78 bn US$
World computed 458.47 bn US$
Current account balance in US dollars — Sub-Saharan Africa, by year Sub-Saharan Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year bn US$ Change Change, %
2031 -39.78 +0.24 +0.6%
2030 -40.02 −0.98 −2.51%
2029 -39.04 +0.98 +2.45%
2028 -40.02 −5.23 −15.04%
2027 -34.79 −15.71 −82.35%
2026 -19.08 +4.35 +18.57%
2025 -23.43 +3.53 +13.1%
2024 -26.96 +25.92 +49.02%
2023 -52.89 −4.07 −8.34%
2022 -48.81 −29.07 −147.28%
2021 -19.74 +31.2 +61.25%
2020 -50.94 +6.19 +10.84%
2019 -57.13 −17 −42.34%
2018 -40.14 −3.23 −8.74%
2017 -36.91 +21.13 +36.4%
2016 -58.04 +38.64 +39.97%
2015 -96.68 −27.2 −39.15%
2014 -69.48 −23.37 −50.68%
2013 -46.11 −9.47 −25.84%
2012 -36.64 −23.75 −184.13%
2011 -12.9 −0.76 −6.26%
2010 -12.14 +18.99 +61.02%
2009 -31.13 −30.09 −2,884.66%
2008 -1.04 −11.42 −110.05%
2007 10.37 −14.19 −57.76%
2006 24.56 −0.52 −2.07%
2005 25.08 +19.28 +332.32%
2004 5.8 +8.63 +305.13%
2003 -2.83 +0.43 +13.25%
2002 -3.26 −0.43 −15.36%
2001 -2.83 −7.42 −161.5%
2000 4.6 +12.85 +155.66%
1999 -8.26 +8.53 +50.83%
1998 -16.79 −8.34 −98.79%
1997 -8.45 −8.72 −3,126.88%
1996 0.28 +11.3 +102.53%
1995 -11.02 −3.89 −54.61%
1994 -7.13 −1.56 −27.94%
1993 -5.57 +0.12 +2.13%
1992 -5.69 +2.17 +27.58%
1991 -7.86 −4.71 −149.16%
1990 -3.16 +1.68 +34.71%
1989 -4.83 +1.78 +26.92%
1988 -6.61 −4.8 −263.9%
1987 -1.82 +2.06 +53.11%
1986 -3.88 −5.19 −393.78%
1985 1.32 +5.91 +128.72%
1984 -4.59 +6.28 +57.77%
1983 -10.88 +8.95 +45.13%
1982 -19.82 +1.87 +8.64%
1981 -21.69 −21.93 −9,176.99%
1980 0.24

About the indicator

The current account balance in billions of US dollars: trade in goods and services, income from investment and labor, and current transfers, all together. A positive value means a country exports capital, a negative one that it imports it. By definition the sum over all countries of the world should be zero, but in practice it fails to balance by several hundred billion: the discrepancy comes from countries recording the same flows differently.

Important: The same indicator as a percent of GDP is available separately, and for comparing countries it suits better. The absolute value is needed to see the scale of the flows in the world economy.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.