Current account balance (World Bank) in Afghanistan in 2020 — -15.72%. Ranked 168 in the world out of 183. Since 2008, the indicator has fallen by 13.36 pp.
2008–2020 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Afghanistan
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -15.72 | +4.45 pp |
| 2019 | -20.17 | +1.41 pp |
| 2018 | -21.59 | −2.63 pp |
| 2017 | -18.96 | −4.01 pp |
| 2016 | -14.95 | +6.96 pp |
| 2015 | -21.91 | −6.14 pp |
| 2014 | -15.77 | +9.52 pp |
| 2013 | -25.29 | +0.58 pp |
| 2012 | -25.87 | −13.25 pp |
| 2011 | -12.62 | −8.98 pp |
| 2010 | -3.64 | −5.88 pp |
| 2009 | 2.24 | +4.59 pp |
| 2008 | -2.36 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
India
1.22
Bangladesh
0.32
Pakistan
-0.22
Nepal
-0.25
Sri Lanka
-1.41
Bhutan
-15.51
Afghanistan
-15.72
Maldives
-35.75
The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP from World Bank data. It duplicates the IMF indicator in meaning but rests on a different source and carries no forecast part — useful for cross-checking: noticeable divergences between the two series usually point to a revision of the statistics.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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