Current account balance (World Bank) — all countries

Current account balance (World Bank) — Faroe Islands

Current account balance (World Bank) in the Faroe Islands in 2011 — 7.75%. Ranked 22 in the world out of 187. Since 1998, the indicator has fallen by 12.52 pp.

2011 7.75% +1.57 pp vs 2010
World rank 22of 187
Period maximum 20.27%1998
Period minimum -3.44%2007

Trend over time

1998–2011 · % of GDP

Current account balance (World Bank) — Faroe Islands, 1998–2011-100102030199820002002200420062008201020111998: 20.27%1999: 15.61%2000: 9.3%2001: 12.6%2002: 9.86%2003: -0.44%2004: 7.52%2005: 1.77%2006: 1.05%2007: -3.44%2008: -1.23%2009: -1.07%2010: 6.19%2011: 7.75%
Change over the period: −12.52 pp Annual average: -0.96 pp

Comparison, 2011

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands 7.75%
World computed 0.26%
Europe & Central Asia computed 0.95%
Northern Europe computed 1.52%
High-income countries computed 0.51%
Current account balance (World Bank) — Faroe Islands, by year Faroe Islands All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2011 7.75 +1.57 pp
2010 6.19 +7.26 pp
2009 -1.07 +0.16 pp
2008 -1.23 +2.22 pp
2007 -3.44 −4.5 pp
2006 1.05 −0.72 pp
2005 1.77 −5.75 pp
2004 7.52 +7.96 pp
2003 -0.44 −10.3 pp
2002 9.86 −2.74 pp
2001 12.6 +3.31 pp
2000 9.3 −6.32 pp
1999 15.61 −4.66 pp
1998 20.27

About the indicator

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.