Current account balance (World Bank) in Latin America & Caribbean in 2024 — -1.23%. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 2.81 pp.
1980–2024 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Latin America & Caribbean
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -1.23 | +0.05 pp |
| 2023 | -1.27 | +1.04 pp |
| 2022 | -2.31 | −0.51 pp |
| 2021 | -1.8 | −1.59 pp |
| 2020 | -0.21 | +1.96 pp |
| 2019 | -2.17 | +0.78 pp |
| 2018 | -2.95 | −0.93 pp |
| 2017 | -2.02 | +0.2 pp |
| 2016 | -2.22 | +1.34 pp |
| 2015 | -3.55 | −0.26 pp |
| 2014 | -3.29 | −0.29 pp |
| 2013 | -3.01 | −0.35 pp |
| 2012 | -2.66 | −0.52 pp |
| 2011 | -2.14 | −0.06 pp |
| 2010 | -2.08 | −1.21 pp |
| 2009 | -0.87 | +0.16 pp |
| 2008 | -1.03 | −1.18 pp |
| 2007 | 0.15 | −1.35 pp |
| 2006 | 1.5 | +0.25 pp |
| 2005 | 1.25 | +0.26 pp |
| 2004 | 0.99 | +0.42 pp |
| 2003 | 0.56 | +1.4 pp |
| 2002 | -0.84 | +1.7 pp |
| 2001 | -2.54 | −0.25 pp |
| 2000 | -2.28 | +0.58 pp |
| 1999 | -2.86 | +1.22 pp |
| 1998 | -4.08 | −1.02 pp |
| 1997 | -3.07 | −1.14 pp |
| 1996 | -1.93 | +0.13 pp |
| 1995 | -2.05 | +0.93 pp |
| 1994 | -2.98 | +0.11 pp |
| 1993 | -3.09 | −0.39 pp |
| 1992 | -2.7 | −1.14 pp |
| 1991 | -1.57 | −1.44 pp |
| 1990 | -0.13 | +0.79 pp |
| 1989 | -0.92 | +0.28 pp |
| 1988 | -1.19 | +0.04 pp |
| 1987 | -1.23 | +1.14 pp |
| 1986 | -2.37 | −1.98 pp |
| 1985 | -0.39 | −0.21 pp |
| 1984 | -0.18 | +0.97 pp |
| 1983 | -1.14 | +4.17 pp |
| 1982 | -5.31 | −0.26 pp |
| 1981 | -5.05 | −1.02 pp |
| 1980 | -4.03 | — |
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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