Current account balance (World Bank) in low-income countries in 2022 — -7.84%. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 4.84 pp.
1985–2022 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -7.84 | −1.97 pp |
| 2021 | -5.87 | +1.15 pp |
| 2020 | -7.03 | +0.84 pp |
| 2019 | -7.87 | +0.58 pp |
| 2018 | -8.45 | −0.19 pp |
| 2017 | -8.26 | +0.63 pp |
| 2016 | -8.89 | +0.97 pp |
| 2015 | -9.86 | −1.33 pp |
| 2014 | -8.53 | +2 pp |
| 2013 | -10.53 | −0.01 pp |
| 2012 | -10.52 | −3.26 pp |
| 2011 | -7.26 | −2.41 pp |
| 2010 | -4.86 | +1.54 pp |
| 2009 | -6.4 | −1.35 pp |
| 2008 | -5.05 | −0.93 pp |
| 2007 | -4.12 | +1.39 pp |
| 2006 | -5.5 | −1.15 pp |
| 2005 | -4.35 | — |
| 1994 | -4.42 | −1.68 pp |
| 1993 | -2.74 | +0.3 pp |
| 1992 | -3.04 | — |
| 1987 | -3.01 | +0.03 pp |
| 1986 | -3.05 | −0.04 pp |
| 1985 | -3 | — |
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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