Current account balance (World Bank) in South Asia in 2024 — -0.71%. Since 1976, the indicator has fallen by 1.14 pp.
1976–2024 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Asia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.71 | +0.2 pp |
| 2023 | -0.91 | +1.81 pp |
| 2022 | -2.72 | −0.98 pp |
| 2021 | -1.74 | −2.52 pp |
| 2020 | 0.78 | +2.16 pp |
| 2019 | -1.38 | +1.53 pp |
| 2018 | -2.91 | −0.91 pp |
| 2017 | -2 | −1.18 pp |
| 2016 | -0.82 | +0.17 pp |
| 2015 | -0.99 | +0.37 pp |
| 2014 | -1.36 | +1.09 pp |
| 2013 | -2.45 | +1.86 pp |
| 2012 | -4.31 | −1.16 pp |
| 2011 | -3.15 | −0.46 pp |
| 2010 | -2.69 | −1.12 pp |
| 2009 | -1.58 | +1.62 pp |
| 2008 | -3.19 | −2.07 pp |
| 2007 | -1.12 | +0.24 pp |
| 2006 | -1.36 | +0.03 pp |
| 2005 | -1.39 | −1.28 pp |
| 2004 | -0.11 | −1.66 pp |
| 2003 | 1.56 | −0.12 pp |
| 2002 | 1.68 | +1.33 pp |
| 2001 | 0.35 | +1.32 pp |
| 2000 | -0.97 | −0.09 pp |
| 1999 | -0.88 | +0.83 pp |
| 1998 | -1.71 | −0.66 pp |
| 1997 | -1.06 | +1.32 pp |
| 1996 | -2.38 | −0.1 pp |
| 1995 | -2.28 | −1.26 pp |
| 1994 | -1.03 | +0.31 pp |
| 1993 | -1.34 | +0.45 pp |
| 1992 | -1.79 | −0.01 pp |
| 1991 | -1.78 | +0.61 pp |
| 1990 | -2.39 | +0.24 pp |
| 1989 | -2.63 | −0.08 pp |
| 1988 | -2.55 | −0.7 pp |
| 1987 | -1.85 | +0.19 pp |
| 1986 | -2.04 | +0.07 pp |
| 1985 | -2.11 | −0.6 pp |
| 1984 | -1.51 | −0.56 pp |
| 1983 | -0.95 | +0.79 pp |
| 1982 | -1.74 | +0.32 pp |
| 1981 | -2.06 | −0.32 pp |
| 1980 | -1.74 | −0.85 pp |
| 1979 | -0.89 | −0.6 pp |
| 1978 | -0.29 | −1.11 pp |
| 1977 | 0.82 | +0.39 pp |
| 1976 | 0.43 | — |
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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