Current account balance (World Bank) in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2024 — -0.73%. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 1.92 pp.
1980–2024 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sub-Saharan Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.73 | +1.46 pp |
| 2023 | -2.19 | +0.01 pp |
| 2022 | -2.2 | −1.42 pp |
| 2021 | -0.78 | +1.4 pp |
| 2020 | -2.18 | +0.71 pp |
| 2019 | -2.9 | −0.44 pp |
| 2018 | -2.45 | −0.32 pp |
| 2017 | -2.13 | +1.4 pp |
| 2016 | -3.53 | +2.11 pp |
| 2015 | -5.64 | −1.88 pp |
| 2014 | -3.76 | −1.16 pp |
| 2013 | -2.6 | −0.52 pp |
| 2012 | -2.07 | −0.93 pp |
| 2011 | -1.14 | −0.53 pp |
| 2010 | -0.61 | +1.71 pp |
| 2009 | -2.33 | −2.13 pp |
| 2008 | -0.2 | −0.93 pp |
| 2007 | 0.73 | −1.71 pp |
| 2006 | 2.44 | −0.73 pp |
| 2005 | 3.17 | +2.09 pp |
| 2004 | 1.09 | +1.31 pp |
| 2003 | -0.22 | +0.22 pp |
| 2002 | -0.44 | +0.2 pp |
| 2001 | -0.64 | −2.24 pp |
| 2000 | 1.6 | +4.39 pp |
| 1999 | -2.79 | −0.04 pp |
| 1998 | -2.76 | −1.18 pp |
| 1997 | -1.58 | −1.27 pp |
| 1996 | -0.31 | +1.57 pp |
| 1995 | -1.88 | +0.03 pp |
| 1994 | -1.91 | −0.9 pp |
| 1993 | -1 | −0.44 pp |
| 1992 | -0.56 | +0.35 pp |
| 1991 | -0.91 | −1.17 pp |
| 1990 | 0.26 | +0.54 pp |
| 1989 | -0.28 | +0.79 pp |
| 1988 | -1.06 | −1.63 pp |
| 1987 | 0.57 | +1.33 pp |
| 1986 | -0.77 | −1.64 pp |
| 1985 | 0.87 | +2.21 pp |
| 1984 | -1.34 | +1.63 pp |
| 1983 | -2.97 | +2.04 pp |
| 1982 | -5.02 | +0.05 pp |
| 1981 | -5.06 | −6.26 pp |
| 1980 | 1.2 | — |
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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