Current account balance (World Bank) in Central America in 2025 — -0.45%. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 3.3 pp.
1977–2025 · % of GDP
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.45 | +0.25 pp |
| 2024 | -0.7 | −0.06 pp |
| 2023 | -0.64 | +0.74 pp |
| 2022 | -1.38 | −0.82 pp |
| 2021 | -0.56 | −2.84 pp |
| 2020 | 2.29 | +2.7 pp |
| 2019 | -0.42 | +1.9 pp |
| 2018 | -2.31 | −0.36 pp |
| 2017 | -1.96 | +0.47 pp |
| 2016 | -2.42 | +0.49 pp |
| 2015 | -2.92 | −0.42 pp |
| 2014 | -2.5 | +0.45 pp |
| 2013 | -2.96 | −0.9 pp |
| 2012 | -2.06 | −0.45 pp |
| 2011 | -1.61 | −0.74 pp |
| 2010 | -0.88 | −0 pp |
| 2009 | -0.87 | +1.28 pp |
| 2008 | -2.16 | −0.74 pp |
| 2007 | -1.42 | −0.69 pp |
| 2006 | -0.73 | +0.33 pp |
| 2005 | -1.06 | −0.08 pp |
| 2004 | -0.98 | +0.05 pp |
| 2003 | -1.03 | +0.8 pp |
| 2002 | -1.83 | +0.63 pp |
| 2001 | -2.46 | +0.4 pp |
| 2000 | -2.85 | −0.23 pp |
| 1999 | -2.62 | +0.51 pp |
| 1998 | -3.13 | −1.33 pp |
| 1997 | -1.8 | −0.83 pp |
| 1996 | -0.97 | −0.01 pp |
| 1995 | -0.96 | +4.32 pp |
| 1994 | -5.28 | −0.77 pp |
| 1993 | -4.51 | +2.18 pp |
| 1992 | -6.69 | −2.09 pp |
| 1991 | -4.6 | −1.73 pp |
| 1990 | -2.88 | +0.01 pp |
| 1989 | -2.88 | −1.45 pp |
| 1988 | -1.44 | −3.33 pp |
| 1987 | 1.89 | +3.26 pp |
| 1986 | -1.37 | −1.14 pp |
| 1985 | -0.22 | −1.38 pp |
| 1984 | 1.16 | −1.45 pp |
| 1983 | 2.61 | +6.21 pp |
| 1982 | -3.6 | +2.92 pp |
| 1981 | -6.53 | −1.23 pp |
| 1980 | -5.29 | −1.18 pp |
| 1979 | -4.12 | +2.24 pp |
| 1978 | -6.36 | −2.6 pp |
| 1977 | -3.76 | — |
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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