Current account balance (World Bank) in Eastern Africa in 2024 — -3.7%. Since 1985, the indicator has fallen by 1.23 pp.
1985–2024 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eastern Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -3.7 | +0.49 pp |
| 2023 | -4.19 | +1.73 pp |
| 2022 | -5.92 | −1.21 pp |
| 2021 | -4.72 | −0.82 pp |
| 2020 | -3.89 | +0.67 pp |
| 2019 | -4.57 | +1.29 pp |
| 2018 | -5.86 | −0.32 pp |
| 2017 | -5.54 | +1.53 pp |
| 2016 | -7.06 | +1.36 pp |
| 2015 | -8.42 | +1.03 pp |
| 2014 | -9.46 | +0.08 pp |
| 2013 | -9.54 | −0.63 pp |
| 2012 | -8.91 | −0.15 pp |
| 2011 | -8.76 | −3.1 pp |
| 2010 | -5.66 | −0.04 pp |
| 2009 | -5.62 | +2.35 pp |
| 2008 | -7.97 | −2.67 pp |
| 2007 | -5.3 | −0.37 pp |
| 2006 | -4.94 | +0.83 pp |
| 2005 | -5.77 | −2.22 pp |
| 2004 | -3.55 | −1.64 pp |
| 2003 | -1.91 | — |
| 2000 | -3.69 | +5.23 pp |
| 1999 | -8.92 | +0.16 pp |
| 1998 | -9.08 | −3.41 pp |
| 1997 | -5.67 | — |
| 1995 | -6.35 | −1.64 pp |
| 1994 | -4.71 | −0.61 pp |
| 1993 | -4.1 | +0.13 pp |
| 1992 | -4.23 | −0.32 pp |
| 1991 | -3.91 | +1.44 pp |
| 1990 | -5.36 | −1.96 pp |
| 1989 | -3.39 | −0.03 pp |
| 1988 | -3.36 | +0.01 pp |
| 1987 | -3.37 | −0.76 pp |
| 1986 | -2.61 | −0.14 pp |
| 1985 | -2.47 | — |
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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