Current account balance (World Bank) in Middle Africa in 2015 — -8.66%. Since 1978, the indicator has fallen by 4.98 pp.
1978–2015 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -8.66 | −6.7 pp |
| 2014 | -1.96 | −4.81 pp |
| 2013 | 2.85 | −3.81 pp |
| 2012 | 6.67 | −0.55 pp |
| 2011 | 7.21 | +2.79 pp |
| 2010 | 4.43 | +11.39 pp |
| 2009 | -6.96 | −13.3 pp |
| 2008 | 6.34 | −2.42 pp |
| 2007 | 8.75 | — |
| 2005 | 7.67 | — |
| 1994 | -4.36 | +1.63 pp |
| 1993 | -5.99 | −0.53 pp |
| 1992 | -5.46 | −1.13 pp |
| 1991 | -4.33 | −1.43 pp |
| 1990 | -2.9 | −0.24 pp |
| 1989 | -2.66 | +3.98 pp |
| 1988 | -6.64 | −2.36 pp |
| 1987 | -4.28 | +5.45 pp |
| 1986 | -9.73 | −6.16 pp |
| 1985 | -3.57 | −4.38 pp |
| 1984 | 0.81 | +5.94 pp |
| 1983 | -5.13 | −1.88 pp |
| 1982 | -3.25 | +0.56 pp |
| 1981 | -3.81 | −2.04 pp |
| 1980 | -1.77 | −1.89 pp |
| 1979 | 0.12 | +3.79 pp |
| 1978 | -3.67 | — |
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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