Current account balance (World Bank) in Southern Africa in 2024 — -1.15%. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 4.3 pp.
1975–2024 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Southern Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -1.15 | +0.25 pp |
| 2023 | -1.39 | −0.65 pp |
| 2022 | -0.74 | −3.82 pp |
| 2021 | 3.08 | +1.49 pp |
| 2020 | 1.59 | +4.31 pp |
| 2019 | -2.72 | +0.14 pp |
| 2018 | -2.86 | −0.78 pp |
| 2017 | -2.08 | +0.46 pp |
| 2016 | -2.54 | +1.65 pp |
| 2015 | -4.18 | +0.03 pp |
| 2014 | -4.21 | +0.75 pp |
| 2013 | -4.96 | −0.15 pp |
| 2012 | -4.8 | −2.61 pp |
| 2011 | -2.2 | −0.58 pp |
| 2010 | -1.62 | +1.01 pp |
| 2009 | -2.62 | +2.14 pp |
| 2008 | -4.76 | −0.97 pp |
| 2007 | -3.79 | −1 pp |
| 2006 | -2.79 | −0.82 pp |
| 2005 | -1.96 | +0.05 pp |
| 2004 | -2.01 | −1.79 pp |
| 2003 | -0.23 | −1.27 pp |
| 2002 | 1.04 | +0.37 pp |
| 2001 | 0.67 | +0.41 pp |
| 2000 | 0.26 | +0.45 pp |
| 1999 | -0.2 | +1.12 pp |
| 1998 | -1.32 | −0.41 pp |
| 1997 | -0.91 | −0.15 pp |
| 1996 | -0.76 | +0.44 pp |
| 1995 | -1.2 | −1.39 pp |
| 1994 | 0.19 | −1.83 pp |
| 1993 | 2.02 | +0.73 pp |
| 1992 | 1.29 | +0.09 pp |
| 1991 | 1.2 | −0.07 pp |
| 1990 | 1.27 | −0.63 pp |
| 1989 | 1.9 | −0.82 pp |
| 1988 | 2.72 | −3.36 pp |
| 1987 | 6.08 | +2.08 pp |
| 1986 | 4 | +0.31 pp |
| 1985 | 3.7 | +5.91 pp |
| 1984 | -2.22 | −1.87 pp |
| 1983 | -0.35 | +3.81 pp |
| 1982 | -4.16 | +1.47 pp |
| 1981 | -5.63 | −8.84 pp |
| 1980 | 3.21 | −1.12 pp |
| 1979 | 4.33 | +2.59 pp |
| 1978 | 1.75 | +1.28 pp |
| 1977 | 0.46 | +5.08 pp |
| 1976 | -4.62 | +0.83 pp |
| 1975 | -5.45 | — |
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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