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Current account balance — Cameroon

Current account balance in Cameroon in 2031 — -3.6%. Ranked 130 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 1.4 pp.

2031 -3.6% +0.7 pp vs 2030
World rank 130of 188
Period maximum 1.2%2007
Period minimum -5.8%2027

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Cameroon, 1980–2031-6-4-20219801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -5%1981: -4.8%1982: -4%1983: -4.2%1984: -1.6%1985: -5.2%1986: -3.2%1987: -5.5%1988: -2.6%1989: -2%1990: -3.8%1991: -2.1%1992: -2.4%1993: -3.3%1994: -0.5%1995: 0.9%1996: -2.6%1997: -5.1%1998: -1.3%1999: -4.4%2000: -2.1%2001: -3.2%2002: -3.6%2003: -3.7%2004: -2.2%2005: -2.5%2006: 0.9%2007: 1.2%2008: -1.6%2009: -4%2010: -3.1%2011: -2.4%2012: -3.2%2013: -3.3%2014: -3.9%2015: -3.6%2016: -3.1%2017: -2.6%2018: -3.5%2019: -4.3%2020: -3.7%2021: -4%2022: -3.4%2023: -4.1%2024: -3.3%2025: -3.8%2026: -5.1%2027: -5.8%2028: -5.1%2029: -5%2030: -4.3%2031: -3.6%
Change over the period: +1.4 pp Annual average: 0.03 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Cameroon

Cameroon -3.6%
World computed 0.28%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed -1.15%
Middle Africa computed -1.51%
Lower-middle-income countries computed -1.75%
Current account balance — Cameroon, by year Cameroon All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -3.6 +0.7 pp
2030 -4.3 +0.7 pp
2029 -5 +0.1 pp
2028 -5.1 +0.7 pp
2027 -5.8 −0.7 pp
2026 -5.1 −1.3 pp
2025 -3.8 −0.5 pp
2024 -3.3 +0.8 pp
2023 -4.1 −0.7 pp
2022 -3.4 +0.6 pp
2021 -4 −0.3 pp
2020 -3.7 +0.6 pp
2019 -4.3 −0.8 pp
2018 -3.5 −0.9 pp
2017 -2.6 +0.5 pp
2016 -3.1 +0.5 pp
2015 -3.6 +0.3 pp
2014 -3.9 −0.6 pp
2013 -3.3 −0.1 pp
2012 -3.2 −0.8 pp
2011 -2.4 +0.7 pp
2010 -3.1 +0.9 pp
2009 -4 −2.4 pp
2008 -1.6 −2.8 pp
2007 1.2 +0.3 pp
2006 0.9 +3.4 pp
2005 -2.5 −0.3 pp
2004 -2.2 +1.5 pp
2003 -3.7 −0.1 pp
2002 -3.6 −0.4 pp
2001 -3.2 −1.1 pp
2000 -2.1 +2.3 pp
1999 -4.4 −3.1 pp
1998 -1.3 +3.8 pp
1997 -5.1 −2.5 pp
1996 -2.6 −3.5 pp
1995 0.9 +1.4 pp
1994 -0.5 +2.8 pp
1993 -3.3 −0.9 pp
1992 -2.4 −0.3 pp
1991 -2.1 +1.7 pp
1990 -3.8 −1.8 pp
1989 -2 +0.6 pp
1988 -2.6 +2.9 pp
1987 -5.5 −2.3 pp
1986 -3.2 +2 pp
1985 -5.2 −3.6 pp
1984 -1.6 +2.6 pp
1983 -4.2 −0.2 pp
1982 -4 +0.8 pp
1981 -4.8 +0.2 pp
1980 -5 —

Middle Africa, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

TD Chad 1.7 AO Angola 0.6 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo -1.7 GQ Equatorial Guinea -3.3 CM Cameroon -3.6 CG Republic of the Congo -4.3 CF Central African Republic -5.4 ST Sao Tome and Principe -5.7 GA Gabon -6.6
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About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.

Other indicators for Cameroon

Finance Current account balance in US dollars

How much more a country receives from abroad than it pays out there. A minus means it pays more.

Cameroon by year Finance Current account balance (World Bank)

The current account balance as a percent of GDP from World Bank data.

Cameroon by year Trade Trade openness

Exports plus imports as a percent of GDP — total foreign trade turnover.

Cameroon by year Finance International reserves

The gold and foreign exchange reserves of a country in US dollars.

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