Current account balance — all countries

Current account balance — Middle East & North Africa

Current account balance in Middle East & North Africa in 2031 — 1.02%. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 10.94 pp.

2031 1.02% −0.05 pp vs 2030
World rank
Period maximum 15.51%2006
Period minimum -7.48%1991

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Middle East & North Africa, 1980–2031-100102019801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: 11.96%1981: 10.19%1982: 3.91%1983: -1.91%1984: -1.52%1985: 0.04%1986: -2.16%1987: -0.95%1988: -0.95%1989: -0.09%1990: 0.43%1991: -7.48%1992: -4.21%1993: -3.67%1994: -2.06%1995: -1.48%1996: 0.68%1997: 0.75%1998: -3.24%1999: 0.69%2000: 5.29%2001: 3.32%2002: 2.58%2003: 4.65%2004: 7.64%2005: 13.96%2006: 15.51%2007: 12.25%2008: 13.1%2009: 2.69%2010: 6.71%2011: 12.16%2012: 12.37%2013: 10.23%2014: 6.03%2015: -2.94%2016: -3.28%2017: 0.03%2018: 4.22%2019: 1.74%2020: -2.48%2021: 3.86%2022: 8.77%2023: 4.95%2024: 3.06%2025: 1.56%2026: 1.8%2027: 1.48%2028: 1.08%2029: 1.08%2030: 1.07%2031: 1.02%
Change over the period: −10.94 pp Annual average: -0.21 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa

Middle East & North Africa 1.02%
World computed 0.28%
Current account balance — Middle East & North Africa, by year Middle East & North Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 1.02 −0.05 pp
2030 1.07 −0.01 pp
2029 1.08 +0 pp
2028 1.08 −0.4 pp
2027 1.48 −0.32 pp
2026 1.8 +0.24 pp
2025 1.56 −1.5 pp
2024 3.06 −1.89 pp
2023 4.95 −3.82 pp
2022 8.77 +4.91 pp
2021 3.86 +6.33 pp
2020 -2.48 −4.22 pp
2019 1.74 −2.48 pp
2018 4.22 +4.19 pp
2017 0.03 +3.31 pp
2016 -3.28 −0.34 pp
2015 -2.94 −8.97 pp
2014 6.03 −4.19 pp
2013 10.23 −2.14 pp
2012 12.37 +0.21 pp
2011 12.16 +5.45 pp
2010 6.71 +4.02 pp
2009 2.69 −10.4 pp
2008 13.1 +0.85 pp
2007 12.25 −3.26 pp
2006 15.51 +1.55 pp
2005 13.96 +6.32 pp
2004 7.64 +2.99 pp
2003 4.65 +2.07 pp
2002 2.58 −0.74 pp
2001 3.32 −1.98 pp
2000 5.29 +4.61 pp
1999 0.69 +3.93 pp
1998 -3.24 −4 pp
1997 0.75 +0.07 pp
1996 0.68 +2.15 pp
1995 -1.48 +0.58 pp
1994 -2.06 +1.61 pp
1993 -3.67 +0.54 pp
1992 -4.21 +3.27 pp
1991 -7.48 −7.91 pp
1990 0.43 +0.52 pp
1989 -0.09 +0.85 pp
1988 -0.95 +0.01 pp
1987 -0.95 +1.21 pp
1986 -2.16 −2.2 pp
1985 0.04 +1.56 pp
1984 -1.52 +0.39 pp
1983 -1.91 −5.83 pp
1982 3.91 −6.28 pp
1981 10.19 −1.77 pp
1980 11.96

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.