Current account balance — all countries

Current account balance — Republic of the Congo

Current account balance in the Republic of the Congo in 2031 — -4.3%. Ranked 140 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 3.4 pp.

2031 -4.3% +0.9 pp vs 2030
World rank 140of 188
Period maximum 18.5%2018
Period minimum -45.3%2016

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Republic of the Congo, 1980–2031-60-40-2002019801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -7.7%1981: -26%1982: -21.4%1983: -28.5%1984: 16.2%1985: -12.2%1986: -33.1%1987: -10.1%1988: -19%1989: -3.4%1990: -8.6%1991: -15.2%1992: -9.7%1993: -18.4%1994: -38.4%1995: -25.4%1996: -22.9%1997: -6.1%1998: -10.7%1999: -8.7%2000: 17.5%2001: -1.2%2002: 5.8%2003: 13.7%2004: 13.2%2005: 6.1%2006: 13.9%2007: -24%2008: 7.5%2009: -14.1%2010: 6.9%2011: 13.2%2012: 13.6%2013: 10.8%2014: 1%2015: -39%2016: -45.3%2017: -6.4%2018: 18.5%2019: 11.7%2020: 12.6%2021: 12.8%2022: 17%2023: -5%2024: -3%2025: -5.9%2026: -6%2027: -5.8%2028: -6%2029: -5.6%2030: -5.2%2031: -4.3%
Change over the period: +3.4 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo -4.3%
World computed 0.28%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed -1.15%
Middle Africa computed -1.51%
Current account balance — Republic of the Congo, by year Republic of the Congo All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -4.3 +0.9 pp
2030 -5.2 +0.4 pp
2029 -5.6 +0.4 pp
2028 -6 −0.2 pp
2027 -5.8 +0.2 pp
2026 -6 −0.1 pp
2025 -5.9 −2.9 pp
2024 -3 +2 pp
2023 -5 −22 pp
2022 17 +4.2 pp
2021 12.8 +0.2 pp
2020 12.6 +0.9 pp
2019 11.7 −6.8 pp
2018 18.5 +24.9 pp
2017 -6.4 +38.9 pp
2016 -45.3 −6.3 pp
2015 -39 −40 pp
2014 1 −9.8 pp
2013 10.8 −2.8 pp
2012 13.6 +0.4 pp
2011 13.2 +6.3 pp
2010 6.9 +21 pp
2009 -14.1 −21.6 pp
2008 7.5 +31.5 pp
2007 -24 −37.9 pp
2006 13.9 +7.8 pp
2005 6.1 −7.1 pp
2004 13.2 −0.5 pp
2003 13.7 +7.9 pp
2002 5.8 +7 pp
2001 -1.2 −18.7 pp
2000 17.5 +26.2 pp
1999 -8.7 +2 pp
1998 -10.7 −4.6 pp
1997 -6.1 +16.8 pp
1996 -22.9 +2.5 pp
1995 -25.4 +13 pp
1994 -38.4 −20 pp
1993 -18.4 −8.7 pp
1992 -9.7 +5.5 pp
1991 -15.2 −6.6 pp
1990 -8.6 −5.2 pp
1989 -3.4 +15.6 pp
1988 -19 −8.9 pp
1987 -10.1 +23 pp
1986 -33.1 −20.9 pp
1985 -12.2 −28.4 pp
1984 16.2 +44.7 pp
1983 -28.5 −7.1 pp
1982 -21.4 +4.6 pp
1981 -26 −18.3 pp
1980 -7.7

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.