Current account balance — all countries

Current account balance — South Sudan

Current account balance in South Sudan in 2031 — 6.2%. Ranked 21 in the world out of 188. Since 2011, the indicator has fallen by 11.8 pp.

2031 6.2% +0.5 pp vs 2030
World rank 21of 188
Period maximum 53.7%2024
Period minimum -31.7%2020

Trend over time

2011–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — South Sudan, 2011–2031-50-250255075201120132015201720192021202320252027202920312011: 18%2012: -15.9%2013: -3.9%2014: -5.4%2015: -3.3%2016: -7.6%2017: 10.3%2018: -12.3%2019: -4.8%2020: -31.7%2021: -0.1%2022: -7.9%2023: -18.4%2024: 53.7%2025: -4%2026: 3.2%2027: 4.8%2028: 5.2%2029: 5.6%2030: 5.7%2031: 6.2%
Change over the period: −11.8 pp Annual average: -0.59 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

South Sudan 6.2%
World computed 0.28%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed -1.15%
Eastern Africa computed -2.4%
Low-income countries computed -2.62%
Current account balance — South Sudan, by year South Sudan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 6.2 +0.5 pp
2030 5.7 +0.1 pp
2029 5.6 +0.4 pp
2028 5.2 +0.4 pp
2027 4.8 +1.6 pp
2026 3.2 +7.2 pp
2025 -4 −57.7 pp
2024 53.7 +72.1 pp
2023 -18.4 −10.5 pp
2022 -7.9 −7.8 pp
2021 -0.1 +31.6 pp
2020 -31.7 −26.9 pp
2019 -4.8 +7.5 pp
2018 -12.3 −22.6 pp
2017 10.3 +17.9 pp
2016 -7.6 −4.3 pp
2015 -3.3 +2.1 pp
2014 -5.4 −1.5 pp
2013 -3.9 +12 pp
2012 -15.9 −33.9 pp
2011 18

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.