Current account balance in Western Africa in 2031 — 1.16%. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 5.53 pp.
1980–2031 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2031 | 1.16 | +0.02 pp |
| 2030 | 1.14 | −0.27 pp |
| 2029 | 1.42 | +0.07 pp |
| 2028 | 1.35 | −0.43 pp |
| 2027 | 1.77 | −1.26 pp |
| 2026 | 3.04 | +1.36 pp |
| 2025 | 1.67 | +1.56 pp |
| 2024 | 0.12 | +2.4 pp |
| 2023 | -2.28 | +0.03 pp |
| 2022 | -2.32 | −0.42 pp |
| 2021 | -1.89 | +1.43 pp |
| 2020 | -3.33 | −0.49 pp |
| 2019 | -2.84 | −1.9 pp |
| 2018 | -0.93 | −1.26 pp |
| 2017 | 0.32 | +1.25 pp |
| 2016 | -0.93 | +2.16 pp |
| 2015 | -3.1 | −1.87 pp |
| 2014 | -1.23 | −1.62 pp |
| 2013 | 0.4 | +0.03 pp |
| 2012 | 0.37 | +0.14 pp |
| 2011 | 0.24 | −0.54 pp |
| 2010 | 0.78 | −0.59 pp |
| 2009 | 1.37 | −1.59 pp |
| 2008 | 2.96 | −1.1 pp |
| 2007 | 4.07 | −3.75 pp |
| 2006 | 7.81 | −1.52 pp |
| 2005 | 9.33 | +4.46 pp |
| 2004 | 4.87 | +4.25 pp |
| 2003 | 0.63 | +0.44 pp |
| 2002 | 0.19 | −0.04 pp |
| 2001 | 0.23 | −3.08 pp |
| 2000 | 3.31 | +4.91 pp |
| 1999 | -1.6 | +0.21 pp |
| 1998 | -1.8 | −1.34 pp |
| 1997 | -0.46 | −0.86 pp |
| 1996 | 0.4 | +2.29 pp |
| 1995 | -1.89 | +0.19 pp |
| 1994 | -2.08 | +0.34 pp |
| 1993 | -2.42 | −2.1 pp |
| 1992 | -0.32 | +0.73 pp |
| 1991 | -1.05 | −2.51 pp |
| 1990 | 1.46 | +5.07 pp |
| 1989 | -3.61 | +1.32 pp |
| 1988 | -4.93 | −1.03 pp |
| 1987 | -3.9 | −1.44 pp |
| 1986 | -2.46 | −0.45 pp |
| 1985 | -2.01 | −0.49 pp |
| 1984 | -1.52 | +0.98 pp |
| 1983 | -2.5 | +0.21 pp |
| 1982 | -2.7 | +0.84 pp |
| 1981 | -3.55 | +0.82 pp |
| 1980 | -4.37 | — |
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.
How much more a country receives from abroad than it pays out there. A minus means it pays more.
Finance Current account balance (World Bank)The current account balance as a percent of GDP from World Bank data.
Trade Trade opennessExports plus imports as a percent of GDP — total foreign trade turnover.