Current account balance excluding net official capital grants (% of GDP) - BOP - Basic Inds. and Nat. Accts - African Development Indicators



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Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods, services, net income, and net current transfers. This is divided by GDP at market prices, with both series expressed in current U.S. dollars. Source: World Bank country economists.
Current account balance excluding net official capital grants (% of GDP) - BOP - Basic Inds. and Nat. Accts - African Development Indicators (Most Recent Data)

Rank

Country

Value

1Libya (2007)48.78
2Gabon (2005)22.88
3Botswana (2007)19.75
4Angola (2007)15.86
5Nigeria (2007)13.24
6Lesotho (2007)12.69
7North Africa (2007)9.31
8Namibia (2007)8.57
9Mauritania (1998)6.32
10Algeria (1991)5.18
11Guinea-Bissau (2004)4.86
12Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa (2007)3.36
13Africa (2007)2.2
14Egypt (2007)0.32
15Morocco (2007)-0.16
16Sub-Saharan Africa (2007)-0.53
17Ivory Coast (2007)-0.74
18Sub-Saharan Africa excluding South Africa and Nigeria (2007)-1.63
19Swaziland (2007)-2.27
20Tunisia (2007)-2.58
21Cameroon (2007)-2.64
22Central African Republic (1994)-2.89
23Chad (1994)-3.2
24Kenya (2007)-4.09
25Ethiopia (2007)-4.27
26Rwanda (2007)-4.3
27Zambia (2007)-4.43
28Benin (2006)-4.69
29Zimbabwe (1994)-6.17
30Sudan (2007)-7.07
31Uganda (2008)-7.49
32Malawi (2002)-7.53
33South Africa (2008)-7.58
34Gambia (2007)-8.18
35Comoros (1995)-8.18
36Mali (2007)-8.49
37Niger (2006)-8.61
38Guinea (2007)-9.98
39Mozambique (2008)-10.02
40Burkina Faso (2001)-10.34
41Sierra Leone (2007)-10.89
42Madagascar (2005)-11
43Tanzania (2007)-11.03
44Mauritius (2008)-11.26
45Senegal (2007)-11.6
46Burundi (2007)-11.8
47Cape Verde (2007)-13.63
48Somalia (1989)-14.34
49Ghana (2007)-14.35
50Togo (2006)-15.35
51Eritrea (2000)-16.52
52Djibouti (2007)-20.96
53Republic of the Congo (2007)-28.53
54Liberia (2007)-28.75
55Seychelles (2007)-28.92
56Sao Tome and Principe (2007)-46.13
57Equatorial Guinea (1996)-132.8
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