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Country or Region: Central African Republic › Change country
Economic Indicator: Current Account Balance (% GDP) › See all Central African Republic indicators, › See Current Account Balance (% GDP) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Central African Franc
Currency Symbol: XAF

Current account is all transactions other than those in financial and capital items. The major classifications are goods and services, income and current transfers. The focus of the BOP is on transactions (between an economy and the rest of the world) in goods, services, and income. See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency) Current account balance (U.S. dollars).

Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Central African Republic in year 2010 is -8.692 %

This makes Central African Republic No. 137 in world rankings according to Current Account Balance (% GDP) in year 2010. The world's average Current Account Balance (% GDP) value is -2.68 %; Central African Republic is 6.01 less than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Central African Republic was -7.88 % Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Central African Republic in 2010 was or will be 10.30% more than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Central African Republic was or will be -9.09 %, which is 4.52% more than the 2010 figure.