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Middle East (Middle East and North Africa) Current Account Balance (% GDP) Statistics

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Country or Region: Middle East (Middle East and North Africa) › Change country
Economic Indicator: Current Account Balance (% GDP) › See all Middle East 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: US Dollar
Currency Symbol: US$

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.

Current Account Balance (% GDP) Statistics for Middle East (Middle East and North Africa), Year 2010 - In Detail

Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Middle East in year 2010 is 6.486 %

This makes Middle East n/a in world rankings according to Current Account Balance (% GDP) in year 2010. The world's average Current Account Balance (% GDP) value is -2.68 %; Middle East is 9.17 more than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Middle East was 2.36 % Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Middle East in 2010 was or will be 174.60% more than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Middle East was or will be 12.93 %, which is 99.40% more than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Middle East, in other Years
Year %
  2016 10.444
  2015 10.853
  2014 10.531
  2013 10.509
  2012 11.823
  2011 12.933
2010 6.486
  2009 2.362
  2008 14.911
  2007 14.387
  2006 17.877
  2005 16.079
  2004 9.299
  2003 6.55
  2002 3.752
  2001 5.894
  2000 10.157
  1999 2.279
  1998 -3.958
  1997 2.398
  1996 2.716
  1995 -0.199
  1994 -1.918
  1993 -3.962
  1992 -4.536
  1991 -12.744
  1990 0.584
  1989 -0.675
  1988 -1.852
  1987 -1.578
  1986 -3.846
  1985 -0.389
  1984 -1.587
  1983 -1.854
  1982 4.563
  1981 11.428
  1980 15.764