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Country or Region: Sao Tome and Principe › Change country
Economic Indicator: Current Account Balance (US Dollars) › See all Sao Tome and Principe indicators, › See Current Account Balance (US Dollars) 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: Dobra
Currency Symbol: STD

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. Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2009 BOP Manual used: BPM 5 Primary domestic currency: São Tomé and Príncipe dobras Data last updated: 03/2011

Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Sao Tome and Principe in year 2010 is US$ -0.063 Billion

This makes Sao Tome and Principe No. 65 in world rankings according to Current Account Balance (US Dollars) in year 2010. The world's average Current Account Balance (US Dollars) value is US$ 6.76 Billion; Sao Tome and Principe is US$ 6.82 less than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Sao Tome and Principe was US$ -0.05 Billion Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Sao Tome and Principe in 2010 was or will be 18.87% more than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Sao Tome and Principe was or will be US$-0.10 Billion, which is 52.38% more than the 2010 figure.