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Sub Saharan African Current Account Balance (% GDP) Statistics

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Country or Region: Sub Saharan African › Change country
Economic Indicator: Current Account Balance (% GDP) › See all Sub Saharan African 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 Sub Saharan African , Year 2010 - In Detail

Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Sub Saharan African in year 2010 is -2.357 %

This makes Sub Saharan African 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 %; Sub Saharan African is 0.32 more than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Sub Saharan African was -2.42 % Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Sub Saharan African in 2010 was or will be 2.68% less than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Sub Saharan African was or will be 0.39 %, which is 116.50% less than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Sub Saharan African, in other Years
Year %
  2016 -0.567
  2015 -0.409
  2014 -0.208
  2013 -0.029
  2012 0.391
  2011 0.389
2010 -2.357
  2009 -2.422
  2008 --
  2007 1.33
  2006 4.295
  2005 -0.545
  2004 -1.536
  2003 -2.931
  2002 -3.796
  2001 -1.547
  2000 0.646
  1999 -3.838
  1998 -4.928
  1997 -2.044
  1996 -1.404
  1995 -3.09
  1994 -2.218
  1993 -2.047
  1992 -2.109
  1991 -1.652
  1990 -0.78
  1989 -1.564
  1988 -2.691
  1987 -0.78
  1986 -2.367
  1985 0.014
  1984 -2.131
  1983 -3.738
  1982 -6.032
  1981 -6.397
  1980 0.218