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Western Hemisphere (Latin America and the Caribbean) Current Account Balance (% GDP) Statistics

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Country or Region: Western Hemisphere (Latin America and the Caribbean) › Change country
Economic Indicator: Current Account Balance (% GDP) › See all Western Hemisphere 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 Western Hemisphere (Latin America and the Caribbean), Year 2010 - In Detail

Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Western Hemisphere in year 2010 is -1.178 %

This makes Western Hemisphere 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 %; Western Hemisphere is 1.50 more than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Western Hemisphere was -0.63 % Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Western Hemisphere in 2010 was or will be 88.18% more than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Western Hemisphere was or will be -1.44 %, which is 22.41% more than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Western Hemisphere, in other Years
Year %
  2016 -2.42
  2015 -2.37
  2014 -2.359
  2013 -2.191
  2012 -1.826
  2011 -1.442
2010 -1.178
  2009 -0.626
  2008 -0.728
  2007 0.395
  2006 1.586
  2005 1.366
  2004 0.985
  2003 0.499
  2002 -0.882
  2001 -2.61
  2000 -2.277
  1999 -2.923
  1998 -4.217
  1997 -3.106
  1996 -1.993
  1995 -2.083
  1994 -2.96
  1993 -2.975
  1992 -2.541
  1991 -1.384
  1990 -0.095
  1989 -0.466
  1988 -0.994
  1987 -1.317
  1986 -2.188
  1985 -0.252
  1984 -0.177
  1983 -1.086
  1982 -5.528
  1981 -4.759
  1980 -3.278