Current account balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition (BPM6)) by country
The Middle East and Central Asia Department Regional Economic Outlook (MCDREO) provides information on recent economic developments and prospects for 32 countries and territories: Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Georgia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan,...
What the numbers show
Current account balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition (BPM6)) is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 19.17 in Kuwait; the lowest is -21.14 in West Bank and Gaza.
The median across all reporting countries is -2.83, and the mean is -2.52.
Over the past decade 18 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 661.4%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 1,505.8%).
Current account balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP (Balance): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | 19.17 | 2030 | up 339.3% | falling |
| 2 | Qatar | 11.61 | 2030 | up 661.4% | volatile |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 10.86 | 2030 | up 83.8% | rising |
| 4 | Djibouti | 8.32 | 2030 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Yemen | 3.96 | 2030 | up 125.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 3 | 2030 | up 272.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Bahrain | 2.72 | 2030 | up 130.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Oman | 2.03 | 2030 | up 112.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Iraq | 0.8662 | 2030 | up 115.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Libya | 0.4258 | 2030 | up 104.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Azerbaijan | -0.7528 | 2030 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Pakistan | -1.08 | 2030 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Tajikistan | -1.98 | 2030 | down 145.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | -2.62 | 2030 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Algeria | -2.73 | 2030 | up 75.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | -2.81 | 2030 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Syrian Arab Republic | -2.84 | 2010 | down 154.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Morocco | -2.96 | 2030 | down 154.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Turkmenistan | -3.58 | 2030 | down 165.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Egypt | -3.79 | 2030 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Tunisia | -4.15 | 2030 | up 30.5% | falling |
| 22 | Armenia | -4.32 | 2030 | down 8.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Jordan | -4.71 | 2030 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Uzbekistan | -4.78 | 2030 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Georgia | -4.93 | 2030 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 26 | Kyrgyzstan | -6.16 | 2030 | down 236.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Mauritania | -7.44 | 2030 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Somalia | -10.1 | 2030 | down 115.9% | falling |
| 29 | Sudan | -10.73 | 2030 | up 35.3% | falling |
| 30 | Lebanon | -19.68 | 2024 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 31 | Afghanistan | -20.31 | 2023 | down 1,505.8% | volatile |
| 32 | West Bank and Gaza | -21.14 | 2024 | down 55.6% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) 3.73
- Middle East and North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan Oil Exporters 2.9
- Middle East and North Africa (MENA) 1.34
- Middle East and North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 1.12
- Middle East and North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan Non-GCC Oil Exporters 0.8295
- Fragile and conflict-affected states -1.93
- Conflict-affected states -2.2
- Caucasus and Central Asia Oil Exporters -2.49
- Middle East and North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan Emerging Market and Middle-Income Economies -3.1
- Caucasus and Central Asia (CCA) -3.31
- Middle East and North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan Oil Importers -3.32
- Caucasus and Central Asia Oil Importers -4.68
- Middle East and North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan Low-Income Countries -6.09
About this data
The Middle East and Central Asia Department Regional Economic Outlook (MCDREO) provides information on recent economic developments and prospects for 32 countries and territories: Afghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Djibouti, Egypt, Georgia, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyz Republic, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, West Bank and Gaza, and Yemen. These countries and territories are divided into two main nonoverlapping groups, based on export earnings, namely (1) oil exporters; and (2) oil importers. The oil importers group comprises (1) emerging market and middle-income countries (EM&MI) and (2) low-income countries (LICs) based on the income level. Additional analytical and regional groups might be used to provide a more granular breakdown for analysis and continuity.