Goods balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP (Balance of) in CFA franc zone
CFA franc zone: Goods balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP (Balance of) was 4.38 in 2027. ◆ Volatile
Goods balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP (Balance of) in CFA franc zone, 2000–2027
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
CFA franc zone recorded 4.38 for goods balance (credit less debit), percent of gdp (balance of) in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.8% on the previous year and up 104.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods balance (credit less debit), percent of gdp (balance of) in CFA franc zone peaked at 12.01 in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.6824, in 2016.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Goods balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP (Balance of) in CFA franc zone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.5 | — |
| 2001 | 5.35 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 5.2 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 5.53 | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 7.22 | +30.6% |
| 2005 | 8.46 | +17.1% |
| 2006 | 9.21 | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 9.79 | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 10.08 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 6.65 | -34.1% |
| 2010 | 8.71 | +31.0% |
| 2011 | 12.01 | +37.9% |
| 2012 | 10.39 | -13.5% |
| 2013 | 7.21 | -30.6% |
| 2014 | 5.75 | -20.3% |
| 2015 | 0.7491 | -87.0% |
| 2016 | -0.6824 | -191.1% |
| 2017 | 2.14 | -413.4% |
| 2018 | 3.13 | +46.6% |
| 2019 | 3.29 | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 1.56 | -52.5% |
| 2021 | 3.06 | +96.2% |
| 2022 | 4.5 | +46.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9829 | -78.1% |
| 2024 | 2.97 | +201.7% |
| 2025 | 4.74 | +59.8% |
| 2026 | 4.9 | +3.5% |
| 2027 | 4.38 | -10.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Goods balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP (Balance of) in CFA franc zone changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +413.4% | -0.6824 | 2.14 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.3 | 5.2 | 10.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.27 | -0.6824 | 12.01 | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.39 | 0.9829 | 4.9 | 8 |
Countries ranked near CFA franc zone
- 2 South Sudan 27.91 compare
- 3 Burkina Faso 17.96 compare
- 4 Congo 14.47 compare
- 5 Ghana 13.65 compare
- 6 Angola 11.18 compare
- 7 Gabon 11.05 compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 10.76 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is goods balance (credit less debit), percent of gdp (balance of) in CFA franc zone?
- Goods balance (credit less debit), percent of gdp (balance of) in CFA franc zone was 4.38 in 2027, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest goods balance (credit less debit), percent of gdp (balance of) recorded in CFA franc zone?
- The highest recorded value was 12.01 in 2011.
- What is the lowest goods balance (credit less debit), percent of gdp (balance of) recorded in CFA franc zone?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6824 in 2016.
- How does CFA franc zone rank for goods balance (credit less debit), percent of gdp (balance of)?
- CFA franc zone ranks 5th out of 19 groups with data for 2027.
- Is goods balance (credit less debit), percent of gdp (balance of) rising or falling in CFA franc zone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 104.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this CFA franc zone data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Goods balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP (Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition (BPM6)). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Economic Outlook (REO) provides information on recent economic developments and prospects for countries in sub-Saharan Africa. Data for the REO for sub-Saharan Africa are prepared in conjunction with the semi-annual World Economic Outlook (WEO) exercises, spring and fall.