Congo - Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Congo was -35.18 as of 2016. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 20.08 in 2000, while its lowest value was -44.84 in 1994.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1978 -20.55
1979 -8.29
1980 -9.77
1981 -23.11
1982 -15.34
1983 -19.12
1984 9.58
1985 -7.46
1986 -32.48
1987 -9.69
1988 -20.13
1989 -3.56
1990 -8.98
1991 -16.94
1992 -10.79
1993 -20.59
1994 -44.84
1995 -29.55
1996 -25.62
1997 -6.71
1998 -12.34
1999 -9.80
2000 20.08
2001 -1.02
2002 -1.14
2003 14.85
2004 14.48
2005 10.46
2006 1.54
2007 -24.00
2008 7.46
2009 -14.10
2010 6.85
2011 13.24
2012 13.68
2013 10.79
2014 3.79
2015 -38.94
2016 -35.18

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments