Pakistan - Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Pakistan was 0.09 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 44 years was 4.82 in 2002, while its lowest value was -9.20 in 2008.

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
1976 -5.70
1977 -4.83
1978 -4.01
1979 -5.64
1980 -3.66
1981 -3.25
1982 -2.59
1983 0.15
1984 -3.80
1985 -3.43
1986 -1.99
1987 -1.67
1988 -3.70
1989 -3.33
1990 -4.15
1991 -2.78
1992 -3.84
1993 -5.60
1994 -3.47
1995 -5.52
1996 -7.01
1997 -2.74
1998 -3.61
1999 -1.46
2000 -0.10
2001 2.36
2002 4.82
2003 3.89
2004 -0.76
2005 -3.00
2006 -4.92
2007 -5.45
2008 -9.20
2009 -2.37
2010 -0.76
2011 -1.03
2012 -1.04
2013 -1.91
2014 -1.50
2015 -1.04
2016 -2.58
2017 -5.31
2018 -6.00
2019 -3.07
2020 0.09

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