Current Account Balance
Current account balance as a share of GDP. IMF WEO, 2019–2026.
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (Apr 2026) Licence: IMF terms — public data Unit: % of GDP Parsed: 2026-06-28 Open source ↗
Method: Years after the latest actual are IMF estimates/projections, not outturns.
Avg (2026)
-1.8
-0.10pp vs 2025
Improving
53
of 192 tracked
Declining
85
period over period
Stable
54
±0.5pp band
Current account
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Trend over time
Group average by period, 2019–2026.
AmericasSouth AsiaSub-Saharan AfricaEurope & Central AsiaMiddle East & North AfricaEast Asia & PacificAdvanced / other
Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | 0 | +40.2pp |
| 🇱🇧 Lebanon | 0 | +22.5pp |
| 🇬🇳 Guinea | -3.6 | +18.7pp |
| 🇰🇬 Kyrgyz Republic | -7.1 | +16.3pp |
| 🇬🇾 Guyana | 21.5 | +8.6pp |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | -1 | -30.9pp |
| 🇲🇿 Mozambique | -43 | -28.8pp |
| 🇱🇦 Lao P.D.R. | 0.2 | -11.2pp |
| 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | 6.3 | -10.3pp |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | -17.6 | -9.2pp |
By group
Change by group, latest period.
South Asia +3.2pp
Middle East & North Africa +1.7pp
Americas +0.30pp
Europe & Central Asia -0.10pp
Sub-Saharan Africa -0.30pp
Advanced / other -1.3pp
East Asia & Pacific -2.3pp
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle East & North Africa | 17 | 2.4 | +1.7pp |
| East Asia & Pacific | 32 | 0.2 | -2.3pp |
| Europe & Central Asia | 52 | -0.1 | -0.10pp |
| Americas | 35 | -4 | +0.30pp |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 47 | -4.4 | -0.30pp |
| South Asia | 6 | -5.5 | +3.2pp |
| Advanced / other | 1 | -10.5 | -1.3pp |