Algeria - Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Algeria was -12.57 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 24.71 in 2006, while its lowest value was -16.37 in 2016.

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
1977 -11.09
1978 -13.43
1979 -4.91
1980 0.59
1981 0.20
1982 -0.41
1983 -0.17
1984 0.14
1985 1.75
1986 -3.50
1987 0.21
1988 -3.45
1989 -1.94
1990 2.29
1991 5.18
2005 20.52
2006 24.71
2007 22.49
2008 19.86
2009 0.31
2010 7.58
2011 8.84
2012 5.78
2013 0.57
2014 -4.33
2015 -16.29
2016 -16.37
2017 -12.97
2018 -9.67
2019 -9.87
2020 -12.57

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