Cameroon - Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Cameroon was -3.71 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 1.20 in 2007, while its lowest value was -7.29 in 1981.

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 -2.72
1978 -4.00
1979 -2.12
1980 -6.67
1981 -7.29
1982 -5.83
1983 -5.99
1984 -2.31
1985 -6.57
1986 -3.81
1987 -6.84
1988 -3.49
1989 -2.63
1990 -4.48
1991 -2.84
1992 -3.03
1993 -3.17
1994 -0.63
1995 0.83
1996 -2.58
1997 -5.40
1998 -1.33
1999 -4.41
2000 -2.07
2001 -3.17
2002 -3.54
2003 -3.74
2004 -2.21
2005 -2.54
2006 0.93
2007 1.20
2008 -1.63
2009 -4.02
2010 -3.12
2011 -2.45
2012 -3.17
2013 -3.34
2014 -3.85
2015 -3.64
2016 -3.07
2017 -2.63
2018 -3.53
2019 -4.27
2020 -3.71

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