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 |
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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