Chad - Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Chad was -3.20 as of 1994. Its highest value over the past 17 years was 4.56 in 1983, while its lowest value was -8.44 in 1985.

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 -3.05
1978 -4.17
1979 -0.15
1980 1.19
1981 2.67
1982 2.22
1983 4.56
1984 0.98
1985 -8.44
1986 -5.56
1987 -2.19
1988 1.72
1989 -3.58
1990 -2.62
1991 -3.49
1992 -4.55
1993 -7.97
1994 -3.20

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