Egypt - Current account balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance (% of GDP) in Egypt was -3.90 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 9.01 in 1991, while its lowest value was -9.64 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 | -5.65 |
| 1978 | -6.24 |
| 1979 | -8.36 |
| 1980 | -2.01 |
| 1981 | -9.64 |
| 1982 | -6.69 |
| 1983 | -1.06 |
| 1984 | -5.55 |
| 1985 | -4.65 |
| 1986 | -3.49 |
| 1987 | 0.05 |
| 1988 | -2.98 |
| 1989 | -3.29 |
| 1990 | 5.41 |
| 1991 | 9.01 |
| 1992 | 7.81 |
| 1993 | 5.45 |
| 1994 | 0.06 |
| 1995 | -0.42 |
| 1996 | -0.28 |
| 1997 | -0.91 |
| 1998 | -3.02 |
| 1999 | -1.80 |
| 2000 | -0.97 |
| 2001 | -0.40 |
| 2002 | 0.73 |
| 2003 | 4.66 |
| 2004 | 4.98 |
| 2005 | 2.35 |
| 2006 | 2.45 |
| 2007 | 0.32 |
| 2008 | -0.87 |
| 2009 | -1.77 |
| 2010 | -2.06 |
| 2011 | -2.32 |
| 2012 | -2.50 |
| 2013 | -1.23 |
| 2014 | -1.95 |
| 2015 | -5.24 |
| 2016 | -6.16 |
| 2017 | -3.37 |
| 2018 | -3.08 |
| 2019 | -3.37 |
| 2020 | -3.90 |
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
