Eritrea - Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Eritrea was -14.82 as of 2000. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 39.39 in 1992, while its lowest value was -39.27 in 1998.

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
1992 39.39
1993 22.91
1994 23.25
1995 -5.44
1996 -8.62
1997 0.72
1998 -39.27
1999 -30.30
2000 -14.82

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