Eswatini - Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Eswatini was 6.42 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 17.87 in 1975, while its lowest value was -28.93 in 1979.

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
1974 16.09
1975 17.87
1976 11.14
1977 3.82
1978 -20.76
1979 -28.93
1980 -23.93
1981 -14.23
1982 -21.17
1983 -19.27
1984 -15.67
1985 -10.65
1986 2.40
1987 11.22
1988 13.74
1989 11.06
1990 4.55
1991 4.08
1992 -3.16
1993 -4.69
1994 0.13
1995 -1.75
1996 -3.24
1997 -0.16
1998 -5.92
1999 -2.13
2000 -2.64
2001 0.58
2002 2.32
2003 4.07
2004 2.57
2005 -3.23
2006 -5.97
2007 -1.89
2008 -7.02
2009 -11.57
2010 -8.75
2011 -5.84
2012 4.91
2013 10.59
2014 11.58
2015 13.13
2016 7.79
2017 6.20
2018 1.30
2019 4.35
2020 6.42

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