Ethiopia - Current account balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance (% of GDP) in Ethiopia was -2.53 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 39 years was 1.81 in 1994, while its lowest value was -12.64 in 2005.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1981 | -3.41 |
| 1982 | -2.53 |
| 1983 | -1.98 |
| 1984 | -1.61 |
| 1985 | 1.12 |
| 1986 | -3.32 |
| 1987 | -2.06 |
| 1988 | -2.09 |
| 1989 | -1.26 |
| 1990 | -2.41 |
| 1991 | 0.77 |
| 1992 | -1.14 |
| 1993 | -0.57 |
| 1994 | 1.81 |
| 1995 | 0.51 |
| 1996 | 0.93 |
| 1997 | -0.47 |
| 1998 | -4.25 |
| 1999 | -6.04 |
| 2000 | 0.16 |
| 2001 | -4.54 |
| 2002 | -1.74 |
| 2003 | -1.58 |
| 2004 | -6.59 |
| 2005 | -12.64 |
| 2006 | -11.69 |
| 2007 | -4.20 |
| 2008 | -6.67 |
| 2009 | -6.75 |
| 2010 | -2.12 |
| 2011 | -3.30 |
| 2012 | -7.11 |
| 2013 | -6.37 |
| 2014 | -10.38 |
| 2015 | -11.71 |
| 2016 | -10.64 |
| 2017 | -7.25 |
| 2018 | -5.47 |
| 2019 | -5.24 |
| 2020 | -2.53 |
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
