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