Faroe Islands - Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Faroe Islands was 7.80 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 13 years was 20.22 in 1998, while its lowest value was -3.52 in 2007.

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
1998 20.22
1999 15.72
2000 9.37
2001 12.74
2002 9.96
2003 -0.44
2004 7.68
2005 1.80
2006 1.07
2007 -3.52
2008 -1.26
2009 -1.09
2010 6.22
2011 7.80

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