Current account balance (% of GDP) - Country Ranking - Middle East
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: Thematic map, Time series comparison
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| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | 20.79 | 2020 |
| 2 | Iran | 11.39 | 2000 |
| 3 | Israel | 5.41 | 2020 |
| 4 | Kyrgyz Republic | 4.84 | 2020 |
| 5 | Tajikistan | 4.10 | 2020 |
| 6 | Pakistan | 0.09 | 2020 |
| 7 | Syrian Arab Republic | -0.15 | 2010 |
| 8 | Qatar | -2.50 | 2020 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | -3.08 | 2020 |
| 10 | Iraq | -3.72 | 2020 |
| 11 | Turkey | -4.94 | 2020 |
| 12 | Uzbekistan | -5.02 | 2020 |
| 13 | Bahrain | -6.44 | 2018 |
| 14 | Yemen | -7.72 | 2016 |
| 15 | Jordan | -8.48 | 2020 |
| 16 | Lebanon | -9.33 | 2020 |
| 17 | Oman | -11.71 | 2020 |
| 18 | Afghanistan | -15.59 | 2020 |
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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.
