Namibia - Current account balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance (% of GDP) in Namibia was 3.02 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 13.53 in 2006, while its lowest value was -16.50 in 2016.
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 |
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1990 | 0.99 |
1991 | 3.51 |
1992 | 1.45 |
1993 | 3.39 |
1994 | 2.33 |
1995 | 4.42 |
1996 | 2.90 |
1997 | 2.17 |
1998 | 4.18 |
1999 | -0.71 |
2000 | 4.88 |
2001 | 0.30 |
2002 | 2.56 |
2003 | 5.39 |
2004 | 6.75 |
2005 | 4.55 |
2006 | 13.53 |
2007 | 8.46 |
2008 | -0.11 |
2009 | -3.54 |
2010 | -3.92 |
2011 | -6.85 |
2012 | -8.58 |
2013 | -8.24 |
2014 | -9.43 |
2015 | -13.76 |
2016 | -16.50 |
2017 | -4.40 |
2018 | -3.44 |
2019 | -1.76 |
2020 | 3.02 |
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