Papua New Guinea - Current account balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance (% of GDP) in Papua New Guinea was 22.61 as of 2018. Its highest value over the past 42 years was 24.93 in 2016, while its lowest value was -19.39 in 1981.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1976 | 3.36 |
| 1977 | 6.97 |
| 1978 | -1.65 |
| 1979 | 4.66 |
| 1980 | -11.34 |
| 1981 | -19.39 |
| 1982 | -18.78 |
| 1983 | -13.17 |
| 1984 | -11.34 |
| 1985 | -5.02 |
| 1986 | -3.70 |
| 1987 | -6.29 |
| 1988 | -8.11 |
| 1989 | -8.82 |
| 1990 | -2.35 |
| 1991 | -3.99 |
| 1992 | 2.17 |
| 1993 | 12.98 |
| 1994 | 10.34 |
| 1995 | 14.53 |
| 1996 | 6.08 |
| 1997 | -2.01 |
| 1998 | 1.25 |
| 1999 | 3.45 |
| 2000 | 9.96 |
| 2001 | 9.29 |
| 2002 | -0.84 |
| 2003 | 4.02 |
| 2004 | 4.79 |
| 2005 | 13.35 |
| 2006 | 5.28 |
| 2007 | 1.89 |
| 2008 | 6.81 |
| 2009 | -5.09 |
| 2010 | -4.51 |
| 2011 | -1.10 |
| 2012 | -10.79 |
| 2013 | -16.23 |
| 2014 | 12.14 |
| 2015 | 20.29 |
| 2016 | 24.93 |
| 2017 | 23.51 |
| 2018 | 22.61 |
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
