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Current Account Balance by African country

2026

Current account balance (trade, income and transfers) as a share of GDP.

Africa, 202653 of 54 countries
−3.9%population-weighted average
Highest in 2026Djibouti · 10.1%Lowest in 2026Mozambique · −43.0%Reported in 202653 of 54 countries surveyed
Click a country to pin it — pinned countries are named on the map. Hatching means no record.
Western Sahara — no separate recordTanzania — −2.3%Democratic Republic of the Congo — −2.0%Somalia — −8.7%Kenya — −4.1%Sudan — −4.5%Chad — 0.8%South Africa — −0.9%Lesotho — −3.4%Zimbabwe — 3.7%Botswana — −1.9%Namibia — −15.7%Senegal — −6.2%Mali — −1.5%Mauritania — −6.5%Benin — −5.0%Niger — −6.1%Nigeria — 5.8%Cameroon — −5.1%Togo — −3.2%Ghana — 10.1%Cote d'Ivoire — −1.1%Guinea — −3.6%Guinea-Bissau — −6.3%Liberia — −12.0%Sierra Leone — −3.3%Burkina Faso — 8.6%Central African Republic — −3.4%Republic of the Congo — −6.0%Gabon — −4.3%Equatorial Guinea — −1.6%Zambia — 0.9%Malawi — −15.4%Mozambique — −43.0%Eswatini — −1.8%Angola — 2.2%Burundi — −5.5%Madagascar — −8.0%Gambia — −5.1%Tunisia — −4.2%Algeria — −1.2%Eritrea — no dataMorocco — −3.1%Egypt — −4.2%Libya — 4.2%Ethiopia — −2.4%Djibouti — 10.1%Uganda — −3.9%Rwanda — −13.4%South Sudan — 3.2%Nigeria 5.8%Nigeria 5.8%Ethiopia −2.4%Ethiopia −2.4%Kenya −4.1%Kenya −4.1%South Africa −0.9%South Africa −0.9%2026HIGHEST IN 2026Djibouti10.1%Ghana10.1%Burkina Faso8.6%Nigeria5.8%Libya4.2%LOWEST IN 2026Mozambique−43.0%Namibia−15.7%Malawi−15.4%Rwanda−13.4%Liberia−12.0%PINNEDEthiopia−2.4%21 of 53Kenya−4.1%29 of 53South Africa−0.9%12 of 53OTHER ISLAND STATES · NOT DRAWNCabo Verdenot drawn−0.4%Comorosnot drawn−4.2%Mauritiusnot drawn−6.9%Sao Tome and Principenot drawn−4.7%Seychellesnot drawn−7.8%% of GDP · quintiles of the observed range−43%−6.3%−4.3%−3.1%−0.9%10.1%no record
20142026
IMF and World Bank · national statistics offices · the provider's own estimates where a country has not reportedCC BY 4.0
Countries

By region

Population-weighted, so a region’s figure is the share of its people, not the average of its countries.
Northern Africa6 of 6 countries−2.2%
Western Africa16 of 16 countries−2.2%
Middle Africa9 of 9 countries−2.7%
Southern Africa5 of 5 countries−4.7%
Eastern Africa17 of 18 countries−6.3%
Africaall 54 countries · 53 with a 2026 figure−3.9%

What to know before you quote this

Specific to this series. For how we treat data generally, see methods.
One country has no usable 2026 recordNot a low value — no figure within the window. Eritrea is hatched on the map and blank in the table.
Certainty is judged year by yearA country can be Reported in one year and Modelled the next. The tag follows the year on the scrubber, so the 2026 assessment is not a verdict on the whole series.

About this data

Current Account BalanceCurrent account balance (trade, income and transfers) as a share of GDP.
SourceIMF and World Bank, with processing by Africa API
Unit% of GDP
Last updated15 Oct 2026
Next expected updateOct 2027
Date range1960–2026
Coverage53 of 54 countries · 53 reported, 0 modelled, 1 with no usable figure

How the figure is made

ReportedA national statistics office or the original provider published the figure for that year directly. 53 countries did so for 2026 — the certainty shown on this page is that 2026 assessment, not a per-series one.ModelledNo direct figure that year. The provider’s own estimate, interpolation or projection stands in, and is marked as such wherever it appears.No dataNo usable figure within the window. Drawn hatched on the map and left blank in the table — not zero, and not filled in.

These three states are used the same way across every indicator on the site — how we treat certainty explains the full set and what we never do to a number.

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How to cite this page
Africa API (2026) — "Current Account Balance". Data adapted from IMF and World Bank. Retrieved 18 Oct 2026 from africa-api.com/indicators/current-account
The request behind this view
GET /v1/data?metric_key=current_account_balance_pct_gdp&year=2026&limit=100

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Current Account Balance: most recent figure per country, highest to lowest

53 countries · each with its own period

The figures at the top of the page compare every country in the same year. This list takes each country’s newest figure instead, whatever its period, so the order can differ.

#CountryCurrent Account BalancePeriod
1Djibouti10.1%2026
2Ghana10.1%2026
3Burkina Faso8.6%2026
4Nigeria5.8%2026
5Libya4.2%2026
6Zimbabwe3.7%2026
7South Sudan3.2%2026
8Angola2.2%2026
9Zambia0.9%2026
10Chad0.8%2026
11Cabo Verde-0.4%2026
12South Africa-0.9%2026
13Cote d'Ivoire-1.1%2026
14Algeria-1.2%2026
15Mali-1.5%2026
16Equatorial Guinea-1.6%2026
17Eswatini-1.8%2026
18Botswana-1.9%2026
19Democratic Republic of the Congo-2%2026
20Tanzania-2.3%2026
21Ethiopia-2.4%2026
22Morocco-3.1%2026
23Togo-3.2%2026
24Sierra Leone-3.3%2026
25Central African Republic-3.4%2026
26Lesotho-3.4%2026
27Guinea-3.6%2026
28Uganda-3.9%2026
29Kenya-4.1%2026
30Comoros-4.2%2026
31Egypt-4.2%2026
32Tunisia-4.2%2026
33Gabon-4.3%2026
34Sudan-4.5%2026
35Sao Tome and Principe-4.7%2026
36Benin-5%2026
37Cameroon-5.1%2026
38Gambia-5.1%2026
39Burundi-5.5%2026
40Republic of the Congo-6%2026
41Niger-6.1%2026
42Senegal-6.2%2026
43Guinea-Bissau-6.3%2026
44Mauritania-6.5%2026
45Mauritius-6.9%2026
46Seychelles-7.8%2026
47Madagascar-8%2026
48Somalia-8.7%2026
49Liberia-12%2026
50Rwanda-13.4%2026
51Malawi-15.4%2026
52Namibia-15.7%2026
53Mozambique-43%2026
Which observations are included?
The ranking includes 53 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each figure shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
Does a higher value mean a better result?
The ranking is sorted by value, from highest to lowest. The order does not rate a country's performance. Interpretation depends on the indicator and its definition.

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