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  • USD/GNF 8,851.88 +0.04 %
  • EUR/GNF 9,938.92 −0.03 %
  • Iron ore 97.70 +1.45 %
  • Gold 4,117.20 −0.23 %
  • Brent crude 115.22 −3.03 %
  • BRVM Composite 520.27 −0.81 %
  • EUR/XOF 655.96 0.00 %

Current account balance

% of GDP

Trade in goods, services and income with the rest of the world: a deficit signals external financing needs.

Median : -3.7 % · 16 countries · latest available value : 2025

  1. 1 Botswana 2.9 % 2025 +7.4 pp
  2. 2 Eswatini 2.4 % 2025 +0.3 pp
  3. 3 Zimbabwe 1.2 % 2024* +0.8 pp
  4. 4 Angola 0.3 % 2025 −5.8 pp
  5. 5 Lesotho 0.1 % 2025 −4.1 pp
  6. 6 South Africa -0.4 % 2025 +0.2 pp
  7. 7 Comoros -1.7 % 2023* −1.3 pp
  8. 8 Tanzania -3.0 % 2024* +0.7 pp
  9. 9 Democratic Republic of the Congo -4.3 % 2025 −0.7 pp
  10. 10 Madagascar -5.2 % 2025 −1.2 pp
  11. 11 Zambia -5.5 % 2025 −1.1 pp
  12. 12 Seychelles -5.7 % 2025 +1.8 pp
  13. 13 Mauritius -7.0 % 2024* −2.1 pp
  14. 14 Namibia -13.4 % 2024* +1.6 pp
  15. 15 Malawi -14.0 % 2025 +1.1 pp
  16. 16 Mozambique -14.2 % 2025 −3.3 pp

Each country is ranked on the latest value published by the source; the year is shown next to the value. * data older than the most recent year available.