According to recent data from the World Bank, in 2003, the 3 African countries with the top 3 highest Current Account Balance were:
- Egypt: US$ 3.74B
- Libya: US$ 3.40B
- Nigeria: US$ 3.39B
On the other hand, the 3 African countries with the 3 lowest current account balance in 2003 were:
- South Africa: US$ -1.54B
- Sudan: US$ -938.58M
- Tunisia: US$ -730.48M
Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore this data for each African country for the year 2003. You can also see links at the bottom of this page to see the historical Current Account Balance information for each African country.
The World Bank defines Current Account Balance as "the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income. Data are in current U.S. dollars" .
See also: GDP of Africa in 2003.
Country | Current Account Balance (US$) |
---|---|
Angola | -719558880.50 |
Benin | -331950912.89 |
Botswana | 716788889.54 |
Burundi | -23902939.17 |
Cape Verde | -90479472.09 |
Cameroon | -597885392.06 |
Republic of Congo | 521643977.62 |
Djibouti | 79033991.48 |
Egypt | 3743300000.00 |
Eswatini | 89400978.16 |
Ethiopia | -136384298.67 |
Gabon | 765896007.59 |
Gambia | 2635836.67 |
Ghana | 101686603.46 |
Guinea | -185261398.51 |
Guinea-Bissau | -287336.39 |
Kenya | 132419234.80 |
Lesotho | 44455844.00 |
Libya | 3402000000.00 |
Madagascar | -327949592.40 |
Malawi | -248981345.88 |
Mali | -271582512.51 |
Mauritius | 93176694.52 |
Morocco | 1581783222.11 |
Zambia | -663221346.97 |
Tanzania | -174205033.40 |
Uganda | -38435956.35 |
Tunisia | -730485399.22 |
Togo | -162288797.01 |
Sudan | -938580000.00 |
South Africa | -1541574878.82 |
Sierra Leone | -82819209.23 |
Senegal | -437532364.36 |
Niger | -219173243.86 |
Nigeria | 3390606191.58 |
Namibia | 265693025.13 |
Comoros | -18440042.76 |
Sao Tome and Principe | -28332843.60 |
Seychelles | -9361727.07 |
Current Account Balance of African Countries
Use the links below to see the historical Current Account Balance for each African country.