Central African Republic - Current Account Balance 2022

Current account balance as % of GDP · World Bank
-12.61% −1.83% from 2021 Global rank: 24th

Central African Republic's current account balance was -12.61% in 2022, decreased +1.83% from -10.78% in 2021. This was the 24th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2022
Current Account Balance by Country - 2022
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Palau -48.03% -9.8%
2nd Kyrgyz Republic -42.68% -434.6%
3rd Lebanon -34.61% -50.2%
4th Mozambique -33.72% -58.7%
5th Bhutan -27.80% -149.2%
6th Curaçao -26.75% -44.1%
7th Dominica -26.28% 21.6%
8th St. Vincent and the Grenadines -20.19% 13.1%
9th Senegal -19.95% -65.3%
10th Cambodia -18.96% 35.9%
11th Afghanistan -18.53% -32,992.9%
12th Malawi -18.34% -20.4%
13th Fiji -17.39% -168.1%
14th Moldova -17.09% -37.7%
15th Maldives -16.87% -94.9%
16th Niger -16.20% -15.2%
17th Antigua and Barbuda -15.63% 12.1%
18th Burundi -15.24% -20.5%
19th Yemen, Republic of -15.13% -8.8%
20th Solomon Islands -14.90% -193.0%
21st Mauritania -14.90% -73.8%
22nd Mongolia -13.43% 2.6%
23rd Montenegro -13.08% -41.3%
24th Central African Republic -12.61% -17.0%
25th Grenada -12.13% 15.7%
26th Vanuatu -12.08% -3.2%
27th Kiribati -12.04% -269.8%
28th Lesotho -11.42% -25.9%
29th St. Kitts and Nevis -11.38% -239.4%
30th Cayman Islands -11.25% 14.1%
31st South Sudan -11.22% -10,103.1%
32nd Mauritius -11.11% 15.2%
33rd Greece -10.88% -55.8%
34th West Bank and Gaza -10.63% -8.2%
35th Barbados -9.89% 3.6%
36th Slovak Republic -9.61% -98.9%
37th Kosovo -9.42% -8.4%
38th Rwanda -9.37% 14.1%
39th Romania -9.25% -28.7%
40th Uganda -8.92% -5.9%
41st Bahamas, The -8.87% 56.1%
42nd Hungary -8.87% -116.0%
43rd Chile -8.85% -21.6%
44th Tunisia -8.83% -48.0%
45th New Zealand -8.76% -45.4%
46th Sudan -8.60% -15.3%
47th Somalia, Fed. Rep. -8.59% -21.8%
48th Tonga -8.46% -34.7%
49th Samoa -8.32% 42.8%
50th Belize -8.28% -27.3%
51st Jordan -8.11% -1.0%
52nd Guinea-Bissau -7.89% -862.8%
53rd Côte d'Ivoire -7.61% -92.7%
54th Burkina Faso -7.54% -2,023.2%
55th Tanzania -7.24% -106.0%
56th Seychelles -7.02% 33.1%
57th Paraguay -7.01% -552.2%
58th Cyprus -6.98% -27.2%
59th Honduras -6.86% -25.6%
60th El Salvador -6.73% -56.2%
61st Serbia -6.67% -62.5%
62nd Mali -6.55% 13.9%
63rd Sierra Leone -6.35% 13.0%
64th North Macedonia -6.24% -124.4%
65th Lithuania -6.08% -519.9%
66th Colombia -6.03% -7.1%
67th Albania -5.87% 23.5%
68th Dominican Republic -5.77% -104.3%
69th Nepal -5.77% 25.1%
70th Benin -5.69% -36.9%
71st Latvia -5.48% -34.7%
72nd Madagascar -5.41% -9.8%
73rd Türkiye -5.00% -564.6%
74th São Tomé and Principe -4.73% 63.8%
75th Czechia -4.52% -119.9%
76th Philippines -4.52% -199.5%
77th Congo, Democratic Republic of -4.47% -339.1%
78th Bosnia and Herzegovina -4.39% -148.2%
79th Kenya -4.20% 17.9%
80th Gambia, The -4.09% 2.2%
81st Peru -4.05% -83.0%
82nd Estonia -3.91% -6.9%
83rd United States -3.88% -7.2%
84th Croatia -3.68% -775.4%
85th Morocco -3.66% -56.0%
86th Sint Maarten (Dutch part) -3.58% 84.5%
87th St. Lucia -3.56% 68.4%
88th Uruguay -3.52% -44.8%
89th Togo -3.49% -55.7%
90th Cabo Verde -3.48% 71.3%
91st Thailand -3.43% -61.9%
92nd Cameroon -3.39% 14.8%
93rd Costa Rica -3.28% -3.3%
94th Pakistan -3.26% -302.8%
95th Uzbekistan -3.16% 50.1%
96th Bangladesh -3.14% -185.5%
97th Eswatini -2.97% -211.9%
98th Lao PDR -2.97% -227.3%
99th Nicaragua -2.94% -5.6%
100th Myanmar -2.90% -32.4%
101st Bulgaria -2.68% -149.2%
102nd Georgia -2.58% 75.0%
103rd Finland -2.51% -859.7%
104th Haiti -2.43% -682.5%
105th India -2.36% -93.3%
106th Ghana -2.33% 14.1%
107th Poland -2.27% -75.4%
108th Egypt, Arab Republic of -2.21% 49.3%
109th Brazil -2.15% 11.1%
110th Portugal -2.08% -214.4%
111th United Kingdom -2.07% -373.1%
112th Sri Lanka -1.95% 47.3%
113th Iceland -1.87% 27.6%
114th Italy -1.83% -187.1%
115th Belgium -1.82% -199.4%
116th France -1.43% -617.1%
117th Mexico -1.29% -271.7%
118th Slovenia -1.03% -129.7%
119th Malta -0.89% -109.5%
120th Austria -0.83% -147.6%
121st Jamaica -0.73% -177.6%
122nd Argentina -0.63% -145.9%
123rd Botswana -0.60% 66.3%
124th Comoros -0.43% -34.2%
125th South Africa -0.30% -107.9%
126th Canada -0.29% -1,418.0%
127th Namibia -0.01% 99.9%
128th Panama 0.04% 103.0%
129th Nigeria 0.16% 129.5%
130th Viet Nam 0.34% 115.4%
131st Australia 0.37% -84.4%
132nd Spain 0.38% -50.9%
133rd Armenia 0.74% 121.7%
134th Zimbabwe 0.75% 12.7%
135th Indonesia 1.00% 238.5%
136th Guatemala 1.17% -46.1%
137th Korea 1.44% -67.3%
138th Liberia 1.62% 109.2%
139th Ecuador 1.94% -31.8%
140th Nauru 1.95% -48.6%
141st Suriname 2.01% -64.8%
142nd Japan 2.12% -45.7%
143rd Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.27% -42.1%
144th China 2.42% 24.8%
145th Israel 2.69% -14.8%
146th Kazakhstan 2.85% 310.0%
147th Malaysia 3.12% -19.6%
148th Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.52% -2.8%
149th Belarus 3.56% 12.6%
150th Oman 3.65% 165.9%
151st Zambia 3.75% -68.5%
152nd Germany 3.85% -44.3%
153rd Sweden 4.01% -35.3%
154th Tuvalu 4.59% -84.6%
155th Ukraine 4.92% 353.4%
156th Luxembourg 5.46% -14.9%
157th Chad 6.34% 1,285.8%
158th Equatorial Guinea 6.57% 15.5%
159th Netherlands 6.82% -33.4%
160th Aruba 6.94% 405.6%
161st Algeria 8.62% 455.1%
162nd Ireland 8.83% -27.5%
163rd Micronesia, Federated States of 8.92% 295.1%
164th Angola 8.96% -9.9%
165th Switzerland 9.28% 21.1%
166th Turkmenistan 9.67% 111.9%
167th Marshall Islands 10.05% -55.7%
168th Trinidad and Tobago 10.17% -6.3%
169th Hong Kong SAR, China 10.18% -13.7%
170th Russian Federation 10.37% 51.8%
171st Gabon 10.92% 215.4%
172nd Denmark 11.15% 30.5%
173rd Andorra 11.64% -22.5%
174th Saudi Arabia 11.73% 184.4%
175th United Arab Emirates 13.00% 14.5%
176th Macao SAR, China 13.61% 55.9%
177th San Marino 13.61% 152.3%
178th Liechtenstein 14.33% -15.7%
179th Bermuda 14.41% 9.2%
180th Papua New Guinea 14.43% 14.7%
181st Bahrain 14.72% 131.0%
182nd Timor-Leste 15.22% -67.5%
183rd Tajikistan 15.26% 85.3%
184th Guinea 16.83% 306.5%
185th Congo, Republic of 17.03% 32.8%
186th Djibouti 18.42% 378.9%
187th Singapore 18.42% -7.0%
188th Brunei Darussalam 19.52% 75.2%
189th Iraq 20.19% 231.6%
190th Libya 22.22% 37.7%
191st Qatar 26.78% 82.9%
192nd Norway 28.63% 92.3%
193rd Guyana 28.82% 216.2%
194th Azerbaijan 29.79% 97.0%
195th Kuwait 34.37% 36.4%

FAQ

What was Central African Republic's current account balance in 2022?

Central African Republic's current account balance in 2022 was -12.61%. This ranked 24th globally.

How did Central African Republic's current account balance change in 2022?

Central African Republic's current account balance decreased by 17.0% in 2022 compared to 2021.

Which country had the highest current account balance in 2022?

Kuwait had the highest current account balance in 2022 at 34.37%.

What is the current account balance of Central African Republic in 2022?

The current account balance of Central African Republic in 2022 was -12.61%. This ranked 24th globally.

How does 2022 compare to 2021 for Central African Republic's current account balance?

Central African Republic's current account balance went from -10.78% in 2021 to -12.61% in 2022, a 17.0% decrease.