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Chad - Current Account Balance 2017

Current account balance as % of GDP · World Bank
-5.74% −1.66% from 2016 Global rank: 56th

Chad's current account balance was -5.74% in 2017, decreased +1.66% from -4.09% in 2016. This was the 56th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2017
Current Account Balance by Country - 2017
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Lebanon -22.88% -11.7%
2nd São Tomé and Principe -22.72% -216.2%
3rd Palau -22.69% -41.0%
4th Curaçao -22.41% -15.8%
5th Timor-Leste -21.39% 35.5%
6th Maldives -21.27% 9.4%
7th Bhutan -20.85% 28.1%
8th Afghanistan -18.96% -309.9%
9th Mozambique -17.94% 43.7%
10th Malawi -17.42% -32.9%
11th Cayman Islands -16.87% -17.2%
12th Liberia -16.68% 27.4%
13th Turkmenistan -16.40% 38.8%
14th Montenegro -15.85% 2.8%
15th Oman -13.61% 17.8%
16th West Bank and Gaza -13.21% 5.0%
17th Burundi -13.19% -19.3%
18th Bahamas, The -12.65% -2.1%
19th St. Vincent and the Grenadines -11.89% 9.1%
20th Sierra Leone -11.82% -142.9%
21st Algeria -11.62% 20.6%
22nd Grenada -11.46% -29.5%
23rd Niger -11.39% 0.2%
24th Sudan -11.17% -72.0%
25th Jordan -10.56% -9.3%
26th Mauritania -10.43% 5.4%
27th St. Kitts and Nevis -10.25% 15.1%
28th Dominica -10.21% -13.6%
29th Mongolia -10.06% -60.4%
30th Tunisia -10.01% -3.2%
31st Rwanda -9.46% 38.2%
32nd Lesotho -9.01% 11.6%
33rd Vanuatu -8.05% 5.0%
34th Georgia -7.95% 34.9%
35th Equatorial Guinea -7.84% 69.8%
36th Antigua and Barbuda -7.70% -222.3%
37th Tonga -7.60% -1.6%
38th Myanmar -7.44% -69.8%
39th Albania -7.41% 2.2%
40th Central African Republic -7.38% -49.7%
41st Lao PDR -7.38% 15.3%
42nd Senegal -7.27% -73.6%
43rd Nicaragua -7.16% 15.6%
44th Kenya -7.00% -69.5%
45th Cabo Verde -6.99% -103.2%
46th Belize -6.97% 4.4%
47th Kyrgyz Republic -6.95% 40.2%
48th Fiji -6.64% -87.7%
49th Mali -6.62% 8.5%
50th Congo, Republic of -6.43% 85.8%
51st Burkina Faso -6.35% -4.5%
52nd Gambia, The -6.33% 31.4%
53rd Cambodia -6.16% 10.2%
54th Moldova -5.84% -61.5%
55th Panama -5.82% 22.5%
56th Chad -5.74% -40.5%
57th Kosovo -5.26% 33.7%
58th Barbados -5.22% -35.1%
59th Serbia -5.05% -79.4%
60th Cyprus -4.91% -24.3%
61st Uganda -4.88% -85.4%
62nd Argentina -4.84% -78.4%
63rd Djibouti -4.80% -379.5%
64th Bosnia and Herzegovina -4.78% -1.7%
65th Pakistan -4.77% -201.5%
66th Mauritius -4.41% -12.9%
67th Bahrain -4.30% 2.4%
68th Solomon Islands -4.27% -14.7%
69th Benin -4.18% -39.5%
70th Bolivia, Plurinational State of -4.13% 25.9%
71st Türkiye -4.07% -59.7%
72nd Costa Rica -3.62% -69.2%
73rd Nepal -3.56% -165.3%
74th Somalia, Fed. Rep. -3.56% 35.5%
75th United Kingdom -3.47% 36.2%
76th Ghana -3.32% 34.5%
77th Congo, Democratic Republic of -3.31% 14.6%
78th Egypt, Arab Republic of -3.20% 43.3%
79th Romania -3.19% -53.2%
80th Colombia -3.18% 28.5%
81st Morocco -3.10% 17.3%
82nd Ukraine -3.10% -107.5%
83rd Australia -2.99% 13.5%
84th New Zealand -2.92% -42.2%
85th Canada -2.80% 9.2%
86th Tanzania -2.77% 34.3%
87th Chile -2.76% -5.2%
88th Cameroon -2.63% 14.3%
89th Guyana -2.56% -276.2%
90th Jamaica -2.52% -765.4%
91st Sri Lanka -2.45% -23.4%
92nd South Africa -2.37% 11.3%
93rd Seychelles -2.20% 23.1%
94th Haiti -2.15% -26.6%
95th Comoros -2.13% 51.2%
96th Kazakhstan -2.05% 59.5%
97th Bangladesh -2.04% -226.8%
98th Côte d'Ivoire -2.00% -133.4%
99th St. Lucia -1.91% 69.9%
100th United States -1.89% 10.4%
101st El Salvador -1.86% 18.2%
102nd Greece -1.80% 24.2%
103rd Mexico -1.80% 20.9%
104th Belarus -1.74% 48.5%
105th Slovak Republic -1.72% -18.2%
106th Zambia -1.68% 48.5%
107th Indonesia -1.59% 12.3%
108th Togo -1.51% 79.0%
109th Yemen, Republic of -1.49% 72.5%
110th India -1.44% -130.3%
111th Armenia -1.26% -31.7%
112th Honduras -1.25% 60.4%
113th Brazil -1.22% 27.9%
114th Poland -1.19% -10.7%
115th Samoa -1.07% 74.7%
116th Peru -0.95% 56.9%
117th Angola -0.75% 72.1%
118th Gabon -0.71% 87.0%
119th Philippines -0.65% -73.5%
120th Finland -0.61% 68.9%
121st North Macedonia -0.59% 77.6%
122nd Viet Nam -0.59% -336.3%
123rd Zimbabwe -0.53% 77.7%
124th France -0.47% 10.1%
125th San Marino -0.39% -
126th Ecuador -0.39% -142.1%
127th Madagascar -0.23% -147.4%
128th Dominican Republic -0.17% 84.4%
129th Namibia -0.14% 99.2%
130th Uruguay 0.01% -98.6%
131st Guinea-Bissau 0.26% -80.6%
132nd Belgium 0.70% 26.8%
133rd Lithuania 1.09% 207.8%
134th Aruba 1.12% -75.4%
135th Guatemala 1.20% 24.0%
136th Saudi Arabia 1.23% 134.5%
137th Austria 1.24% -51.7%
138th Czechia 1.35% -23.1%
139th China 1.50% -9.9%
140th Latvia 1.53% -13.9%
141st Portugal 1.56% 10.1%
142nd Ireland 1.65% 232.5%
143rd Estonia 1.70% 73.8%
144th Hungary 1.72% -60.7%
145th Suriname 1.93% 139.8%
146th Russian Federation 2.04% 7.0%
147th Tuvalu 2.07% -93.1%
148th Tajikistan 2.11% 150.7%
149th Uzbekistan 2.12% 751.5%
150th Sweden 2.19% 7.0%
151st Italy 2.48% 0.8%
152nd Malaysia 2.81% 17.3%
153rd Spain 2.83% -10.1%
154th Turks and Caicos Islands 2.92% -85.8%
155th Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.94% 6.0%
156th Israel 3.15% 2.2%
157th Bulgaria 3.25% 7.2%
158th Paraguay 3.36% -27.0%
159th Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 3.48% 286.9%
160th Nigeria 3.61% 305.6%
161st Qatar 3.99% 173.2%
162nd Croatia 4.05% 93.4%
163rd Japan 4.12% 4.2%
164th Azerbaijan 4.12% 214.4%
165th Korea 4.40% -29.1%
166th Hong Kong SAR, China 4.58% 15.6%
167th Iceland 4.93% -44.7%
168th Guinea 5.03% 116.4%
169th Switzerland 5.32% -26.4%
170th Norway 5.39% 3.3%
171st Botswana 5.59% -29.9%
172nd Trinidad and Tobago 5.91% 280.0%
173rd Marshall Islands 6.05% -39.0%
174th Eswatini 6.11% -24.2%
175th Luxembourg 6.18% -16.5%
176th Kuwait 6.43% 238.9%
177th Libya 6.59% 169.9%
178th United Arab Emirates 6.82% 97.2%
179th Slovenia 6.82% 29.1%
180th Denmark 7.43% 4.9%
181st Iraq 7.95% 298.4%
182nd Netherlands 8.05% 12.1%
183rd Germany 8.08% -9.3%
184th South Sudan 8.31% 185.1%
185th Thailand 9.63% -8.3%
186th Micronesia, Federated States of 10.45% 43.8%
187th Nauru 12.90% 207.6%
188th Bermuda 13.16% 7.4%
189th Papua New Guinea 15.90% 16.6%
190th Brunei Darussalam 16.36% 26.9%
191st Singapore 18.60% 3.3%
192nd Malta 19.16% 3,576.9%
193rd Eritrea 24.76% 84.3%
194th Macao SAR, China 30.75% 15.9%
195th Liechtenstein 31.06% 6.7%
196th Kiribati 31.63% 240.1%

FAQ

What was Chad's current account balance in 2017?

Chad's current account balance in 2017 was -5.74%. This ranked 56th globally.

How did Chad's current account balance change in 2017?

Chad's current account balance decreased by 40.5% in 2017 compared to 2016.

Which country had the highest current account balance in 2017?

Kiribati had the highest current account balance in 2017 at 31.63%.

What is the current account balance of Chad in 2017?

The current account balance of Chad in 2017 was -5.74%. This ranked 56th globally.

How does 2017 compare to 2016 for Chad's current account balance?

Chad's current account balance went from -4.09% in 2016 to -5.74% in 2017, a 40.5% decrease.