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South Africa Current Account Balance 1980s

Name: South Africa Current Account Balance 1980s
Creator: World Bank
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Current account balance as % of GDP · World Bank

0.78% decade average (1980-1989)

South Africa's current account balance during the 1980s ranged from -5.34% (1981) to 5.29% (1987), averaging 0.78% over 10 years of data.

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1980s Data▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
1980	3.54%	−1.17%	128th
1981	-5.34%	−9.02%	74th
1982	-4.10%	+1.42%	84th
1983	-0.34%	+3.65%	114th
1984	-2.30%	−1.88%	72nd
1985	3.51%	+5.72%	134th
1986	3.77%	+0.17%	135th
1987	5.29%	+1.51%	130th
1988	2.44%	−2.85%	123rd
1989	1.39%	−1.08%	117th