Zimbabwe - Current Account Balance 1999

Current account balance as % of GDP · World Bank
1.40% +2.29% from 1998 Global rank: 140th

Zimbabwe's current account balance was 1.40% in 1999, increased +2.29% from -0.89% in 1998. This was the 140th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 1999
Current Account Balance by Country - 1999
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Eritrea -30.30% -13.8%
2nd West Bank and Gaza -27.90% -5.5%
3rd Angola -27.80% -55.8%
4th Aruba -25.28% -2,142.7%
5th São Tomé and Principe -22.36% -30.5%
6th Micronesia, Federated States of -21.06% 16.3%
7th Lebanon -19.38% 35.2%
8th Nicaragua -19.12% -29.1%
9th Kenya -18.34% -1,444.6%
10th Lesotho -18.25% -18.7%
11th Seychelles -17.62% -0.8%
12th St. Vincent and the Grenadines -17.36% 29.7%
13th Armenia -16.94% 23.0%
14th St. Kitts and Nevis -16.53% -36.8%
15th Turkmenistan -15.90% 54.6%
16th Sierra Leone -14.84% -597.2%
17th Kyrgyz Republic -14.71% 34.1%
18th Mozambique -13.60% 2.4%
19th Maldives -13.40% -324.8%
20th Azerbaijan -13.09% 58.9%
21st Cabo Verde -12.62% -41.0%
22nd Ghana -12.49% -343.7%
23rd Marshall Islands -12.17% -8.9%
24th St. Lucia -12.04% -75.4%
25th Grenada -11.57% 36.7%
26th Zambia -11.35% 29.6%
27th Lithuania -10.83% 5.8%
28th Dominica -10.78% -50.7%
29th Bosnia and Herzegovina -10.70% -63.7%
30th Panama -9.98% -19.7%
31st Burkina Faso -9.96% -50.7%
32nd Congo, Republic of -9.80% 8.8%
33rd Latvia -8.93% 4.0%
34th Portugal -8.85% -17.3%
35th Hungary -8.36% -18.5%
36th Chad -7.51% -25.1%
37th Samoa -7.36% -916.6%
38th Poland -7.31% -83.3%
39th Belize -7.28% -63.3%
40th Antigua and Barbuda -7.23% -22.1%
41st Guyana -7.12% -17.0%
42nd Georgia -7.09% 42.8%
43rd Iceland -6.90% 1.8%
44th Suriname -6.87% 40.5%
45th Rwanda -6.63% -83.7%
46th Croatia -6.32% -3.6%
47th Mali -6.19% -13.9%
48th Tanzania -6.12% 0.3%
49th Malawi -6.10% -5,876.3%
50th Bolivia, Plurinational State of -5.89% 25.0%
51st Moldova -5.80% 70.6%
52nd Togo -5.71% 3.8%
53rd Guatemala -5.60% 0.5%
54th Australia -5.58% -13.8%
55th Mongolia -5.47% 18.6%
56th Niger -5.41% 6.4%
57th Cambodia -5.33% 3.0%
58th Greece -5.32% -96.0%
59th Madagascar -5.25% 20.2%
60th Estonia -5.12% 39.5%
61st New Zealand -5.00% -79.8%
62nd Uganda -4.89% -10.6%
63rd Vanuatu -4.88% -305.1%
64th Senegal -4.86% 8.2%
65th Bulgaria -4.78% -518.0%
66th Albania -4.73% 32.0%
67th Costa Rica -4.68% -30.4%
68th Barbados -4.48% -59.6%
69th Brazil -4.47% -10.3%
70th Cameroon -4.41% -231.3%
71st Benin -4.23% -7.2%
72nd Bahamas, The -4.22% 58.1%
73rd Argentina -4.21% 3.8%
74th Sudan -4.04% 69.1%
75th Guinea -3.98% 37.7%
76th Slovak Republic -3.79% 60.3%
77th Honduras -3.77% -87.1%
78th Comoros -3.66% 46.6%
79th Romania -3.61% 46.9%
80th Sri Lanka -3.57% -93.1%
81st Serbia -3.53% -50.5%
82nd Philippines -3.36% -261.8%
83rd Myanmar -3.32% 84.5%
84th Malta -3.27% -21.7%
85th Spain -3.22% -98.2%
86th Slovenia -3.08% -364.3%
87th United States -2.98% -25.4%
88th Mauritius -2.82% -3,812.2%
89th Peru -2.75% 55.6%
90th Burundi -2.61% 38.0%
91st Oman -2.58% 86.8%
92nd Israel -2.45% -55.0%
93rd Jamaica -2.43% 34.3%
94th Austria -2.27% -21.8%
95th Czechia -2.23% -19.7%
96th Mexico -2.22% 22.7%
97th Guinea-Bissau -2.19% 38.4%
98th Eswatini -2.13% 60.2%
99th El Salvador -2.12% -155.8%
100th Uruguay -2.12% -13.0%
101st United Kingdom -2.11% -647.6%
102nd Dominican Republic -1.94% -24.2%
103rd Tunisia -1.93% 39.0%
104th Egypt, Arab Republic of -1.80% 35.1%
105th Central African Republic -1.72% 71.8%
106th North Macedonia -1.70% 79.4%
107th Cyprus -1.62% -157.0%
108th Belarus -1.60% 76.1%
109th Nepal -1.56% -89.9%
110th Mauritania -1.52% -75.3%
111th Pakistan -1.46% 13.1%
112th Haiti -1.44% -421.5%
113th Gambia, The -1.18% -18.1%
114th Germany -1.17% -134.5%
115th Kazakhstan -1.01% 81.7%
116th Tajikistan -0.91% 87.6%
117th Uzbekistan -0.76% -40.6%
118th Namibia -0.71% -116.9%
119th Bangladesh -0.71% 25.0%
120th India -0.70% 26.6%
121st Côte d'Ivoire -0.70% 58.1%
122nd Congo, Democratic Republic of -0.59% 70.9%
123rd Tonga -0.49% 94.3%
124th Bahrain -0.49% 95.4%
125th South Africa -0.45% 71.2%
126th Morocco -0.36% 82.4%
127th Türkiye -0.36% -150.1%
128th Ireland -0.12% -131.7%
129th Algeria 0.04% 102.2%
130th Canada 0.12% 109.3%
131st Chile 0.13% 102.8%
132nd Saudi Arabia 0.25% 102.8%
133rd Trinidad and Tobago 0.45% 104.3%
134th Fiji 0.66% 257.6%
135th Colombia 0.78% 118.9%
136th Italy 0.80% -51.8%
137th Qatar 0.81% 103.2%
138th Nigeria 0.86% 159.5%
139th Syrian Arab Republic 1.27% 57.9%
140th Zimbabwe 1.40% 257.8%
141st Paraguay 1.57% 10.2%
142nd Denmark 1.71% 1,249.7%
143rd China 1.91% -37.1%
144th Bhutan 2.16% -77.8%
145th Kiribati 2.35% -89.0%
146th Japan 2.46% -12.4%
147th France 3.41% 9.2%
148th Papua New Guinea 3.45% 161.3%
149th Netherlands 3.50% 18.0%
150th Sweden 3.93% 12.2%
151st Viet Nam 4.10% 203.3%
152nd Indonesia 4.13% 19.1%
153rd Korea 4.22% -58.2%
154th Solomon Islands 4.40% 461.3%
155th Ecuador 4.67% 158.6%
156th Jordan 4.97% 2,772.0%
157th Ukraine 5.25% 275.5%
158th Norway 5.46% 1,484.6%
159th Iran, Islamic Republic of 5.76% 773.4%
160th Libya 5.94% 429.1%
161st Finland 5.95% 26.4%
162nd Lao PDR 6.17% 208.6%
163rd Hong Kong SAR, China 6.43% 333.3%
164th United Arab Emirates 6.45% 63.5%
165th Yemen, Republic of 7.20% 242.9%
166th Luxembourg 7.53% -12.0%
167th Belgium 7.76% 51.6%
168th Gabon 8.37% 164.4%
169th Switzerland 9.50% 25.1%
170th Thailand 9.81% -21.7%
171st Botswana 10.64% 201.4%
172nd Russian Federation 11.67% 46,565.8%
173rd Djibouti 12.96% -61.3%
174th Faroe Islands 15.61% -23.0%
175th Malaysia 15.92% 31.4%
176th Kuwait 16.63% 94.8%
177th Singapore 17.20% -21.1%
178th Brunei Darussalam 26.73% 90.4%

FAQ

What was Zimbabwe's current account balance in 1999?

Zimbabwe's current account balance in 1999 was 1.40%. This ranked 140th globally.

How did Zimbabwe's current account balance change in 1999?

Zimbabwe's current account balance increased by 257.8% in 1999 compared to 1998.

Which country had the highest current account balance in 1999?

Brunei Darussalam had the highest current account balance in 1999 at 26.73%.

What is the current account balance of Zimbabwe in 1999?

The current account balance of Zimbabwe in 1999 was 1.40%. This ranked 140th globally.

How does 1999 compare to 1998 for Zimbabwe's current account balance?

Zimbabwe's current account balance went from -0.89% in 1998 to 1.40% in 1999, a 257.8% increase.