Current Account to GDP in Afghanistan increased to -21.20 percent in 2019 from -21.70 percent in 2018. source: Da Afghanistan Bank

Current Account to GDP in Afghanistan averaged -43.27 percent from 2003 until 2019, reaching an all time high of -20 percent in 2016 and a record low of -75.20 percent in 2006. This page provides - Afghanistan Current Account to GDP - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Afghanistan Current Account to GDP - values, historical data and charts - was last updated on February of 2021.

Current Account to GDP in Afghanistan is expected to reach -25.00 percent by the end of 2020, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Afghanistan Current Account to GDP is projected to trend around -23.00 percent in 2021 and -20.00 percent in 2022, according to our econometric models.

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Afghanistan Current Account to GDP

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-21.20 -21.70 -20.00 -75.20 2003 - 2019 percent Yearly

Afghanistan Trade Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Balance of Trade -5912.95 -6531.35 -1660.90 -8517.90 USD Million [+]
Current Account -893.51 -412.99 -412.99 -7558.00 USD Million [+]
Current Account to GDP -21.20 -21.70 -20.00 -75.20 percent [+]
Imports 6776.78 7406.60 8932.39 1966.07 USD Million [+]
Exports 863.83 875.24 875.24 69.10 USD Million [+]
Gold Reserves 21.87 21.87 21.87 21.87 Tonnes [+]
Terrorism Index 9.59 9.60 9.60 5.70 [+]


Afghanistan Current Account to GDP
The Current account balance as a percent of GDP provides an indication on the level of international competitiveness of a country. Usually, countries recording a strong current account surplus have an economy heavily dependent on exports revenues, with high savings ratings but weak domestic demand. On the other hand, countries recording a current account deficit have strong imports, a low saving rates and high personal consumption rates as a percentage of disposable incomes.