Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) - Nigeria
Value & RankThe Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of Nigeria is 4.43 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 29.
Nigeria compared to other CountriesThe Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of Nigeria is similar to that of Sweden, Algeria, Denmark, Vietnam, Suriname, Ireland, Swaziland, Russia, Korea, Slovenia with a respective Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of 6.07, 5.99, 5.95, 5.82, 4.75, 4.39, 3.82, 3.57, 3.54, 3.28 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34.Last 5 years averageNigeria had an average Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of 8.35 (% of GDP) in the last 5 years from (2007 to 2012).
Nigeria during the Great RecessionNigeria's Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 67.4% during the Great RecessionNigeria since the end of the Great RecessionNigeria's Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 45.9% since the end of the Great Recession
Nigeria compared to other CountriesThe Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of Nigeria is similar to that of Sweden, Algeria, Denmark, Vietnam, Suriname, Ireland, Swaziland, Russia, Korea, Slovenia with a respective Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of 6.07, 5.99, 5.95, 5.82, 4.75, 4.39, 3.82, 3.57, 3.54, 3.28 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34.Last 5 years averageNigeria had an average Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of 8.35 (% of GDP) in the last 5 years from (2007 to 2012).
Nigeria during the Great RecessionNigeria's Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 67.4% during the Great RecessionNigeria since the end of the Great RecessionNigeria's Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 45.9% since the end of the Great Recession
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Sweden | 24 | 6.07 |
Algeria | 25 | 5.99 |
Denmark | 26 | 5.95 |
Vietnam | 27 | 5.82 |
Suriname | 28 | 4.75 |
Nigeria | 29 | 4.43 |
Ireland | 30 | 4.39 |
Swaziland | 31 | 3.82 |
Russia | 32 | 3.57 |
Korea | 33 | 3.54 |
Slovenia | 34 | 3.28 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators