Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) - Samoa
Value & RankThe Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of Samoa is -4.73 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 97.
Samoa compared to other CountriesThe Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of Samoa is similar to that of New Zealand, Australia, Lao PDR, Haiti, Romania, India, Barbados, South Africa, Costa Rica, Uruguay with a respective Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of -4.06, -4.20, -4.42, -4.42, -4.42, -4.92, -4.93, -5.24, -5.24, -5.25 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102.Last 5 years averageSamoa had an average Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of -7.42 (% of GDP) in the last 5 years from (2007 to 2012).
Samoa during the Great RecessionSamoa's Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) had a positive growth of 85.0% during the Great RecessionSamoa since the end of the Great RecessionSamoa's Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 86.9% since the end of the Great Recession
Samoa compared to other CountriesThe Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of Samoa is similar to that of New Zealand, Australia, Lao PDR, Haiti, Romania, India, Barbados, South Africa, Costa Rica, Uruguay with a respective Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of -4.06, -4.20, -4.42, -4.42, -4.42, -4.92, -4.93, -5.24, -5.24, -5.25 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102.Last 5 years averageSamoa had an average Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) of -7.42 (% of GDP) in the last 5 years from (2007 to 2012).
Samoa during the Great RecessionSamoa's Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) had a positive growth of 85.0% during the Great RecessionSamoa since the end of the Great RecessionSamoa's Current Account Balance (Percentage of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 86.9% since the end of the Great Recession
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| 2005 | -11.48 |
| 2006 | -16.92 |
| 2007 | -9.31 |
| 2008 | -10.05 |
| 2009 | -2.53 |
| 2010 | -7.57 |
| 2011 | -10.43 |
| 2012 | -4.73 |
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| New Zealand | 92 | -4.06 |
| Australia | 93 | -4.20 |
| Lao PDR | 94 | -4.42 |
| Haiti | 95 | -4.42 |
| Romania | 96 | -4.42 |
| Samoa | 97 | -4.73 |
| India | 98 | -4.92 |
| Barbados | 99 | -4.93 |
| South Africa | 100 | -5.24 |
| Costa Rica | 101 | -5.24 |
| Uruguay | 102 | -5.25 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators