Indicator
Current account balance
The balance of a country's transactions with the rest of the world in goods, services, income and transfers, as a share of GDP. A deficit means it spends more abroad than it earns and needs capital inflows to finance the gap.
Unit : % of GDP · Source : IMF, World Economic Outlook
- −6% or less
- −6% to −2%
- −2% to +2%
- +2% to +6%
- +6% or more
- no data
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burkina Faso | +5.8% | 2025 |
| 2 | Mali | +0.1% | 2025 |
| 3 | Côte d’Ivoire | -0.6% | 2025 |
| 4 | Senegal | -1.2% | 2025 |
| 5 | Togo | -2.8% | 2025 |
| 6 | Niger | -3.7% | 2025 |
| 7 | Benin | -5.7% | 2025 |
| 8 | Guinea-Bissau | -6.2% | 2025 |
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook. Latest observed or estimated value from the source, excluding projections.
Method and source
Method and source
IMF World Economic Outlook data are published twice a year, in April and October. Values for the current and future years are projections; the ranking uses each country's latest observed or estimated year. Updated automatically every week on bifinances.