Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods, services, net income, and net current transfers.

Current account balance in % of GDP (%)

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Kuwait21.138.937.232.042.945.539.933.27.50.66.417.321.519.823.634.431.129.1
Qatar31.133.230.424.08.5-5.54.09.12.4-2.114.626.817.117.5
Bahrain1.49.29.22.910.98.17.14.4-2.3-4.4-4.3-6.2-2.0-9.16.414.75.84.8
Saudi Arabia-3.57.628.114.124.223.118.610.2-7.6-3.51.68.24.3-3.34.112.12.9-0.5
Algeria2.319.86.98.15.30.5-3.9-14.4-14.5-11.6-8.7-8.8-11.0-2.48.62.6
Egypt, Arab Rep.5.4-1.02.3-2.1-2.3-2.5-1.2-1.9-5.2-6.2-3.2-2.9-3.2-3.7-4.4-2.2-3.2
Iraq-6.74.714.113.66.96.9-1.71.38.015.16.7-3.511.720.210.6
Libya7.616.431.622.36.625.80.0-33.2-19.2-9.46.614.77.0-10.216.122.24.1
Syrian Arab Republic14.35.61.0-0.6
Tunisia-3.8-3.8-0.9-4.6-7.0-7.9-8.0-8.9-8.6-8.5-10.0-10.8-8.0-6.0-5.9-8.8-2.3