The current-account balance as a share of GDP (BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS) is exports minus imports of goods and services, plus net primary income and current transfers, divided by GDP. A surplus means the economy is a net lender to the rest of the world. Latest: 9.14% in 2024.
A large surplus or deficit is not automatically good or bad; it depends on saving, investment and the exchange rate. From 1967 to 2024 (58 years): latest 9.14% (2024), previous year 9.41% (2023); low -0.58% (1978), high 10.28% (2021).