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: -3.62% in 2025.
A large surplus or deficit is not automatically good or bad; it depends on saving, investment and the exchange rate. From 2000 to 2025 (26 years): latest -3.62% (2025), previous year -4.63% (2024); low -8.75% (2022), high -0.78% (2001).