Namibia vs South Africa: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Namibia
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports -1.81 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.83 billion BoP, current US$ in Namibia, a difference of 23.70 million BoP, current US$.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Globally, Namibia ranks 147th and South Africa ranks 144th of 199 countries.
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About this data
Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.