Jamaica recorded a Current Account deficit of 20.56 USD Million in the fourth quarter of 2019. Current Account in Jamaica averaged -66.68 USD Million from 1987 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 153.47 USD Million in the first quarter of 2016 and a record low of -536.06 USD Million in the third quarter of 2012. Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid). This page provides - Jamaica Current Account - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Italy recorded a Current Account surplus of 4783 EUR Million in February of 2020. Current Account in Italy averaged 18.79 EUR Million from 1942 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 19332.70 EUR Million in July of 1981 and a record low of -10633.40 EUR Million in August of 1981. Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid). This page provides - Italy Current Account - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Mauritania recorded a Current Account deficit of 972 MRO Billion in 2018. Current Account in Mauritania averaged -148.08 MRO Billion from 1961 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 27.69 MRO Billion in 1964 and a record low of -1470.70 MRO Billion in 2014. Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid). This page provides - Mauritania Current Account - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Mauritania recorded a Current Account deficit of 13 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2019. Current Account to GDP in Mauritania averaged -12.97 percent from 1963 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 6.33 percent in 1984 and a record low of -36.86 percent in 1970. The Current account balance as a percent of GDP provides an indication on the level of international competitiveness of a country. Usually, countries recording a strong current account surplus have an economy heavily dependent on exports revenues, with high savings ratings but weak domestic demand. On the other hand, countries recording a current account deficit have strong imports, a low saving rates and high personal consumption rates as a percentage of disposable incomes. This page provides - Mauritania Current Account to GDP - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Malta recorded a Current Account surplus of 387309 EUR Thousand in the fourth quarter of 2019. Current Account in Malta averaged 13835.68 EUR Thousand from 1995 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 603694 EUR Thousand in the third quarter of 2019 and a record low of -313524 EUR Thousand in the fourth quarter of 2000. Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid). This page provides the latest reported value for - Malta Current Account - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Malta recorded a Current Account surplus of 9.70 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2019. Current Account to GDP in Malta averaged -1.89 percent from 1995 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 11.20 percent in 2018 and a record low of -12.40 percent in 2000. The Current account balance as a percent of GDP provides an indication on the level of international competitiveness of a country. Usually, countries recording a strong current account surplus have an economy heavily dependent on exports revenues, with high savings ratings but weak domestic demand. On the other hand, countries recording a current account deficit have strong imports, a low saving rates and high personal consumption rates as a percentage of disposable incomes. This page provides - Malta Current Account to GDP - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Saudi Arabia recorded a Current Account surplus of 12417 USD Million in the fourth quarter of 2019. Current Account in Saudi Arabia averaged 13033.36 USD Million from 1971 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 90060.70 USD Million in the fourth quarter of 2005 and a record low of -27509.30 USD Million in the fourth quarter of 1991. Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid). This page provides - Saudi Arabia Current Account - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Saudi Arabia recorded a Current Account surplus of 6.30 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2019. Current Account to GDP in Saudi Arabia averaged 3.98 percent from 1980 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 28.50 percent in 2005 and a record low of -21 percent in 1991. The Current account balance as a percent of GDP provides an indication on the level of international competitiveness of a country. Usually, countries recording a strong current account surplus have an economy heavily dependent on exports revenues, with high savings ratings but weak domestic demand. On the other hand, countries recording a current account deficit have strong imports, a low saving rates and high personal consumption rates as a percentage of disposable incomes. This page provides - Saudi Arabia Current Account to GDP - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Uzbekistan recorded a Current Account deficit of 7 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2018. Current Account to GDP in Uzbekistan averaged 1.43 percent from 1992 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 9.18 percent in 2006 and a record low of -7.98 percent in 1993. The Current account balance as a percent of GDP provides an indication on the level of international competitiveness of a country. Usually, countries recording a strong current account surplus have an economy heavily dependent on exports revenues, with high savings ratings but weak domestic demand. On the other hand, countries recording a current account deficit have strong imports, a low saving rates and high personal consumption rates as a percentage of disposable incomes. This page provides - Uzbekistan Current Account to GDP - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Uzbekistan recorded a Current Account deficit of 2769 USD Million in 2019. Current Account in Uzbekistan averaged 662.45 USD Million from 1982 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 2621 USD Million in 2001 and a record low of -3231 USD Million in 2018. Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid). This page provides - Uzbekistan Current Account - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Ecuador recorded a Current Account surplus of 145.69 USD Million in the fourth quarter of 2019. Current Account in Ecuador averaged -52.31 USD Million from 1994 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 1548.23 USD Million in the second quarter of 2008 and a record low of -1398.86 USD Million in the fourth quarter of 2014. Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid). This page provides - Ecuador Current Account - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Ecuador recorded a Current Account deficit of 0.10 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2019. Current Account to GDP in Ecuador averaged -1.96 percent from 1980 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 5.17 percent in 2000 and a record low of -10.08 percent in 1987. The Current account balance as a percent of GDP provides an indication on the level of international competitiveness of a country. Usually, countries recording a strong current account surplus have an economy heavily dependent on exports revenues, with high savings ratings but weak domestic demand. On the other hand, countries recording a current account deficit have strong imports, a low saving rates and high personal consumption rates as a percentage of disposable incomes. This page provides - Ecuador Current Account to GDP - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Guatemala recorded a Current Account surplus of 332.58 USD Million in the fourth quarter of 2019. Current Account in Guatemala averaged -194.10 USD Million from 2004 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 628.62 USD Million in the third quarter of 2019 and a record low of -880.98 USD Million in the fourth quarter of 2012. Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid). This page provides - Guatemala Current Account - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Guatemala recorded a Current Account surplus of 2.40 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2019. Current Account to GDP in Guatemala averaged -3.62 percent from 1990 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 2.40 percent in 2019 and a record low of -8.40 percent in 1992. The Current account balance as a percent of GDP provides an indication on the level of international competitiveness of a country. Usually, countries recording a strong current account surplus have an economy heavily dependent on exports revenues, with high savings ratings but weak domestic demand. On the other hand, countries recording a current account deficit have strong imports, a low saving rates and high personal consumption rates as a percentage of disposable incomes. This page provides - Guatemala Current Account to GDP - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Nicaragua recorded a Current Account surplus of 0.60 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2018. Current Account to GDP in Nicaragua averaged -14.74 percent from 1960 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 13.60 percent in 1979 and a record low of -63 percent in 1992. The Current account balance as a percent of GDP provides an indication on the level of international competitiveness of a country. Usually, countries recording a strong current account surplus have an economy heavily dependent on exports revenues, with high savings ratings but weak domestic demand. On the other hand, countries recording a current account deficit have strong imports, a low saving rates and high personal consumption rates as a percentage of disposable incomes. This page provides - Nicaragua Current Account to GDP - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Nicaragua recorded a Current Account surplus of 194.80 USD Million in the first quarter of 2019. Current Account in Nicaragua averaged -211.41 USD Million from 1990 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 194.80 USD Million in the first quarter of 2019 and a record low of -448 USD Million in the fourth quarter of 2007. Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid). This page provides - Nicaragua Current Account - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The benchmark interest rate in Algeria was last recorded at 3.75 percent. Interest Rate in Algeria averaged 5.15 percent from 1963 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 21 percent in December of 1994 and a record low of 2.75 percent in January of 1972. The discount Rate is the rate charged by the Bank of Algeria on loans to banks and finance companies through a call for tender system. . This page provides - Algeria Discount Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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