South Africa vs Togo: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- South Africa
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports -0.3% against -0.4% in South Africa, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Togo ahead.
South Africa ranks 86th and Togo ranks 84th of 200 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -1.1% | -6.4% | 5.3% | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.8% | -3.5% | 4.3% | South Africa |
| 1990s | -0.0% | -5.6% | 5.6% | South Africa |
| 2000s | -2.2% | -5.8% | 3.7% | South Africa |
| 2010s | -3.3% | -5.2% | 1.9% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 2.0% | -0.3% | 2.3% | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, South Africa or Togo?
- Togo, at -0.3% against -0.4% in South Africa as of 2020.
- What is the difference in current account balance between South Africa and Togo?
- 0.1%, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Togo?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2020.
- How do South Africa and Togo rank globally for current account balance?
- South Africa ranks 86th and Togo ranks 84th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.