Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Eastern Africa
Eastern Africa: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -17.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
-17.2%
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
6th
of 27 groups
All-time high
-15.6%
in 2015
All-time low
-17.8%
in 2021
Years of data
10
2014–2023
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Eastern Africa, 2014–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Eastern Africa recorded -17.2% for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and down 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Eastern Africa peaked at -15.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, -17.8%, in 2021.
That places Eastern Africa 6th out of 27 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Eastern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -16.0% | — |
| 2015 | -15.6% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | -16.4% | +5.6% |
| 2017 | -16.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | -16.0% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | -15.6% | -2.6% |
| 2020 | -16.4% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | -17.8% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | -17.7% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | -17.2% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -16.0% | -16.4% | -15.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | -17.3% | -17.8% | -16.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Africa
- 3 Republic of Korea -1.0% compare
- 3 Korea -1.0% compare
- 5 Indonesia -1.6%
- 6 United Arab Emirates -3.8% compare
- 7 Ethiopia -6.1% compare
- 8 Lebanon -6.3% compare
- 9 Bangladesh -8.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Eastern Africa
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 1.86 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 920,068 million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$, 2015 prices 127,870 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 1,842 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 1,011 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 504,851 million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 62.86 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 58.67 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 6.36 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 25.33 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Eastern Africa?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Eastern Africa was -17.2% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was -15.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Eastern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.8% in 2021.
- How does Eastern Africa rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Eastern Africa ranks 6th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Eastern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Africa data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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