Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs): Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -18.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), 2010–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2022, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) stood at -18.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) peaked at -16.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, -19.9%, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -18.3% | — |
| 2011 | -17.2% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | -17.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | -17.0% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | -17.6% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | -17.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | -18.4% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | -18.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | -16.5% | -11.3% |
| 2019 | -17.7% | +7.9% |
| 2020 | -19.9% | +12.0% |
| 2021 | -19.5% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | -18.1% | -7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -17.6% | -18.6% | -16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | -19.2% | -19.9% | -18.1% | 3 |
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More economy & growth data for Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 22,748 (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 2.6% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 12.1% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 12.2% (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 2.2% (2024)
- Domestic material consumption per unit of GDP, by type of raw material 3.87 (2024)
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 49.4% (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP 2.4% (2024)
- Annual GDP growth 4.9% (2024)
- Annual growth of exports of goods and services 2.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) was -18.1% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was -16.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.9% in 2020.
- How does Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) ranks 8th out of 14 regions with data for 2022.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 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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