Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Northern Africa and Western Asia
Northern Africa and Western Asia: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -29.2% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Northern Africa and Western Asia, 2010–2020
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Northern Africa and Western Asia is -29.2%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 7.7% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at -25.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -29.2%, in 2020.
Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 19th of 27 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -29.0% | — |
| 2011 | -25.0% | -13.5% |
| 2012 | -25.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | -25.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | -25.9% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | -26.1% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | -25.4% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | -25.7% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | -26.3% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | -27.1% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | -29.2% | +7.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -26.1% | -29.0% | -25.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -29.2% | -29.2% | -29.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 16 Madagascar -11.2% compare
- 17 Central African Republic -11.7% compare
- 18 Burundi -12.2% compare
- 19 Mali -12.2% compare
- 20 Cameroon -12.4% compare
- 21 Democratic Republic of the Congo -12.4% compare
- 22 Cambodia -12.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows 156,869 (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person 1.6% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (constant 2020 United States dollars) as a 13.2% (2025)
- Manufacturing value added (current United States dollars) as a 13.0% (2024)
- Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita 0.5% (2024)
- Merchandise trade as a proportion of GDP 63.5% (2024)
- Annual GDP growth 2.1% (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows, as a proportion of GDP 1.9% (2024)
- Annual growth of exports of goods and services 2.9% (2023)
- Annual growth of imports of goods and services 2.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Northern Africa and Western Asia was -29.2% in 2020, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was -25.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.2% in 2020.
- How does Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 19th out of 27 groups with data for 2020.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern Africa and Western Asia 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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