Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Western Asia
Western Asia: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -26.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
-26.1%
Change on year
down 10.5%
Rank
15th
of 27 groups
All-time high
-23.6%
in 2022
All-time low
-29.6%
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Western Asia, 2010–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Western Asia stood at -26.1%.
That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Western Asia peaked at -23.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -29.6%, in 2010.
Western Asia ranks 15th of 27 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | -29.6% | — |
| 2011 | -24.3% | -17.8% |
| 2012 | -25.0% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | -24.7% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | -25.5% | +3.1% |
| 2015 | -26.1% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | -25.8% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | -25.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | -26.4% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | -27.2% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | -29.2% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | -25.2% | -14.0% |
| 2022 | -23.6% | -6.2% |
| 2023 | -26.1% | +10.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | -26.0% | -29.6% | -24.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | -26.0% | -29.2% | -23.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 13 Zimbabwe -11.0% compare
- 14 Tajikistan -11.0% compare
- 15 Equatorial Guinea -11.0% compare
- 16 Madagascar -11.2% compare
- 17 Central African Republic -11.7% compare
- 18 Burundi -12.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Western Asia
- Gross Domestic Product, GDP in millions constant 2021 international $ 4.37 million (2027)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ 4.55 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value US$ 1.19 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita 14,704 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita, 2015 prices 12,408 USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 3.84 million million USD (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ 6.59 % (2024)
- Gross Domestic Product — Annual growth US$ per capita 4.74 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Annual growth US$ 7.8 % (2024)
- Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Share of GDP US$, 2015 prices 26.15 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Western Asia?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Western Asia was -26.1% 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was -23.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -29.6% in 2010.
- How does Western Asia rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Western Asia ranks 15th out of 27 groups with data for 2023.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this 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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