Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in World
World: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -28.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in World, 2004–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in World is -28.6%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in World peaked at -24.8% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -33.8%, in 2020.
That places World 18th out of 27 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | -24.8% | — |
| 2008 | -25.9% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | -28.5% | +9.8% |
| 2010 | -28.9% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | -27.8% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | -27.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | -27.3% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | -27.0% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | -27.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | -26.9% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | -26.6% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | -26.4% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | -27.0% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | -33.8% | +25.2% |
| 2021 | -32.2% | -4.9% |
| 2022 | -28.6% | -11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -26.4% | -28.5% | -24.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | -27.3% | -28.9% | -26.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -31.5% | -33.8% | -28.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near World
- 15 Equatorial Guinea -11.0% compare
- 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
More economy & growth data for World
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.23 Percent per annum (2028)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2028)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2394 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,448 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2562 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 3,514 current US$ per person (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross fixed capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2145 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in World?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in World was -28.6% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was -24.8% in 2004.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was -33.8% in 2020.
- How does World rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- World ranks 18th out of 27 groups with data for 2022.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this World 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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