Report for Selected Countries and Subjects

World Economic Outlook Database, April 2008

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Country	Subject Descriptor	Units	Scale	2006	2007	2008
Shaded cells indicate IMF staff estimates
Afghanistan, Rep. of.	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.444	-0.067	0.003
Albania	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.535	-0.877	-0.991
Algeria	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	28.950	30.579	41.284
Angola	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	10.538	6.747	10.583
Antigua and Barbuda	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.162	-0.211	-0.205
Argentina	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	5.413	2.812	1.186
Armenia	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.115	-0.518	-0.635
Australia	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-41.690	-56.196	-65.574
Austria	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	7.927	10.037	12.148
Azerbaijan	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	3.708	9.010	19.391
Bahamas, The	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-1.578	-1.442	-1.297
Bahrain	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	2.112	3.913	4.976
Bangladesh	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	0.762	0.334	-0.364
Barbados	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.278	-0.254	-0.298
Belarus	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-1.512	-2.944	-3.970
Belgium	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	10.588	14.635	14.690
Belize	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.027	-0.051	-0.053
Benin	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.296	-0.310	-0.360
Bhutan	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.029	0.116	0.141
Bolivia	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	1.312	1.758	2.057
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-1.025	-1.920	-2.495
Botswana	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	1.947	2.074	1.159
Brazil	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	13.621	3.555	-10.710
Brunei Darussalam	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	6.462	7.101	8.438
Bulgaria	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-4.940	-8.464	-10.775
Burkina Faso	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.585	-0.688	-0.956
Burundi	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.132	-0.124	-0.137
Cambodia	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.146	-0.077	-0.535
Cameroon	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	0.118	0.085	0.005
Canada	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	20.792	13.263	-14.007
Cape Verde	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.060	-0.144	-0.198
Central African Republic	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.040	-0.077	-0.125
Chad	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.600	-0.302	-0.194
Chile	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	5.256	6.050	-0.862
China	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	249.866	360.705	385.855
Colombia	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-2.909	-6.465	-9.923
Comoros	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.021	0.008	-0.017
Congo, Democratic Republic of	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.212	-0.402	-1.260
Congo, Republic of	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	0.125	-1.490	0.629
Costa Rica	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-1.108	-1.519	-2.087
Côte d'Ivoire	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	0.529	0.265	0.138
Croatia	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-3.377	-4.385	-5.403
Cyprus	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-1.081	-1.514	-1.878
Czech Republic	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-4.462	-4.384	-6.351
Denmark	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	7.415	3.454	2.359
Djibouti	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.109	-0.212	-0.216
Dominica	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.058	-0.072	-0.087
Dominican Republic	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-1.122	-2.041	-1.749
Ecuador	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	1.503	1.464	2.569
Egypt	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	0.868	1.862	1.216
El Salvador	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.700	-0.985	-1.263
Equatorial Guinea	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	0.385	0.188	0.393
Eritrea	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.041	-0.062	-0.075
Estonia	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-2.575	-3.402	-2.856
Ethiopia	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-1.386	-0.881	-1.001
Fiji	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.552	-0.507	-0.669
Finland	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	9.550	11.268	10.404
France	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-28.192	-33.386	-66.999
Gabon	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	1.717	1.450	2.194
Gambia, The	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.058	-0.070	-0.097
Georgia	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-1.235	-2.028	-2.247
Germany	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	147.134	185.033	190.684
Ghana	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-1.381	-1.896	-1.648
Greece	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-29.684	-43.703	-50.168
Grenada	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.129	-0.138	-0.162
Guatemala	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-1.510	-1.685	-1.965
Guinea	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.185	-0.433	-0.573
Guinea-Bissau	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.035	-0.006	0.026
Guyana	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.172	-0.189	-0.186
Haiti	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.019	0.011	-0.080
Honduras	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.508	-1.225	-1.308
Hong Kong SAR	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	22.936	25.459	21.949
Hungary	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-7.352	-7.750	-8.564
Iceland	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-4.232	-3.125	-1.577
India	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-9.800	-19.345	-37.865
Indonesia	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	10.836	11.009	8.987
Iran, Islamic Republic of	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	20.650	30.465	40.726
Ireland	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-9.136	-11.685	-9.398
Israel	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	8.546	4.993	3.247
Italy	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-47.566	-47.250	-55.829
Jamaica	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-1.197	-1.623	-1.741
Japan	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	170.437	212.815	193.322
Jordan	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-1.598	-2.769	-2.873
Kazakhstan	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-1.795	-6.851	-2.236
Kenya	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.561	-1.014	-1.674
Kiribati	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.017	-0.021	-0.031
Korea	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	5.385	5.954	-9.967
Kuwait	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	51.050	52.734	65.647
Kyrgyz Republic	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.186	-0.244	-0.395
Lao People's Democratic Republic	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.435	-0.930	-1.005
Latvia	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-4.479	-6.381	-5.366
Lebanon	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-1.372	-2.634	-2.634
Lesotho	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	0.066	0.077	0.084
Liberia	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.189	-0.224	-0.341
Libya	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	25.646	24.278	33.643
Lithuania	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-3.218	-4.988	-5.039
Luxembourg	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	4.389	4.746	4.650
Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.024	-0.202	-0.597
Madagascar	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.476	-1.106	-2.455
Malawi	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.195	-0.113	-0.114
Malaysia	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	25.313	26.045	24.272
Maldives	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.369	-0.472	-0.415
Mali	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.302	-0.446	-0.550
Malta	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.426	-0.459	-0.516
Mauritania	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.036	-0.184	-0.259
Mauritius	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.336	-0.549	-0.498
Mexico	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-2.220	-7.370	-9.288
Moldova	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.404	-0.410	-0.552
Mongolia	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	0.222	-0.023	-0.810
Montenegro, Republic of	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.755	-1.102	-1.101
Morocco	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	1.856	-0.071	-0.930
Mozambique	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	1.335	-0.713	-0.946
Myanmar	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	0.958	0.541	0.378
Namibia	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	1.106	1.360	0.982
Nepal	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	0.192	0.058	0.052
Netherlands	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	55.874	50.931	51.265
New Zealand	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-9.082	-10.378	-10.355
Nicaragua	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.700	-0.989	-1.620
Niger	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.307	-0.321	-0.478
Nigeria	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	13.891	1.205	14.233
Norway	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	58.278	63.657	91.782
Oman	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	4.328	3.996	5.893
Pakistan	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-5.015	-7.105	-11.027
Panama	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.552	-1.579	-1.779
Papua New Guinea	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	0.163	0.259	0.209
Paraguay	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.118	0.162	0.118
Peru	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	2.589	1.750	-0.285
Philippines	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	5.347	6.351	3.673
Poland	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-11.084	-15.479	-22.712
Portugal	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-18.283	-20.887	-23.558
Qatar	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	16.113	23.435	43.833
Romania	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-12.748	-23.125	-27.325
Russia	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	94.257	76.600	98.634
Rwanda	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.186	-0.161	-0.359
Samoa	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.023	-0.024	-0.033
São Tomé and Príncipe	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.056	-0.051	-0.057
Saudi Arabia	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	95.514	100.767	145.165
Senegal	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.895	-0.906	-1.329
Serbia	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-3.966	-6.889	-7.865
Seychelles	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.133	-0.275	-0.345
Sierra Leone	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.051	-0.063	-0.115
Singapore	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	29.765	39.157	38.074
Slovak Republic	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-3.963	-3.998	-4.440
Slovenia	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-1.076	-2.222	-2.577
Solomon Islands	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.087	-0.143	-0.108
South Africa	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-16.602	-20.556	-22.885
Spain	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-106.399	-145.562	-170.962
Sri Lanka	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-1.339	-1.369	-1.995
St. Kitts and Nevis	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.144	-0.163	-0.169
St. Lucia	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.298	-0.199	-0.193
St. Vincent and the Grenadines	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.120	-0.149	-0.163
Sudan	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-5.489	-5.432	-5.282
Suriname	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	0.003	0.024	0.029
Swaziland	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.103	0.036	-0.045
Sweden	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	33.303	37.987	31.992
Switzerland	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	58.708	72.835	72.681
Syrian Arab Republic	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-2.133	-2.181	-2.777
Taiwan Province of China	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	24.661	31.701	31.951
Tajikistan	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.084	-0.351	-0.341
Tanzania	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-1.110	-1.495	-1.923
Thailand	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	2.174	14.923	9.199
Timor-Leste, Dem. Rep. of	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	0.679	1.161	1.128
Togo	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.133	-0.160	-0.221
Tonga	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.018	-0.023	-0.043
Trinidad and Tobago	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	4.654	4.171	3.727
Tunisia	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.630	-0.860	-1.040
Turkey	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-32.193	-38.030	-49.870
Turkmenistan	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	3.351	4.525	6.714
Uganda	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.379	-0.224	-1.000
Ukraine	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-1.617	-5.918	-13.864
United Arab Emirates	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	35.942	41.666	65.888
United Kingdom	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-92.566	-136.203	-137.368
United States	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-811.483	-738.636	-614.703
Uruguay	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.457	-0.184	-0.452
Uzbekistan	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	3.198	5.298	6.469
Vanuatu	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.033	-0.060	-0.067
Venezuela	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	27.167	23.227	24.158
Vietnam	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.244	-6.722	-11.061
Yemen, Republic of	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	0.206	-0.924	-0.372
Zambia	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	0.120	-0.743	-0.688
Zimbabwe	Current account balance	U.S. dollars	Billions	-0.333	-0.116	0.032

Notes

	Country/Series-specific Notes
	Afghanistan, Rep. of.: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing. Includes grants. Data refer to fiscal years Source: National Statistical Office Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Afghanis Data last updated: 03/2008 Albania: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2005 Primary domestic currency: Albanian leks Data last updated: 01/2008 Algeria: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Algerian dinars Data last updated: 03/2008 Angola: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank. National Bank of Angola Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Angolan kwanzas Data last updated: 03/2008 Antigua and Barbuda: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Notes: Data prior to 1996 cannot be confirmed by national sources at this time. Primary domestic currency: Eastern Caribbean dollars Data last updated: 02/2008 Argentina: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: National Statistical Office Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Argentine pesos Data last updated: 03/2008 Armenia: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2007 Notes: Starting from 2004, BOP figures were revised to reflect non-bank private transfers in the current account. In 2003 and previous years, non-bank private transfers are reported in the financial account. Primary domestic currency: Armenian drams Data last updated: 03/2008 Australia: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing. Data refer to calendar years Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics Time Series Statistics Plus Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Australian dollars Data last updated: 03/2008 Austria: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: National Statistical Office Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Euros Data last updated: 03/2008 Azerbaijan: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Notes: Data prior to 1994 cannot be confirmed by national sources at this time. Primary domestic currency: Azerbaijan manat Data last updated: 03/2008 Bahamas, The: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Bahamian dollars Data last updated: 02/2008 Bahrain: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Bahrain Monetary Agency Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Bahrain dinars Data last updated: 03/2008 Bangladesh: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing. Data refer to fiscal years Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Bangladesh taka Data last updated: 02/2008 Barbados: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Barbados dollars Data last updated: 02/2008 Belarus: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Belarusian rubels Data last updated: 03/2008 Belgium: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: National Statistical Office Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Euros Data last updated: 03/2008 Belize: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Belize dollars Data last updated: 02/2008 Benin: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: CFA francs Data last updated: 01/2008 Bhutan: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: Fiscal year 2006/07. Notes: Data reported on fiscal year basis (July-June). Primary domestic currency: Bhutanese ngultrum Data last updated: 02/2008 Bolivia: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Bolivianos Data last updated: 03/2008 Bosnia and Herzegovina: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Convertible marka Data last updated: 03/2008 Botswana: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Botswana pula Data last updated: 03/2008 Brazil: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Brazilian reais Data last updated: 03/2008 Brunei Darussalam: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Prime Minister's Office, Economic Planning and Development Department Latest actual data: 2006 Notes: Income receipts under the current account balance are based on staff estimates. Primary domestic currency: Brunei dollars Data last updated: 03/2008 Bulgaria: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Bulgarian leva Data last updated: 03/2008 Burkina Faso: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2005 Primary domestic currency: CFA francs Data last updated: 03/2008 Burundi: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Burundi francs Data last updated: 03/2008 Cambodia: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Cambodian riels Data last updated: 03/2008 Cameroon: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Notes: The percent changes in 2002 are calculated over a period of 18 months, reflecting a change in the fiscal year cycle (from July-June to January-December). Primary domestic currency: CFA francs Data last updated: 03/2008 Canada: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: National Statistical Office Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Canadian dollars Data last updated: 03/2008 Cape Verde: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Cape Verde escudos Data last updated: 02/2008 Central African Republic: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2004 Primary domestic currency: CFA francs Data last updated: 03/2008 Chad: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: CFA francs Data last updated: 03/2008 Chile: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Chilean pesos Data last updated: 03/2008 China: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: CEIC Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Chinese yuan Data last updated: 03/2008 Colombia: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank. And National Statistical Office Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Colombian pesos Data last updated: 03/2008 Comoros: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank and IMF Staff Latest actual data: 2005 Primary domestic currency: Comorian francs Data last updated: 03/2008 Congo, Democratic Republic of: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Notes: Data prior to 2001 cannot be confirmed by national sources at this time. Primary domestic currency: Congo francs Data last updated: 03/2008 Congo, Republic of: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2004 Primary domestic currency: CFA francs Data last updated: 03/2008 Costa Rica: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Costa Rican colones Data last updated: 03/2008 Côte d'Ivoire: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: CFA francs Data last updated: 03/2008 Croatia: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Notes: Includes a large errors and omissions term, which correlates closely with estimated tourism receipts. Tourism receipts account for about 20 percent of GDP. Primary domestic currency: Croatian kunas Data last updated: 03/2008 Cyprus: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Notes: The large break in the series for 1998 is attributed to a significant increase in Income Debits for 1998. The authorities have verified that this is correct. Primary domestic currency: Euros Data last updated: 03/2008 Czech Republic: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: National Statistical Office Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Czech koruny Data last updated: 03/2008 Denmark: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: National Statistical Office Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Danish kroner Data last updated: 03/2008 Djibouti: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Djibouti francs Data last updated: 03/2008 Dominica: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Eastern Caribbean dollars Data last updated: 02/2008 Dominican Republic: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Dominican pesos Data last updated: 03/2008 Ecuador: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: U.S. dollars Data last updated: 03/2008 Egypt: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing. Data refer to fiscal years Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2007. 2006/07 Fiscal year (June 2007) Primary domestic currency: Egyptian pounds Data last updated: 03/2008 El Salvador: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: U.S. dollars Data last updated: 03/2008 Equatorial Guinea: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank. Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale (BEAC) Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: CFA francs Data last updated: 02/2008 Eritrea: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Eritrean nakfa Data last updated: 03/2008 Estonia: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Estonian krooni Data last updated: 03/2008 Ethiopia: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Ethiopian birr Data last updated: 03/2008 Fiji: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank. Reserve Bank of Fiji (RBF) Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Fiji dollars Data last updated: 02/2008 Finland: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (ETLA) Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Euros Data last updated: 03/2008 France: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Euros Data last updated: 03/2008 Gabon: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Ministry of Finance Latest actual data: 2003 Primary domestic currency: CFA francs Data last updated: 03/2008 Gambia, The: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Gambian dalasis Data last updated: 02/2008 Georgia: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: National Statistical Office and Central Bank. Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Georgian lari Data last updated: 03/2008 Germany: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Notes: Data until 1990 refers to German federation only (West Germany). Data from 1991 refer to United Germany. Primary domestic currency: Euros Data last updated: 04/2008 Ghana: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions including exceptional financing. Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Notes: Data prior to 2005 excludes exceptional financing. Primary domestic currency: Ghanaian cedis Data last updated: 01/2008 Greece: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Euros Data last updated: 03/2008 Grenada: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Eastern Caribbean dollars Data last updated: 02/2008 Guatemala: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Guatemalan quetzales Data last updated: 03/2008 Guinea: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank. And Ministry of Planning Latest actual data: 2006 Notes: Data prior to 1995 cannot be confirmed by national sources at this time. Primary domestic currency: Guinean francs Data last updated: 02/2008 Guinea-Bissau: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank. Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO). Latest actual data: 2005 Notes: Data prior to 1997 cannot be confirmed by national sources at this time. Primary domestic currency: CFA francs Data last updated: 01/2008 Guyana: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Guyana dollars Data last updated: 01/2008 Haiti: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Haitian gourdes Data last updated: 01/2008 Honduras: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions including exceptional financing. Data include HIPC grants. Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Notes: Balance of current account includes HIPC grants from IMF, IDB, World Bank, DFID, and FIDA. Interest are on accrual basis; that is, they include the debit entry of accumulation of arrears on interest. Primary domestic currency: Honduran lempiras Data last updated: 03/2008 Hong Kong SAR: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: CEIC Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Hong Kong dollars Data last updated: 03/2008 Hungary: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Hungarian forint Data last updated: 03/2008 Iceland: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2007 Notes: Data prior to 1990 cannot be confirmed by national sources at this time. Primary domestic currency: Icelandic krónur Data last updated: 03/2008 India: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: CEIC. The original data are from CEIC in quarterly. IMF staff collapsed to an annual data. Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Indian rupees Data last updated: 03/2008 Indonesia: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Notes: The authorities have revised the balance of payments to Balance of Payments Manual, 5th edition standards for data starting in 2000. Prior to 2000 data were consistent with Balance of Payments Manual, 4th edition . Primary domestic currency: Indonesian rupiah Data last updated: 03/2008 Iran, Islamic Republic of: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing. Data refer to fiscal years Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Notes: Data prior to 1990 cannot be confirmed by national sources at this time. Primary domestic currency: Iranian rials Data last updated: 03/2008 Ireland: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: National Statistical Office. Central Statistical Office of Ireland (CSO) Latest actual data: 2006 Notes: Current account data exclude FISIM (Services produced by financial intermediaries). Primary domestic currency: Euros Data last updated: 03/2008 Israel: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Haver analytics Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Israeli new sheqalim Data last updated: 03/2008 Italy: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: National Statistical Office Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Euros Data last updated: 03/2008 Jamaica: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Jamaica dollars Data last updated: 03/2008 Japan: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Global Insight and Nomura database. Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Japanese yen Data last updated: 03/2008 Jordan: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Jordanian dinars Data last updated: 03/2008 Kazakhstan: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Notes: Data prior to 1996 cannot be confirmed by national sources at this time. Primary domestic currency: Kazakhstani tenge Data last updated: 03/2008 Kenya: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Kenya shillings Data last updated: 03/2008 Kiribati: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: National Statistical Office Latest actual data: 2003 Primary domestic currency: Australian dollars Data last updated: 03/2008 Korea: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Korean won Data last updated: 03/2008 Kuwait: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2005 Primary domestic currency: Kuwaiti dinars Data last updated: 03/2008 Kyrgyz Republic: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Ministry of Finance Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Kyrgyz soms Data last updated: 03/2008 Lao People's Democratic Republic: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2005 Primary domestic currency: Lao kip Data last updated: 03/2008 Latvia: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Latvian lats Data last updated: 03/2008 Lebanon: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank. Also: IMF staff. Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Lebanese pounds Data last updated: 03/2008 Lesotho: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Lesotho maloti Data last updated: 03/2008 Liberia: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Ministry of Finance Latest actual data: 2007 Notes: The current account balance is in millions of U.S. dollars. Primary domestic currency: U.S. dollars Data last updated: 01/2008 Libya: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Libyan dinars Data last updated: 03/2008 Lithuania: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank. http://www.lbank.lt/eng/statistic/index.html. Latest actual data: 2007. 2007 preliminary actual data. Notes: Data prior to 1993 cannot be confirmed by national sources at this time. Primary domestic currency: Lithuanian litai Data last updated: 03/2008 Luxembourg: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: National Statistical Office Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Euros Data last updated: 03/2008 Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Macedonia denars Data last updated: 03/2008 Madagascar: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Malagasy ariary Data last updated: 02/2008 Malawi: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Ministry of Finance Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Malawi kwacha Data last updated: 03/2008 Malaysia: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: National Statistical Office Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Malaysian ringgit Data last updated: 03/2008 Maldives: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Maldivian rufiyaa Data last updated: 02/2008 Mali: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: CFA francs Data last updated: 03/2008 Malta: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Eurostat Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 03/2008 Mauritania: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Mauritanian ouguiyas Data last updated: 03/2008 Mauritius: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing. Data refer to fiscal years Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Mauritian rupees Data last updated: 03/2008 Mexico: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Mexican pesos Data last updated: 03/2008 Moldova: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Moldovan lei Data last updated: 02/2008 Mongolia: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Mongolian togrogs Data last updated: 03/2008 Montenegro, Republic of: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Latest actual data: 2005 Morocco: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Ministry of Finance Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Moroccan dirhams Data last updated: 03/2008 Mozambique: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing. Data include MDRI and HIPC grants. Source: Central Bank. Data provided by Bank de Mozambique (BOM). Latest actual data: 2007 Notes: Data prior to 1992 cannot be confirmed by national sources at this time. Primary domestic currency: Mozambican meticais Data last updated: 02/2008 Myanmar: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing. Data refer to fiscal years Source: IMF Staff Latest actual data: 2006 Notes: Authorities have no actual data for current account balance. IMF staff made estimates based upon the Ministry of Energy's 2000 data. Primary domestic currency: Myanmar kyats Data last updated: 02/2008 Namibia: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Namibia dollars Data last updated: 03/2008 Nepal: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing. Data refer to fiscal years Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Nepalese rupees Data last updated: 02/2008 Netherlands: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Euros Data last updated: 03/2008 New Zealand: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing. Data refer to calendar years Source: Time Series New Zealand Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: New Zealand dollars Data last updated: 03/2008 Nicaragua: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: IMF Staff Latest actual data: 2007 Notes: Due to political and economic events (civil war and hyperinflation) data prior to 1995 are less reliable. Primary domestic currency: Nicaraguan córdobas Data last updated: 03/2008 Niger: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: CFA francs Data last updated: 03/2008 Nigeria: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: National Statistical Office Latest actual data: 2006 Notes: Data prior to 1990 cannot be confirmed by national sources at this time. Primary domestic currency: Nigerian naira Data last updated: 03/2008 Norway: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: National Statistical Office Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Norwegian kroner Data last updated: 03/2008 Oman: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Rials Omani Data last updated: 03/2008 Pakistan: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing. Data refer to fiscal years Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2007 Notes: Prior to 1990, data are not consistent for the following reasons: (i) data may not correspond to fiscal years; (ii) data were compiled based on the methodology set out in the 4th edition of the BoP Manual rather than the 5th edition; and (iii) data are based on IMF staff estimates and not from the Central Bank. Primary domestic currency: Pakistan rupees Data last updated: 03/2008 Panama: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: National Statistical Office Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: U.S. dollars Data last updated: 03/2008 Papua New Guinea: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Papua New Guinea kina Data last updated: 02/2008 Paraguay: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Paraguayan guaraníes Data last updated: 03/2008 Peru: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Peruvian nuevos soles Data last updated: 03/2008 Philippines: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: CEIC Latest actual data: 2007 Notes: IMF staff calculations were also used to provide this series. Primary domestic currency: Philippine pesos Data last updated: 03/2008 Poland: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing. Reported on a cash basis prior to 1995. Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Polish zlotys Data last updated: 03/2008 Portugal: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Euro Data last updated: 03/2008 Qatar: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: IMF Staff. Various data surces have been used including the Planning Council reports and web-page, Central Bank of Qatar, and Economist Intelligence Unit publications. Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Qatar riyals Data last updated: 03/2008 Romania: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Romanian lei Data last updated: 03/2008 Russia: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Russian rubles Data last updated: 03/2008 Rwanda: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Rwanda francs Data last updated: 02/2008 Samoa: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing. Data refer to fiscal years Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Notes: Data prior to 2000 cannot be confirmed by national sources at this time. Primary domestic currency: Samoa tala Data last updated: 02/2008 São Tomé and Príncipe: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: São Tomé and Príncipe dobras Data last updated: 02/2008 Saudi Arabia: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Saudi Arabian riyals Data last updated: 03/2008 Senegal: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank and Staff estimates. Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: CFA francs Data last updated: 03/2008 Serbia: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing. Including grants. Source: Central Bank. National Bank of Serbia Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Serbian dinars Data last updated: 03/2008 Seychelles: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Seychelles rupees Data last updated: 02/2008 Sierra Leone: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Sierra Leonean leones Data last updated: 03/2008 Singapore: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: National Statistical Office Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Singapore dollars Data last updated: 03/2008 Slovak Republic: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Slovak koruny Data last updated: 03/2008 Slovenia: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: National Statistical Office Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Euros Data last updated: 03/2008 Solomon Islands: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: IMF Staff Latest actual data: 2006 Notes: The IMF staff estimates the current account balance based on foreign exchange receipts and payments data published by the Central Bank of Solomon Islands. Starting in 2001, data for imports of goods and services based on customs information. Primary domestic currency: Solomon Islands dollar Data last updated: 02/2008 South Africa: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: South African rand Data last updated: 03/2008 Spain: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Euros Data last updated: 03/2008 Sri Lanka: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: CEIC Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Sri Lanka rupees Data last updated: 02/2008 St. Kitts and Nevis: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Notes: Data prior to 1990 cannot be confirmed by national sources at this time. Primary domestic currency: Eastern Caribbean dollars Data last updated: 02/2008 St. Lucia: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Eastern Caribbean dollars Data last updated: 02/2008 St. Vincent and the Grenadines: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Eastern Caribbean dollars Data last updated: 02/2008 Sudan: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank. of Sudan Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Sudanese pounds. Sudan redenominated its currency by transforming 100 units of Sudanese dinar into one unit of Sudanese pound. Data last updated: 03/2008 Suriname: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2005 Primary domestic currency: Suriname guilders Data last updated: 03/2008 Swaziland: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Swaziland emalangeni Data last updated: 03/2008 Sweden: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Swedish kronor Data last updated: 03/2008 Switzerland: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Swiss francs Data last updated: 03/2008 Syrian Arab Republic: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Syrian pounds Data last updated: 03/2008 Taiwan Province of China: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: CEIC Latest actual data: 2007 Notes: Data in 1980 cannot be confirmed by national sources at this time. Primary domestic currency: New Taiwan dollars Data last updated: 03/2008 Tajikistan: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Tajik somoni Data last updated: 03/2008 Tanzania: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006. Fiscal year 2005/06 Primary domestic currency: Tanzania shillings Data last updated: 03/2008 Thailand: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Thai baht Data last updated: 03/2008 Timor-Leste, Dem. Rep. of: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: IMF Staff Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: U.S. dollars Data last updated: 02/2008 Togo: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: CFA francs Data last updated: 03/2008 Tonga: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing. Data refer to fiscal years. Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Tongan pa’anga Data last updated: 08/2007 Trinidad and Tobago: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank. And Central Statistical Office Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Trinidad and Tobago dollars Data last updated: 01/2008 Tunisia: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Tunisian dinars Data last updated: 03/2008 Turkey: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: New Turkish lira Data last updated: 03/2008 Turkmenistan: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Notes: Data prior to 1996 cannot be confirmed by national sources at this time. Primary domestic currency: Turkmen manat Data last updated: 03/2008 Uganda: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Uganda shillings Data last updated: 02/2008 Ukraine: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: Ukrainian hryvnias Data last updated: 03/2008 United Arab Emirates: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: U.A.E. dirhams Data last updated: 03/2008 United Kingdom: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: National Statistical Office Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Sterling pounds Data last updated: 03/2008 United States: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Haver analytics Latest actual data: 2007 Primary domestic currency: U.S. dollars Data last updated: 03/2008 Uruguay: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Uruguayan pesos Data last updated: 03/2008 Uzbekistan: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Ministry of Economy Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Uzbek sum Data last updated: 03/2008 Vanuatu: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Vanuatu vatu Data last updated: 02/2008 Venezuela: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Venezuelan bolívares Data last updated: 03/2008 Vietnam: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank. General Statistical Organization (GSO) Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Vietnamese dong Data last updated: 03/2008 Yemen, Republic of: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: IMF Staff Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Yemeni rials Data last updated: 03/2008 Zambia: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Central Bank Latest actual data: 2006 Primary domestic currency: Zambian kwacha Data last updated: 02/2008 Zimbabwe: Current account balance (U.S. dollars) Definition: Balance on current transactions excluding exceptional financing Source: Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe and Ministry of Finance. Latest actual data: 2005 Notes: Given recent trends, it is not possible to forecast current account balance with any precision and consequently no projections beyond 2008 are shown. Primary domestic currency: Zimbabwe dollars Data last updated: 02/2008


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