| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eritrea | 11.38 | 2027 | 1 | 11.36 |
| 2 | Libya | 5.36 | 2027 | 2 | 8.08 |
| 3 ↑ | Zambia | 3.58 | 2027 | 5 | 2.96 |
| 4 | Botswana | 3.34 | 2027 | 4 | 3.37 |
| 5 ↓ | Republic of the Congo | 2.26 | 2027 | 3 | 4.38 |
| 6 ↑ | Djibouti | 1.52 | 2027 | 7 | 0.8 |
| 7 ↑ | Swaziland | 0.33 | 2027 | 8 | 0.68 |
| 8 ↑ | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -0.13 | 2027 | 9 | -0.16 |
| 9 ↑ | Mauritania | -0.59 | 2027 | 11 | -1.13 |
| 10 | Nigeria | -0.76 | 2026 | 10 | -0.91 |
| 11 ↑ | Gabon | -1.79 | 2027 | 15 | -2.47 |
| 12 ↑ | South Africa | -1.87 | 2026 | 13 | -1.67 |
| 13 ↑ | Namibia | -2.35 | 2027 | 17 | -2.73 |
| 14 ↑ | Tanzania | -2.45 | 2027 | 16 | -2.62 |
| 15 ↓ | Zimbabwe | -2.54 | 2027 | 12 | -1.33 |
| 16 ↑ | Egypt | -2.57 | 2027 | 24 | -3.71 |
| 17 ↑ | Togo | -2.62 | 2027 | 18 | -3.36 |
| 18 ↑ | Morocco | -3.09 | 2027 | 19 | -3.38 |
| 19 ↑ | Cameroon | -3.55 | 2027 | 23 | -3.65 |
| 20 ↑ | Ivory Coast | -3.56 | 2027 | 26 | -3.77 |
| 21 ↑ | Madagascar | -3.59 | 2027 | 30 | -4.54 |
| 22 ↑ | Guinea-Bissau | -3.6 | 2027 | 25 | -3.76 |
| 23 ↓ | Ethiopia | -3.65 | 2027 | 21 | -3.52 |
| 24 ↑ | Benin | -4 | 2027 | 28 | -4.33 |
| 25 ↑ | Ghana | -4.02 | 2026 | 27 | -3.8 |
| 26 ↓ | Senegal | -4.2 | 2027 | 22 | -3.59 |
| 27 ↓ | Algeria | -4.48 | 2026 | 20 | -3.42 |
| 28 ↑ | Sao Tome and Principe | -4.64 | 2027 | 36 | -6.11 |
| 29 | Mauritius | -4.81 | 2027 | 29 | -4.44 |
| 30 ↑ | Mali | -4.84 | 2027 | 33 | -5.02 |
| 31 | Burkina Faso | -4.9 | 2027 | 31 | -4.95 |
| 32 | Kenya | -4.96 | 2027 | 32 | -5.01 |
| 33 ↓ | Equatorial Guinea | -5.2 | 2027 | 14 | -1.95 |
| 34 ↑ | Central African Republic | -5.43 | 2027 | 38 | -6.18 |
| 35 ↓ | Cape Verde | -5.63 | 2027 | 34 | -5.86 |
| 36 ↑ | Sudan | -6.09 | 2027 | 40 | -6.37 |
| 37 ↑ | Rwanda | -6.24 | 2027 | 39 | -6.21 |
| 38 ↓ | Chad | -6.62 | 2027 | 6 | 1.29 |
| 39 ↑ | Guinea | -6.81 | 2027 | 42 | -7.15 |
| 40 ↑ | Comoros | -7.37 | 2027 | 41 | -6.81 |
| 41 ↑ | Lesotho | -7.65 | 2026 | 45 | -9.36 |
| 42 ↓ | Niger | -7.77 | 2027 | 35 | -6.09 |
| 43 | Sierra Leone | -7.8 | 2027 | 43 | -8.33 |
| 44 | Malawi | -8.34 | 2027 | 44 | -9.19 |
| 45 ↑ | Mozambique | -9.01 | 2027 | 52 | -25.35 |
| 45 ↑ | Uganda | -9.01 | 2027 | 47 | -11.48 |
| 47 ↓ | Gambia | -9.39 | 2027 | 46 | -9.51 |
| 48 ↓ | Tunisia | -10.13 | 2022 | 37 | -6.17 |
| 49 | Burundi | -11.81 | 2027 | 49 | -12.35 |
| 50 ↓ | Somalia | -13.16 | 2026 | 48 | -12.11 |
| 51 ↓ | Liberia | -14.01 | 2027 | 50 | -13.32 |
| 52 ↓ | Seychelles | -16.12 | 2027 | 51 | -16.61 |
The current account is all transactions other than those in financial and capital items. The major classifications are goods and services, income and current transfers. The series includes actual historical values for past years and forecast values for the current and the next few years.
