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Average current account balance as share of GDP in selected MENA countries 2018-2020
In 2020, the current account balance for the Middle East and North Africa was forecasted to be at a deficit approximate of 2.4 percent of the GDP. As for 2022, the current account balance was projected to recover at 2.2 percent.