Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 15 - Growth decomposition by expenditure — Foreign balance by country

Name: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 15 - Growth decomposition by expenditure — Foreign balance
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Countries reporting

Highest

3.15 Percentage of GDP

Resource-rich countries

Lowest

-5.51 Percentage of GDP

East African Community

Median

-1.3 Percentage of GDP

Years covered

2000–2029

Data points

1,590

What the numbers show

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 15 - Growth decomposition by expenditure — Foreign balance is currently reported for 6 countries. The highest value is 3.15 Percentage of GDP in Resource-rich countries; the lowest is -5.51 Percentage of GDP in East African Community.

The median across all reporting countries is -1.3 Percentage of GDP, and the mean is -1.64 Percentage of GDP.

Over the past decade 4 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in Africa, fragile states (up 47.1%), and the largest decrease in Resource-rich countries (down 50.3%).

Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 15 - Growth decomposition: full country ranking

#	Country	Latest	Year	10-year change	Trend
1	Resource-rich countries	3.15 Percentage of GDP	2029	down 50.3%	volatile
2	OECD	0.4068 Percentage of GDP	2029	up 11.5%	volatile
3	World outside Africa	0.4063 Percentage of GDP	2029	down 32.9%	falling
4	Africa, fragile states	-3 Percentage of GDP	2029	up 47.1%	volatile
5	Arab Maghreb Union (UMA)	-5.31 Percentage of GDP	2029	up 37.1%	volatile
6	East African Community	-5.51 Percentage of GDP	2029	up 15.1%	rising

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

Least Developed Countries -5.59 Percentage of GDP

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Indicator: Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 15 - Growth decomposition by expenditure — Foreign balance
Unit: Percentage of GDP
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 53 places, 1,590 data points, 2000–2029
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. <br><br> Table 15 shows growth decomposition by expenditure, including gross fixed capital formation, changes in inventories, foreign balances, and trade balance.