The International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects a surplus of 37.2% of GDP in the current account of Azerbaijan's balance of payments this year.
APA-Economics reports quoting the April issue of the fund's World Economic Outlook report that in 2023, this figure is projected to shrink to 28.5% of GDP.
According to the latest forecasts of the Asian Development Bank, the share of the country's current account surplus in GDP will increase to 20.2% this year.
According to the World Bank, this figure will reach 23% of GDP.
It should be noted that in 2021, Azerbaijan's current account surplus will reach 8.292 billion manat.
USD or 15.2% of GDP.
The current account surplus in the oil and gas sector increased by 2.8 times compared to last year and amounted to 14 billion.
The current account deficit in the non-oil sector increased by 7.7% to $ 5.7 billion.
dollars.