| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabon | 24.94 | 2020 | 1 | 29.43 |
| 2 ↑ | Guinea | 16.05 | 2020 | 32 | -12.33 |
| 3 ↑ | Zambia | 14.25 | 2020 | 9 | 0.48 |
| 4 | Djibouti | 13.11 | 2020 | 4 | 8.99 |
| 5 ↑ | South Africa | 4.43 | 2020 | 8 | 0.53 |
| 6 | Swaziland | 2.72 | 2020 | 6 | 2.68 |
| 7 | Ivory Coast | 1.09 | 2020 | 7 | 1.15 |
| 8 ↑ | Sudan | 0.09 | 2020 | 10 | 0.04 |
| 9 ↑ | Tanzania | -1.01 | 2020 | 12 | -0.94 |
| 10 ↑ | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -1.28 | 2020 | 16 | -3.7 |
| 11 | Zimbabwe | -1.6 | 2020 | 11 | -0.78 |
| 11 ↓ | Republic of the Congo | -1.6 | 2020 | 2 | 20.63 |
| 13 ↓ | Equatorial Guinea | -3.13 | 2020 | 3 | 11.11 |
| 14 ↑ | Cameroon | -3.19 | 2020 | 15 | -3.68 |
| 15 ↑ | Burkina Faso | -3.43 | 2019 | 18 | -4.44 |
| 16 ↓ | Ghana | -3.6 | 2020 | 14 | -1.93 |
| 17 | Benin | -5.09 | 2020 | 17 | -4.42 |
| 18 ↑ | Uganda | -6.17 | 2020 | 19 | -5.14 |
| 19 ↑ | Mali | -6.39 | 2020 | 31 | -12.25 |
| 20 ↑ | Egypt | -7.55 | 2020 | 23 | -8.24 |
| 21 ↑ | Morocco | -7.63 | 2020 | 25 | -8.59 |
| 22 ↓ | Nigeria | -7.74 | 2020 | 20 | -5.58 |
| 23 ↑ | Kenya | -8 | 2020 | 26 | -8.89 |
| 24 ↓ | Madagascar | -8.72 | 2020 | 21 | -5.75 |
| 25 ↓ | Togo | -9.29 | 2020 | 24 | -8.25 |
| 26 ↑ | Namibia | -9.66 | 2020 | 28 | -10.59 |
| 27 ↑ | Ethiopia | -9.84 | 2020 | 34 | -12.94 |
| 27 ↓ | Algeria | -9.84 | 2020 | 22 | -6.41 |
| 29 ↑ | Eritrea | -11.08 | 2011 | 46 | -24.71 |
| 30 ↓ | Mauritania | -11.51 | 2020 | 29 | -10.82 |
| 31 ↑ | Tunisia | -12.94 | 2018 | 33 | -12.37 |
| 32 ↑ | Guinea-Bissau | -14.86 | 2020 | 38 | -14.8 |
| 33 ↑ | Senegal | -14.89 | 2020 | 35 | -14.21 |
| 34 ↓ | Botswana | -14.98 | 2020 | 27 | -8.99 |
| 35 ↓ | Chad | -15.14 | 2020 | 13 | -1.09 |
| 36 ↑ | Niger | -15.6 | 2020 | 39 | -14.87 |
| 37 ↓ | Rwanda | -16.28 | 2020 | 36 | -14.31 |
| 38 ↑ | Mauritius | -18.69 | 2020 | 40 | -15.2 |
| 39 ↑ | Central African Republic | -19.38 | 2020 | 43 | -19.38 |
| 40 ↑ | Sierra Leone | -21.38 | 2020 | 44 | -19.7 |
| 41 ↑ | Comoros | -22.25 | 2020 | 42 | -16.7 |
| 42 ↑ | Burundi | -22.93 | 2020 | 45 | -23.59 |
| 43 ↓ | Seychelles | -25.86 | 2020 | 30 | -11.65 |
| 44 ↓ | Gambia | -28.89 | 2020 | 41 | -15.6 |
| 45 ↑ | Mozambique | -34.32 | 2019 | 47 | -37.46 |
| 46 ↓ | Libya | -34.85 | 2020 | 5 | 6.48 |
| 47 ↓ | Cape Verde | -34.99 | 2020 | 37 | -14.61 |
| 48 | Lesotho | -58.24 | 2020 | 48 | -48.5 |
| 49 | Somalia | -66.62 | 2020 | 49 | -66.27 |
External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).
