But look at their average current-account deficits from 2000 to 2013 – which range from a low of 5.5% of GDP in Lithuania to a high of 13.4% in Kosovo – and it becomes evident that these are not countries to emulate.
La Turquie, un autre pays qui a perdu son étoile, s'est également appuyé sur d'importants déficits annuels de ses comptes courants, atteignant 10% du PIB en 2011.