Current account balance (World Bank) in Australia in 2025 — -2.68%. Ranked 61 in the world out of 97. Since 1989, the indicator has risen by 3.43 pp.
1989–2025 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Australia
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.68 | −0.37 pp |
| 2024 | -2.31 | −1.87 pp |
| 2023 | -0.43 | −0.69 pp |
| 2022 | 0.25 | −2.19 pp |
| 2021 | 2.45 | +0.8 pp |
| 2020 | 1.64 | +1.72 pp |
| 2019 | -0.08 | +2.51 pp |
| 2018 | -2.59 | +0.42 pp |
| 2017 | -3.01 | +0.6 pp |
| 2016 | -3.6 | +0.69 pp |
| 2015 | -4.3 | −1.22 pp |
| 2014 | -3.08 | +0.17 pp |
| 2013 | -3.24 | +1.18 pp |
| 2012 | -4.43 | −1.18 pp |
| 2011 | -3.25 | +0.74 pp |
| 2010 | -3.99 | +1.22 pp |
| 2009 | -5.21 | −0.34 pp |
| 2008 | -4.87 | +2.68 pp |
| 2007 | -7.55 | −1.38 pp |
| 2006 | -6.17 | +0.05 pp |
| 2005 | -6.22 | +0.49 pp |
| 2004 | -6.71 | −0.45 pp |
| 2003 | -6.26 | −2.22 pp |
| 2002 | -4.04 | −1.94 pp |
| 2001 | -2.1 | +1.62 pp |
| 2000 | -3.71 | +1.87 pp |
| 1999 | -5.58 | −1.14 pp |
| 1998 | -4.44 | −1.71 pp |
| 1997 | -2.73 | +0.85 pp |
| 1996 | -3.58 | +1.48 pp |
| 1995 | -5.06 | −0.16 pp |
| 1994 | -4.91 | −1.94 pp |
| 1993 | -2.97 | +0.19 pp |
| 1992 | -3.16 | +0.08 pp |
| 1991 | -3.24 | +1.74 pp |
| 1990 | -4.98 | +1.13 pp |
| 1989 | -6.11 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Australia
-2.68
New Zealand
-3.62
The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP from World Bank data. It duplicates the IMF indicator in meaning but rests on a different source and carries no forecast part — useful for cross-checking: noticeable divergences between the two series usually point to a revision of the statistics.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
What part of its income a country saves rather than consumes.
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