Current account balance (World Bank) in BRICS in 2025 — 2.29%. Since 1981, the indicator has risen by 5.5 pp.
1981–2025 · % of GDP
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.29 | +0.59 pp |
| 2024 | 1.7 | +0.6 pp |
| 2023 | 1.1 | −0.84 pp |
| 2022 | 1.94 | +0.54 pp |
| 2021 | 1.39 | +0.17 pp |
| 2020 | 1.22 | +1.13 pp |
| 2019 | 0.1 | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | -0.1 | −0.76 pp |
| 2017 | 0.65 | −0.16 pp |
| 2016 | 0.82 | −0.55 pp |
| 2015 | 1.37 | +0.77 pp |
| 2014 | 0.59 | +0.63 pp |
| 2013 | -0.04 | −0.39 pp |
| 2012 | 0.35 | −0.16 pp |
| 2011 | 0.51 | −0.77 pp |
| 2010 | 1.28 | −1.06 pp |
| 2009 | 2.34 | −2.05 pp |
| 2008 | 4.39 | −0.54 pp |
| 2007 | 4.94 | −0.06 pp |
| 2006 | 4.99 | +1.07 pp |
| 2005 | 3.92 | +0.96 pp |
| 2004 | 2.96 | +0.44 pp |
| 2003 | 2.52 | +0.35 pp |
| 2002 | 2.18 | +1.07 pp |
| 2001 | 1.11 | −0.71 pp |
| 2000 | 1.81 | +0.89 pp |
| 1999 | 0.93 | +1.29 pp |
| 1998 | -0.36 | −0.24 pp |
| 1997 | -0.12 | +0.41 pp |
| 1996 | -0.53 | +0.21 pp |
| 1995 | -0.74 | −1.43 pp |
| 1994 | 0.69 | +1.85 pp |
| 1993 | -1.16 | −1.21 pp |
| 1992 | 0.05 | +0.39 pp |
| 1991 | -0.35 | −0.35 pp |
| 1990 | 0 | +0.72 pp |
| 1989 | -0.72 | −0.11 pp |
| 1988 | -0.61 | −0.14 pp |
| 1987 | -0.47 | +1.51 pp |
| 1986 | -1.99 | −0.51 pp |
| 1985 | -1.47 | −1.02 pp |
| 1984 | -0.45 | +0.66 pp |
| 1983 | -1.11 | +0.55 pp |
| 1982 | -1.66 | +1.55 pp |
| 1981 | -3.21 | — |
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.
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