Current account balance (World Bank) in China in 2025 — 3.77%. Ranked 19 in the world out of 97. Since 1982, the indicator has risen by 1.01 pp.
1982–2025 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: China
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.77 | +1.3 pp |
| 2024 | 2.47 | +1.06 pp |
| 2023 | 1.41 | −0.8 pp |
| 2022 | 2.21 | +0.57 pp |
| 2021 | 1.63 | +0.14 pp |
| 2020 | 1.49 | +0.87 pp |
| 2019 | 0.62 | +0.45 pp |
| 2018 | 0.17 | −1.33 pp |
| 2017 | 1.5 | −0.17 pp |
| 2016 | 1.67 | −0.93 pp |
| 2015 | 2.6 | +0.39 pp |
| 2014 | 2.21 | +0.69 pp |
| 2013 | 1.52 | −0.96 pp |
| 2012 | 2.48 | +0.71 pp |
| 2011 | 1.77 | −2.07 pp |
| 2010 | 3.84 | −0.85 pp |
| 2009 | 4.69 | −4.32 pp |
| 2008 | 9.01 | −0.79 pp |
| 2007 | 9.8 | +1.49 pp |
| 2006 | 8.31 | +2.59 pp |
| 2005 | 5.71 | +2.24 pp |
| 2004 | 3.47 | +0.92 pp |
| 2003 | 2.56 | +0.18 pp |
| 2002 | 2.38 | +1.09 pp |
| 2001 | 1.28 | −0.39 pp |
| 2000 | 1.68 | −0.24 pp |
| 1999 | 1.91 | −1.12 pp |
| 1998 | 3.03 | −0.78 pp |
| 1997 | 3.82 | +2.99 pp |
| 1996 | 0.83 | +0.61 pp |
| 1995 | 0.22 | −1 pp |
| 1994 | 1.22 | +3.82 pp |
| 1993 | -2.6 | −4.09 pp |
| 1992 | 1.49 | −1.96 pp |
| 1991 | 3.45 | +0.13 pp |
| 1990 | 3.32 | +4.56 pp |
| 1989 | -1.24 | −0.02 pp |
| 1988 | -1.22 | −1.32 pp |
| 1987 | 0.11 | +2.44 pp |
| 1986 | -2.33 | +1.35 pp |
| 1985 | -3.68 | −4.46 pp |
| 1984 | 0.78 | −1.06 pp |
| 1983 | 1.83 | −0.93 pp |
| 1982 | 2.76 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
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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