Current account balance (World Bank) in the European Union in 2025 — 1.67%. Since 1993, the indicator has risen by 1.39 pp.
1993–2025 · % of GDP
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.67 | −1.64 pp |
| 2024 | 3.31 | +0.73 pp |
| 2023 | 2.58 | +1.74 pp |
| 2022 | 0.84 | −2.43 pp |
| 2021 | 3.27 | +0.78 pp |
| 2020 | 2.49 | −0.44 pp |
| 2019 | 2.93 | −0.27 pp |
| 2018 | 3.2 | −0.16 pp |
| 2017 | 3.36 | −0.13 pp |
| 2016 | 3.49 | +0.42 pp |
| 2015 | 3.07 | +0.19 pp |
| 2014 | 2.88 | +0.17 pp |
| 2013 | 2.7 | +0.78 pp |
| 2012 | 1.93 | +1.14 pp |
| 2011 | 0.78 | +0.25 pp |
| 2010 | 0.54 | +0.12 pp |
| 2009 | 0.42 | +1.25 pp |
| 2008 | -0.83 | −0.74 pp |
| 2007 | -0.09 | −0.35 pp |
| 2006 | 0.25 | −0.01 pp |
| 2005 | 0.26 | −0.5 pp |
| 2004 | 0.77 | +0.5 pp |
| 2003 | 0.26 | −0.14 pp |
| 2002 | 0.41 | +0.58 pp |
| 2001 | -0.17 | +0.7 pp |
| 2000 | -0.87 | −0.92 pp |
| 1999 | 0.05 | −0.94 pp |
| 1998 | 0.99 | −0.58 pp |
| 1997 | 1.57 | +0.31 pp |
| 1996 | 1.26 | +0.04 pp |
| 1995 | 1.22 | +0.51 pp |
| 1994 | 0.71 | +0.43 pp |
| 1993 | 0.28 | — |
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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