Current account balance (World Bank) in the G7 in 2025 — -1.47%. Since 1971, the indicator has fallen by 1.61 pp.
1971–2025 · % of GDP
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -1.47 | +0.15 pp |
| 2024 | -1.62 | −0.2 pp |
| 2023 | -1.43 | +0.54 pp |
| 2022 | -1.97 | −1.2 pp |
| 2021 | -0.76 | −0.04 pp |
| 2020 | -0.72 | −0.76 pp |
| 2019 | 0.04 | +0.14 pp |
| 2018 | -0.1 | −0.2 pp |
| 2017 | 0.1 | +0.23 pp |
| 2016 | -0.13 | +0.38 pp |
| 2015 | -0.51 | +0.13 pp |
| 2014 | -0.64 | −0.01 pp |
| 2013 | -0.63 | +0.19 pp |
| 2012 | -0.82 | −0.04 pp |
| 2011 | -0.79 | −0.08 pp |
| 2010 | -0.71 | −0.05 pp |
| 2009 | -0.66 | +0.98 pp |
| 2008 | -1.64 | −0.27 pp |
| 2007 | -1.38 | +0.53 pp |
| 2006 | -1.9 | −0.17 pp |
| 2005 | -1.74 | −0.41 pp |
| 2004 | -1.33 | +0.17 pp |
| 2003 | -1.5 | −0.07 pp |
| 2002 | -1.43 | −0.03 pp |
| 2001 | -1.4 | −0.03 pp |
| 2000 | -1.37 | −0.55 pp |
| 1999 | -0.82 | −0.51 pp |
| 1998 | -0.31 | −0.39 pp |
| 1997 | 0.08 | +0.1 pp |
| 1996 | -0.02 | +0.76 pp |
| 1995 | -0.78 | +0.31 pp |
| 1994 | -1.09 | −0.09 pp |
| 1993 | -0.99 | +0.11 pp |
| 1992 | -1.11 | −0.44 pp |
| 1991 | -0.67 | +0.32 pp |
| 1990 | -0.99 | +0.2 pp |
| 1989 | -1.19 | +0.11 pp |
| 1988 | -1.3 | +0.35 pp |
| 1987 | -1.65 | −0.2 pp |
| 1986 | -1.45 | +0.18 pp |
| 1985 | -1.63 | −0.21 pp |
| 1984 | -1.43 | −0.76 pp |
| 1983 | -0.67 | −0.4 pp |
| 1982 | -0.27 | −0.03 pp |
| 1981 | -0.24 | +0.23 pp |
| 1980 | -0.47 | −0.4 pp |
| 1979 | -0.07 | −0.08 pp |
| 1978 | 0.01 | +0.44 pp |
| 1977 | -0.42 | −0.2 pp |
| 1976 | -0.22 | −0.58 pp |
| 1975 | 0.36 | +0.73 pp |
| 1974 | -0.37 | −0.56 pp |
| 1973 | 0.19 | +0.43 pp |
| 1972 | -0.24 | −0.37 pp |
| 1971 | 0.14 | — |
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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