Current account balance (World Bank) in South America in 2025 — -1.7%. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 0.94 pp.
1977–2025 · % of GDP
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -1.7 | −0.25 pp |
| 2024 | -1.45 | +0.1 pp |
| 2023 | -1.55 | +1.13 pp |
| 2022 | -2.68 | −0.32 pp |
| 2021 | -2.36 | −1.21 pp |
| 2020 | -1.14 | +1.87 pp |
| 2019 | -3.02 | +0.24 pp |
| 2018 | -3.26 | −1.21 pp |
| 2017 | -2.05 | +0.06 pp |
| 2016 | -2.11 | +1.82 pp |
| 2015 | -3.93 | −0.3 pp |
| 2014 | -3.63 | −0.56 pp |
| 2013 | -3.07 | −0.25 pp |
| 2012 | -2.82 | −0.57 pp |
| 2011 | -2.25 | +0.2 pp |
| 2010 | -2.45 | −1.68 pp |
| 2009 | -0.78 | −0.25 pp |
| 2008 | -0.53 | −1.52 pp |
| 2007 | 1 | −1.72 pp |
| 2006 | 2.72 | +0.02 pp |
| 2005 | 2.7 | +0.38 pp |
| 2004 | 2.31 | +0.42 pp |
| 2003 | 1.89 | +1.55 pp |
| 2002 | 0.34 | +2.89 pp |
| 2001 | -2.55 | −0.65 pp |
| 2000 | -1.89 | +1.07 pp |
| 1999 | -2.97 | +1.46 pp |
| 1998 | -4.43 | −0.94 pp |
| 1997 | -3.49 | −1.25 pp |
| 1996 | -2.23 | +0.19 pp |
| 1995 | -2.43 | −0.63 pp |
| 1994 | -1.79 | +0.4 pp |
| 1993 | -2.2 | −1.45 pp |
| 1992 | -0.75 | −0.69 pp |
| 1991 | -0.06 | −1.13 pp |
| 1990 | 1.07 | +1.1 pp |
| 1989 | -0.03 | +1.07 pp |
| 1988 | -1.1 | +0.99 pp |
| 1987 | -2.09 | +0.55 pp |
| 1986 | -2.64 | −2.27 pp |
| 1985 | -0.37 | +0.17 pp |
| 1984 | -0.54 | +1.7 pp |
| 1983 | -2.24 | +3.64 pp |
| 1982 | -5.88 | −1.56 pp |
| 1981 | -4.32 | −0.88 pp |
| 1980 | -3.44 | −0.59 pp |
| 1979 | -2.85 | +0.42 pp |
| 1978 | -3.26 | −0.63 pp |
| 1977 | -2.64 | — |
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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