Current account balance (World Bank) in Western Europe in 2025 — 2.7%. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 1.25 pp.
1999–2025 · % of GDP
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.7 | −1.62 pp |
| 2024 | 4.31 | +0.7 pp |
| 2023 | 3.61 | +0.91 pp |
| 2022 | 2.7 | −2.15 pp |
| 2021 | 4.85 | +1.88 pp |
| 2020 | 2.97 | −1.69 pp |
| 2019 | 4.66 | −0.08 pp |
| 2018 | 4.74 | +0.13 pp |
| 2017 | 4.61 | −0.44 pp |
| 2016 | 5.05 | +0.36 pp |
| 2015 | 4.68 | +0.41 pp |
| 2014 | 4.27 | +0.04 pp |
| 2013 | 4.23 | +0.18 pp |
| 2012 | 4.06 | +0.67 pp |
| 2011 | 3.39 | −0.5 pp |
| 2010 | 3.89 | +0.84 pp |
| 2009 | 3.05 | +0.41 pp |
| 2008 | 2.64 | −1.36 pp |
| 2007 | 4.01 | −0.14 pp |
| 2006 | 4.14 | +0.78 pp |
| 2005 | 3.36 | −0.37 pp |
| 2004 | 3.72 | +1.4 pp |
| 2003 | 2.32 | +0.16 pp |
| 2002 | 2.17 | +1.08 pp |
| 2001 | 1.08 | +0.52 pp |
| 2000 | 0.56 | −0.89 pp |
| 1999 | 1.45 | — |
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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