Current account balance (World Bank) in the United Kingdom in 2025 — -2.43%. Ranked 57 in the world out of 97. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 3.93 pp.
1970–2025 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.43 | +0.53 pp |
| 2024 | -2.96 | +0.62 pp |
| 2023 | -3.58 | −1.51 pp |
| 2022 | -2.07 | −1.31 pp |
| 2021 | -0.75 | +2.18 pp |
| 2020 | -2.93 | −0.27 pp |
| 2019 | -2.66 | +1.22 pp |
| 2018 | -3.89 | −0.41 pp |
| 2017 | -3.47 | +1.99 pp |
| 2016 | -5.46 | −0.55 pp |
| 2015 | -4.92 | +0.06 pp |
| 2014 | -4.98 | −0.35 pp |
| 2013 | -4.63 | −1.5 pp |
| 2012 | -3.13 | −1.51 pp |
| 2011 | -1.62 | +1.14 pp |
| 2010 | -2.76 | +0.26 pp |
| 2009 | -3.02 | +0.85 pp |
| 2008 | -3.87 | −0.15 pp |
| 2007 | -3.72 | −0.61 pp |
| 2006 | -3.11 | −1.13 pp |
| 2005 | -1.98 | +0.31 pp |
| 2004 | -2.28 | −0.46 pp |
| 2003 | -1.82 | +0.15 pp |
| 2002 | -1.97 | −0.21 pp |
| 2001 | -1.76 | +0.04 pp |
| 2000 | -1.8 | +0.3 pp |
| 1999 | -2.11 | −1.79 pp |
| 1998 | -0.32 | −0.23 pp |
| 1997 | -0.09 | +0.64 pp |
| 1996 | -0.72 | +0.27 pp |
| 1995 | -1 | −0.12 pp |
| 1994 | -0.88 | +0.79 pp |
| 1993 | -1.67 | +0.3 pp |
| 1992 | -1.97 | −0.3 pp |
| 1991 | -1.66 | +1.89 pp |
| 1990 | -3.55 | +1.1 pp |
| 1989 | -4.65 | −0.77 pp |
| 1988 | -3.88 | −2.19 pp |
| 1987 | -1.69 | −1.47 pp |
| 1986 | -0.22 | −0.9 pp |
| 1985 | 0.68 | +0.28 pp |
| 1984 | 0.4 | −0.68 pp |
| 1983 | 1.08 | −0.47 pp |
| 1982 | 1.55 | −1.06 pp |
| 1981 | 2.61 | +1.4 pp |
| 1980 | 1.21 | +1.39 pp |
| 1979 | -0.18 | −0.82 pp |
| 1978 | 0.64 | +0.59 pp |
| 1977 | 0.06 | +0.65 pp |
| 1976 | -0.59 | +0.84 pp |
| 1975 | -1.43 | +2.18 pp |
| 1974 | -3.61 | −2.36 pp |
| 1973 | -1.25 | −1.57 pp |
| 1972 | 0.31 | −1.52 pp |
| 1971 | 1.83 | +0.33 pp |
| 1970 | 1.51 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Norway
13.97
Sweden
6.06
Finland
1.34
Lithuania
0.94
Estonia
-0.15
United Kingdom
-2.43
Latvia
-3.38
Iceland
-3.48
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.
What part of its income a country saves rather than consumes.
Finance Current account balanceThe balance of a country's external transactions as a percent of GDP: surplus or deficit.
Trade Trade opennessExports plus imports as a percent of GDP — total foreign trade turnover.
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