Current account balance (World Bank) in the United States in 2025 — -3.63%. Ranked 72 in the world out of 97. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 3.87 pp.
1970–2025 · % of GDP
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -3.63 | +0.42 pp |
| 2024 | -4.05 | −0.71 pp |
| 2023 | -3.34 | +0.47 pp |
| 2022 | -3.81 | −0.19 pp |
| 2021 | -3.62 | −0.84 pp |
| 2020 | -2.78 | −0.72 pp |
| 2019 | -2.05 | +0.07 pp |
| 2018 | -2.13 | −0.25 pp |
| 2017 | -1.87 | +0.23 pp |
| 2016 | -2.11 | +0.13 pp |
| 2015 | -2.23 | −0.13 pp |
| 2014 | -2.1 | −0.09 pp |
| 2013 | -2.01 | +0.56 pp |
| 2012 | -2.57 | +0.35 pp |
| 2011 | -2.92 | −0.05 pp |
| 2010 | -2.87 | −0.25 pp |
| 2009 | -2.62 | +2.09 pp |
| 2008 | -4.72 | +0.37 pp |
| 2007 | -5.09 | +0.82 pp |
| 2006 | -5.91 | −0.17 pp |
| 2005 | -5.75 | −0.54 pp |
| 2004 | -5.2 | −0.65 pp |
| 2003 | -4.56 | −0.39 pp |
| 2002 | -4.17 | −0.45 pp |
| 2001 | -3.72 | +0.2 pp |
| 2000 | -3.92 | −0.94 pp |
| 1999 | -2.98 | −0.6 pp |
| 1998 | -2.37 | −0.73 pp |
| 1997 | -1.64 | −0.1 pp |
| 1996 | -1.54 | −0.06 pp |
| 1995 | -1.49 | +0.18 pp |
| 1994 | -1.67 | −0.43 pp |
| 1993 | -1.24 | −0.44 pp |
| 1992 | -0.79 | −0.84 pp |
| 1991 | 0.05 | +1.37 pp |
| 1990 | -1.32 | +0.44 pp |
| 1989 | -1.76 | +0.55 pp |
| 1988 | -2.32 | +0.99 pp |
| 1987 | -3.31 | −0.1 pp |
| 1986 | -3.21 | −0.35 pp |
| 1985 | -2.87 | −0.42 pp |
| 1984 | -2.45 | −1.24 pp |
| 1983 | -1.22 | −0.87 pp |
| 1982 | -0.35 | −0.5 pp |
| 1981 | 0.15 | +0.08 pp |
| 1980 | 0.07 | +0.08 pp |
| 1979 | -0.01 | +0.66 pp |
| 1978 | -0.67 | +0.06 pp |
| 1977 | -0.73 | −0.93 pp |
| 1976 | 0.2 | −0.86 pp |
| 1975 | 1.06 | +0.95 pp |
| 1974 | 0.11 | −0.42 pp |
| 1973 | 0.53 | +0.94 pp |
| 1972 | -0.41 | −0.33 pp |
| 1971 | -0.08 | −0.33 pp |
| 1970 | 0.24 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Canada
-0.95
United States
-3.63
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.
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