Current account balance — all countries

Current account balance — High-income countries

Current account balance in high-income countries in 2031 — 0.13%. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 0.01 pp.

2031 0.13% −0.02 pp vs 2030
World rank
Period maximum 1.15%2013
Period minimum -0.66%2002

Trend over time

1995–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — High-income countries, 1995–2031-1-0.500.511.519951999200320072011201520192023202720311995: 0.12%1996: 0.11%1997: 0.25%1998: -0.06%1999: -0.3%2000: -0.56%2001: -0.64%2002: -0.66%2003: -0.53%2004: -0.26%2005: -0.43%2006: -0.45%2007: -0.48%2008: -0.62%2009: 0.04%2010: 0.43%2011: 0.7%2012: 0.84%2013: 1.15%2014: 0.97%2015: 0.59%2016: 0.71%2017: 0.98%2018: 1.11%2019: 0.85%2020: 0.23%2021: 1.03%2022: 0.35%2023: 0.31%2024: 0.36%2025: 0.25%2026: 0.1%2027: 0.1%2028: 0.1%2029: 0.12%2030: 0.15%2031: 0.13%
Change over the period: +0.01 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: High-income countries

High-income countries 0.13%
World computed 0.28%
Current account balance — High-income countries, by year High-income countries All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 0.13 −0.02 pp
2030 0.15 +0.03 pp
2029 0.12 +0.01 pp
2028 0.1 +0.01 pp
2027 0.1 −0.01 pp
2026 0.1 −0.14 pp
2025 0.25 −0.11 pp
2024 0.36 +0.05 pp
2023 0.31 −0.04 pp
2022 0.35 −0.67 pp
2021 1.03 +0.8 pp
2020 0.23 −0.62 pp
2019 0.85 −0.25 pp
2018 1.11 +0.12 pp
2017 0.98 +0.27 pp
2016 0.71 +0.12 pp
2015 0.59 −0.39 pp
2014 0.97 −0.18 pp
2013 1.15 +0.31 pp
2012 0.84 +0.14 pp
2011 0.7 +0.27 pp
2010 0.43 +0.39 pp
2009 0.04 +0.66 pp
2008 -0.62 −0.14 pp
2007 -0.48 −0.03 pp
2006 -0.45 −0.02 pp
2005 -0.43 −0.17 pp
2004 -0.26 +0.27 pp
2003 -0.53 +0.13 pp
2002 -0.66 −0.02 pp
2001 -0.64 −0.09 pp
2000 -0.56 −0.25 pp
1999 -0.3 −0.24 pp
1998 -0.06 −0.32 pp
1997 0.25 +0.14 pp
1996 0.11 −0 pp
1995 0.12

About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.