Current account balance — all countries

Current account balance — Spain

Current account balance in Spain in 2031 — 1.5%. Ranked 48 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 3.8 pp.

2031 1.5% +0 pp vs 2030
World rank 48of 188
Period maximum 3.2%2024
Period minimum -9.4%2007

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Spain, 1980–2031-10-50519801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -2.3%1981: -2.5%1982: -2.4%1983: -1.4%1984: 1.2%1985: 1.1%1986: 1.5%1987: 0%1988: -1%1989: -2.8%1990: -3.4%1991: -3.5%1992: -3.4%1993: -2%1994: -2.1%1995: -1.2%1996: -0.8%1997: -0.7%1998: -1.6%1999: -3.2%2000: -4.2%2001: -4.3%2002: -3.7%2003: -3.8%2004: -5.4%2005: -7.2%2006: -8.8%2007: -9.4%2008: -8.8%2009: -4%2010: -3.6%2011: -2.6%2012: 0.2%2013: 2.1%2014: 1.8%2015: 2%2016: 3.1%2017: 2.8%2018: 1.9%2019: 2.1%2020: 0.8%2021: 0.8%2022: 0.4%2023: 2.7%2024: 3.2%2025: 2.9%2026: 2.2%2027: 1.9%2028: 1.7%2029: 1.5%2030: 1.5%2031: 1.5%
Change over the period: +3.8 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Spain

Spain 1.5%
World computed 0.28%
Europe & Central Asia computed 1.53%
Southern Europe computed 1.16%
High-income countries computed 0.13%
Current account balance — Spain, by year Spain All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 1.5 +0 pp
2030 1.5 +0 pp
2029 1.5 −0.2 pp
2028 1.7 −0.2 pp
2027 1.9 −0.3 pp
2026 2.2 −0.7 pp
2025 2.9 −0.3 pp
2024 3.2 +0.5 pp
2023 2.7 +2.3 pp
2022 0.4 −0.4 pp
2021 0.8 +0 pp
2020 0.8 −1.3 pp
2019 2.1 +0.2 pp
2018 1.9 −0.9 pp
2017 2.8 −0.3 pp
2016 3.1 +1.1 pp
2015 2 +0.2 pp
2014 1.8 −0.3 pp
2013 2.1 +1.9 pp
2012 0.2 +2.8 pp
2011 -2.6 +1 pp
2010 -3.6 +0.4 pp
2009 -4 +4.8 pp
2008 -8.8 +0.6 pp
2007 -9.4 −0.6 pp
2006 -8.8 −1.6 pp
2005 -7.2 −1.8 pp
2004 -5.4 −1.6 pp
2003 -3.8 −0.1 pp
2002 -3.7 +0.6 pp
2001 -4.3 −0.1 pp
2000 -4.2 −1 pp
1999 -3.2 −1.6 pp
1998 -1.6 −0.9 pp
1997 -0.7 +0.1 pp
1996 -0.8 +0.4 pp
1995 -1.2 +0.9 pp
1994 -2.1 −0.1 pp
1993 -2 +1.4 pp
1992 -3.4 +0.1 pp
1991 -3.5 −0.1 pp
1990 -3.4 −0.6 pp
1989 -2.8 −1.8 pp
1988 -1 −1 pp
1987 0 −1.5 pp
1986 1.5 +0.4 pp
1985 1.1 −0.1 pp
1984 1.2 +2.6 pp
1983 -1.4 +1 pp
1982 -2.4 +0.1 pp
1981 -2.5 −0.2 pp
1980 -2.3

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.