Current account balance — all countries

Current account balance — World

Current account balance in the world in 2031 — 0.28%. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 0.81 pp.

2031 0.28% −0.03 pp vs 2030
World rank
Period maximum 0.81%2021
Period minimum -0.54%2001

Trend over time

1992–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — World, 1992–2031-1-0.500.51199219962000200420082012201620202024202820311992: -0.53%1993: -0.24%1994: -0.31%1995: -0.22%1996: -0.18%1997: -0.03%1998: -0.28%1999: -0.33%2000: -0.43%2001: -0.54%2002: -0.41%2003: -0.22%2004: 0.04%2005: 0.12%2006: 0.34%2007: 0.35%2008: 0.15%2009: 0.28%2010: 0.45%2011: 0.45%2012: 0.46%2013: 0.54%2014: 0.51%2015: 0.25%2016: 0.38%2017: 0.55%2018: 0.43%2019: 0.43%2020: 0.32%2021: 0.81%2022: 0.39%2023: 0.26%2024: 0.42%2025: 0.56%2026: 0.37%2027: 0.34%2028: 0.31%2029: 0.31%2030: 0.31%2031: 0.28%
Change over the period: +0.81 pp Annual average: 0.02 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

World 0.28%
World computed 0.28%
Current account balance — World, by year World All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 0.28 −0.03 pp
2030 0.31 +0.01 pp
2029 0.31 −0 pp
2028 0.31 −0.03 pp
2027 0.34 −0.03 pp
2026 0.37 −0.19 pp
2025 0.56 +0.14 pp
2024 0.42 +0.17 pp
2023 0.26 −0.13 pp
2022 0.39 −0.42 pp
2021 0.81 +0.49 pp
2020 0.32 −0.11 pp
2019 0.43 +0.01 pp
2018 0.43 −0.13 pp
2017 0.55 +0.18 pp
2016 0.38 +0.13 pp
2015 0.25 −0.26 pp
2014 0.51 −0.03 pp
2013 0.54 +0.08 pp
2012 0.46 +0.01 pp
2011 0.45 +0 pp
2010 0.45 +0.17 pp
2009 0.28 +0.14 pp
2008 0.15 −0.2 pp
2007 0.35 +0.01 pp
2006 0.34 +0.22 pp
2005 0.12 +0.09 pp
2004 0.04 +0.26 pp
2003 -0.22 +0.19 pp
2002 -0.41 +0.13 pp
2001 -0.54 −0.1 pp
2000 -0.43 −0.11 pp
1999 -0.33 −0.05 pp
1998 -0.28 −0.25 pp
1997 -0.03 +0.15 pp
1996 -0.18 +0.05 pp
1995 -0.22 +0.08 pp
1994 -0.31 −0.07 pp
1993 -0.24 +0.29 pp
1992 -0.53

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.