Germany - Current account balance

Current account balance (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Current account balance (BoP, current US$) in Germany was $269,077,000,000 as of 2020. Over the past 49 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $312,692,000,000 in 2018 and ($33,903,970,000) in 2000.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1971 $106,579,700
1972 $339,737,200
1973 $4,180,847,000
1974 $9,084,951,000
1975 $3,097,445,000
1976 $3,746,082,000
1977 $3,904,680,000
1978 $9,277,966,000
1979 ($5,386,663,000)
1980 ($15,655,480,000)
1981 ($5,304,714,000)
1982 $5,511,894,000
1983 $4,346,783,000
1984 $9,212,737,000
1985 $17,994,050,000
1986 $38,661,460,000
1987 $44,216,520,000
1988 $53,961,060,000
1989 $57,052,690,000
1990 $46,455,960,000
1991 ($26,564,030,000)
1992 ($25,255,080,000)
1993 ($21,408,140,000)
1994 ($33,446,010,000)
1995 ($32,191,300,000)
1996 ($17,018,290,000)
1997 ($11,520,840,000)
1998 ($15,635,180,000)
1999 ($31,384,630,000)
2000 ($33,903,970,000)
2001 ($7,099,486,000)
2002 $39,720,520,000
2003 $35,985,330,000
2004 $127,506,000,000
2005 $133,087,000,000
2006 $173,486,000,000
2007 $235,777,000,000
2008 $213,250,000,000
2009 $201,135,000,000
2010 $196,172,000,000
2011 $231,972,000,000
2012 $251,551,000,000
2013 $245,384,000,000
2014 $278,661,000,000
2015 $288,621,000,000
2016 $295,080,000,000
2017 $288,535,000,000
2018 $312,692,000,000
2019 $289,603,000,000
2020 $269,077,000,000

Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Germany was 7.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 8.60 in 2015, while its lowest value was -1.74 in 2000.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1971 0.04
1972 0.11
1973 1.05
1974 2.04
1975 0.63
1976 0.72
1977 0.65
1978 1.25
1979 -0.61
1980 -1.65
1981 -0.66
1982 0.71
1983 0.56
1984 1.27
1985 2.46
1986 3.70
1987 3.41
1988 3.85
1989 4.08
1990 2.62
1991 -1.42
1992 -1.18
1993 -1.03
1994 -1.52
1995 -1.24
1996 -0.68
1997 -0.52
1998 -0.70
1999 -1.43
2000 -1.74
2001 -0.36
2002 1.91
2003 1.44
2004 4.53
2005 4.67
2006 5.79
2007 6.88
2008 5.69
2009 5.90
2010 5.77
2011 6.19
2012 7.13
2013 6.57
2014 7.17
2015 8.60
2016 8.50
2017 7.82
2018 7.86
2019 7.45
2020 7.00

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments