United Kingdom - Current account balance
Current account balance (BoP, current US$)
The latest value for Current account balance (BoP, current US$) in United Kingdom was ($73,658,370,000) as of 2020. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $14,126,910,000 in 1981 and ($157,441,000,000) in 2014.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1970 | $1,970,398,000 |
| 1971 | $2,716,894,000 |
| 1972 | $533,353,900 |
| 1973 | ($2,411,630,000) |
| 1974 | ($7,448,454,000) |
| 1975 | ($3,465,070,000) |
| 1976 | ($1,380,238,000) |
| 1977 | $145,042,000 |
| 1978 | $2,163,487,000 |
| 1979 | ($782,636,700) |
| 1980 | $6,861,992,000 |
| 1981 | $14,126,910,000 |
| 1982 | $7,984,709,000 |
| 1983 | $5,291,692,000 |
| 1984 | $1,833,424,000 |
| 1985 | $3,314,271,000 |
| 1986 | ($1,323,754,000) |
| 1987 | ($12,589,590,000) |
| 1988 | ($35,326,160,000) |
| 1989 | ($43,108,540,000) |
| 1990 | ($38,810,920,000) |
| 1991 | ($19,021,850,000) |
| 1992 | ($23,204,210,000) |
| 1993 | ($17,721,100,000) |
| 1994 | ($10,025,830,000) |
| 1995 | ($13,436,360,000) |
| 1996 | ($10,328,610,000) |
| 1997 | ($1,402,652,000) |
| 1998 | ($5,272,999,000) |
| 1999 | ($42,391,220,000) |
| 2000 | ($36,125,670,000) |
| 2001 | ($32,278,510,000) |
| 2002 | ($37,522,660,000) |
| 2003 | ($37,154,480,000) |
| 2004 | ($56,003,770,000) |
| 2005 | ($48,422,780,000) |
| 2006 | ($76,468,850,000) |
| 2007 | ($105,593,000,000) |
| 2008 | ($113,912,000,000) |
| 2009 | ($77,811,430,000) |
| 2010 | ($76,851,030,000) |
| 2011 | ($50,913,630,000) |
| 2012 | ($94,562,740,000) |
| 2013 | ($133,913,000,000) |
| 2014 | ($157,441,000,000) |
| 2015 | ($152,636,000,000) |
| 2016 | ($146,432,000,000) |
| 2017 | ($98,075,850,000) |
| 2018 | ($112,484,000,000) |
| 2019 | ($76,873,710,000) |
| 2020 | ($73,658,370,000) |
Current account balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance (% of GDP) in United Kingdom was -2.67 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 2.61 in 1981, while its lowest value was -5.38 in 2016.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.51 |
| 1971 | 1.83 |
| 1972 | 0.31 |
| 1973 | -1.25 |
| 1974 | -3.61 |
| 1975 | -1.43 |
| 1976 | -0.59 |
| 1977 | 0.06 |
| 1978 | 0.64 |
| 1979 | -0.18 |
| 1980 | 1.21 |
| 1981 | 2.61 |
| 1982 | 1.55 |
| 1983 | 1.08 |
| 1984 | 0.40 |
| 1985 | 0.68 |
| 1986 | -0.22 |
| 1987 | -1.69 |
| 1988 | -3.88 |
| 1989 | -4.65 |
| 1990 | -3.55 |
| 1991 | -1.66 |
| 1992 | -1.97 |
| 1993 | -1.67 |
| 1994 | -0.88 |
| 1995 | -1.00 |
| 1996 | -0.73 |
| 1997 | -0.09 |
| 1998 | -0.32 |
| 1999 | -2.51 |
| 2000 | -2.17 |
| 2001 | -1.96 |
| 2002 | -2.10 |
| 2003 | -1.81 |
| 2004 | -2.31 |
| 2005 | -1.90 |
| 2006 | -2.81 |
| 2007 | -3.40 |
| 2008 | -3.88 |
| 2009 | -3.21 |
| 2010 | -3.09 |
| 2011 | -1.90 |
| 2012 | -3.48 |
| 2013 | -4.78 |
| 2014 | -5.10 |
| 2015 | -5.16 |
| 2016 | -5.38 |
| 2017 | -3.63 |
| 2018 | -3.88 |
| 2019 | -2.67 |
| 2020 | -2.67 |
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: Balance of payments
