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Current Account Balances of the Largest Economies
Current account balance, % of GDP, latest year in the IMF World Economic Outlook
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Source: IMF World Economic Outlook, newest edition; the latest year before the edition (often an IMF estimate). Positive is a surplus.
Which large economies lend to the rest of the world (surplus) and which borrow from it (deficit), measured against the size of each economy.
What this chart reads·18 series
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- United States · Current Account Balance (IMF)as “United States”latest 2025-12-31
- China · Current Account Balance (IMF)as “China”latest 2025-12-31
- Japan · Current Account Balance (IMF)as “Japan”latest 2025-12-31
- Germany · Current Account Balance (IMF)as “Germany”latest 2025-12-31
- United Kingdom · Current Account Balance (IMF)as “United Kingdom”latest 2025-12-31
- France · Current Account Balance (IMF)as “France”latest 2025-12-31
- Italy · Current Account Balance (IMF)as “Italy”latest 2025-12-31
- India · Current Account Balance (IMF)as “India”latest 2025-12-31
- Brazil · Current Account Balance (IMF)as “Brazil”latest 2025-12-31
- Canada · Current Account Balance (IMF)as “Canada”latest 2025-12-31
- South Korea · Current Account Balance (IMF)as “South Korea”latest 2025-12-31
- Mexico · Current Account Balance (IMF)as “Mexico”latest 2025-12-31
- Australia · Current Account Balance (IMF)as “Australia”latest 2025-12-31
- Saudi Arabia · Current Account Balance (IMF)as “Saudi Arabia”latest 2025-12-31
- Switzerland · Current Account Balance (IMF)as “Switzerland”latest 2025-12-31
- Netherlands · Current Account Balance (IMF)as “Netherlands”latest 2025-12-31
- Türkiye · Current Account Balance (IMF)as “Türkiye”latest 2025-12-31
- Indonesia · Current Account Balance (IMF)as “Indonesia”latest 2025-12-31
Sources·18 sources
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United States · Current Account Balance (IMF). Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
China · Current Account Balance (IMF). Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Japan · Current Account Balance (IMF). Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Germany · Current Account Balance (IMF). Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
United Kingdom · Current Account Balance (IMF). Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
France · Current Account Balance (IMF). Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Italy · Current Account Balance (IMF). Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
India · Current Account Balance (IMF). Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Brazil · Current Account Balance (IMF). Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Canada · Current Account Balance (IMF). Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
South Korea · Current Account Balance (IMF). Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Mexico · Current Account Balance (IMF). Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Australia · Current Account Balance (IMF). Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Saudi Arabia · Current Account Balance (IMF). Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Switzerland · Current Account Balance (IMF). Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Netherlands · Current Account Balance (IMF). Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Türkiye · Current Account Balance (IMF). Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
Indonesia · Current Account Balance (IMF). Source: IMF World Economic Outlook Database, October 2026 (the IMF's published database file, WEOOct2026all.xlsx). Figures as published, rounded to at most four decimals. Provided by the IMF "as is" and available free of charge from the IMF; the IMF does not endorse Palanor.
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