Australia - Current account balance

Current account balance (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Current account balance (BoP, current US$) in Australia was ($31,990,470,000.00) as of 2010. Over the past 50 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $404,635,100.00 in 1972 and ($58,031,520,000.00) in 2007.

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

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

See also:

Year Value
1960 ($939,680,100.00)
1961 ($257,600,000.00)
1962 ($403,200,100.00)
1963 ($254,240,000.00)
1964 ($534,240,100.00)
1965 ($1,182,720,000.00)
1966 ($790,720,100.00)
1967 ($1,013,600,000.00)
1968 ($1,459,360,000.00)
1969 ($996,800,100.00)
1970 ($902,720,100.00)
1971 ($907,374,500.00)
1972 $404,635,100.00
1973 $358,125,600.00
1974 ($2,847,079,000.00)
1975 ($1,057,816,000.00)
1976 ($1,941,134,000.00)
1977 ($3,082,138,000.00)
1978 ($4,617,346,000.00)
1979 ($2,737,937,000.00)
1980 ($4,447,491,000.00)
1981 ($8,580,747,000.00)
1982 ($8,511,929,000.00)
1983 ($6,330,428,000.00)
1984 ($8,859,567,000.00)
1985 ($9,172,412,000.00)
1986 ($9,807,129,000.00)
1987 ($7,966,023,000.00)
1988 ($11,725,690,000.00)
1989 ($17,877,430,000.00)
1990 ($15,947,720,000.00)
1991 ($10,981,720,000.00)
1992 ($11,095,830,000.00)
1993 ($9,582,550,000.00)
1994 ($16,919,220,000.00)
1995 ($19,276,730,000.00)
1996 ($15,518,860,000.00)
1997 ($11,853,180,000.00)
1998 ($17,782,580,000.00)
1999 ($21,282,450,000.00)
2000 ($14,762,710,000.00)
2001 ($7,411,354,000.00)
2002 ($15,809,340,000.00)
2003 ($28,684,100,000.00)
2004 ($38,853,740,000.00)
2005 ($41,031,820,000.00)
2006 ($41,503,610,000.00)
2007 ($58,031,520,000.00)
2008 ($47,786,270,000.00)
2009 ($43,890,740,000.00)
2010 ($31,990,470,000.00)

Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Australia was -2.83 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 0.77 in 1972, while its lowest value was -6.77 in 2007.

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

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

See also:

Year Value
1960 -5.00
1961 -1.30
1962 -2.01
1963 -1.17
1964 -2.23
1965 -4.51
1966 -2.87
1967 -3.30
1968 -4.42
1969 -2.69
1970 -2.16
1971 -1.99
1972 0.77
1973 0.56
1974 -3.17
1975 -1.08
1976 -1.83
1977 -2.77
1978 -3.87
1979 -2.01
1980 -2.94
1981 -4.81
1982 -4.35
1983 -3.54
1984 -4.54
1985 -5.04
1986 -5.35
1987 -4.18
1988 -4.92
1989 -5.91
1990 -5.08
1991 -3.33
1992 -3.38
1993 -3.04
1994 -5.19
1995 -5.20
1996 -3.84
1997 -2.71
1998 -4.43
1999 -5.45
2000 -3.54
2001 -1.95
2002 -3.98
2003 -6.12
2004 -6.31
2005 -5.89
2006 -5.54
2007 -6.77
2008 -4.50
2009 -4.75
2010 -2.83

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments