France - Current account balance

Current account balance (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Current account balance (BoP, current US$) in France was ($44,498,910,000.00) as of 2010. Over the past 35 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $45,864,580,000.00 in 1999 and ($49,876,970,000.00) in 2008.

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
1975 $2,740,359,000.00
1976 ($3,356,211,000.00)
1977 ($405,105,200.00)
1978 $7,063,715,000.00
1979 $5,141,501,000.00
1980 ($4,208,340,000.00)
1981 ($4,810,819,000.00)
1982 ($12,082,170,000.00)
1983 ($5,165,512,000.00)
1984 ($875,999,000.00)
1985 ($34,597,950.00)
1986 $2,429,991,000.00
1987 ($4,445,833,000.00)
1988 ($4,618,908,000.00)
1989 ($4,671,011,000.00)
1990 ($9,944,228,000.00)
1991 ($6,518,256,000.00)
1992 $3,893,430,000.00
1993 $8,989,785,000.00
1994 $7,415,274,000.00
1995 $10,840,340,000.00
1996 $20,560,610,000.00
1997 $37,801,150,000.00
1998 $37,698,550,000.00
1999 $45,864,580,000.00
2000 $19,674,080,000.00
2001 $23,602,520,000.00
2002 $18,007,400,000.00
2003 $12,860,130,000.00
2004 $11,030,420,000.00
2005 ($10,260,220,000.00)
2006 ($12,988,240,000.00)
2007 ($26,610,490,000.00)
2008 ($49,876,970,000.00)
2009 ($39,866,480,000.00)
2010 ($44,498,910,000.00)

Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in France was -1.74 as of 2010. Its highest value over the past 35 years was 3.15 in 1999, while its lowest value was -2.10 in 1982.

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
1975 0.77
1976 -0.91
1977 -0.10
1978 1.41
1979 0.85
1980 -0.61
1981 -0.79
1982 -2.10
1983 -0.94
1984 -0.17
1985 -0.01
1986 0.32
1987 -0.48
1988 -0.46
1989 -0.46
1990 -0.80
1991 -0.52
1992 0.28
1993 0.69
1994 0.54
1995 0.69
1996 1.31
1997 2.66
1998 2.57
1999 3.15
2000 1.48
2001 1.76
2002 1.24
2003 0.72
2004 0.54
2005 -0.48
2006 -0.58
2007 -1.03
2008 -1.76
2009 -1.52
2010 -1.74

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments