China - Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in China was 1.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 9.95 in 2007, while its lowest value was -3.69 in 1985.

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
1982 2.77
1983 1.84
1984 0.78
1985 -3.69
1986 -2.34
1987 0.11
1988 -1.22
1989 -1.24
1990 3.32
1991 3.46
1992 1.50
1993 -2.61
1994 1.22
1995 0.22
1996 0.84
1997 3.84
1998 3.06
1999 1.93
2000 1.69
2001 1.30
2002 2.41
2003 2.59
2004 3.53
2005 5.79
2006 8.42
2007 9.95
2008 9.15
2009 4.77
2010 3.91
2011 1.80
2012 2.52
2013 1.55
2014 2.25
2015 2.65
2016 1.70
2017 1.53
2018 0.17
2019 0.72
2020 1.86

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments