Germany - Current account balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance (% of GDP) in Germany was 7.00 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 49 years was 8.60 in 2015, while its lowest value was -1.74 in 2000.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.04 |
| 1972 | 0.11 |
| 1973 | 1.05 |
| 1974 | 2.04 |
| 1975 | 0.63 |
| 1976 | 0.72 |
| 1977 | 0.65 |
| 1978 | 1.25 |
| 1979 | -0.61 |
| 1980 | -1.65 |
| 1981 | -0.66 |
| 1982 | 0.71 |
| 1983 | 0.56 |
| 1984 | 1.27 |
| 1985 | 2.46 |
| 1986 | 3.70 |
| 1987 | 3.41 |
| 1988 | 3.85 |
| 1989 | 4.08 |
| 1990 | 2.62 |
| 1991 | -1.42 |
| 1992 | -1.18 |
| 1993 | -1.03 |
| 1994 | -1.52 |
| 1995 | -1.24 |
| 1996 | -0.68 |
| 1997 | -0.52 |
| 1998 | -0.70 |
| 1999 | -1.43 |
| 2000 | -1.74 |
| 2001 | -0.36 |
| 2002 | 1.91 |
| 2003 | 1.44 |
| 2004 | 4.53 |
| 2005 | 4.67 |
| 2006 | 5.79 |
| 2007 | 6.88 |
| 2008 | 5.69 |
| 2009 | 5.90 |
| 2010 | 5.77 |
| 2011 | 6.19 |
| 2012 | 7.13 |
| 2013 | 6.57 |
| 2014 | 7.17 |
| 2015 | 8.60 |
| 2016 | 8.50 |
| 2017 | 7.82 |
| 2018 | 7.86 |
| 2019 | 7.45 |
| 2020 | 7.00 |
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
