India - Current account balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance (% of GDP) in India was 1.23 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 1.74 in 1977, while its lowest value was -5.00 in 2012.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1975 | -0.15 |
| 1976 | 1.54 |
| 1977 | 1.74 |
| 1978 | 0.50 |
| 1979 | 0.03 |
| 1980 | -0.96 |
| 1981 | -1.39 |
| 1982 | -1.26 |
| 1983 | -0.89 |
| 1984 | -1.09 |
| 1985 | -1.78 |
| 1986 | -1.83 |
| 1987 | -1.85 |
| 1988 | -2.41 |
| 1989 | -2.30 |
| 1990 | -2.19 |
| 1991 | -1.59 |
| 1992 | -1.56 |
| 1993 | -0.67 |
| 1994 | -0.51 |
| 1995 | -1.54 |
| 1996 | -1.52 |
| 1997 | -0.71 |
| 1998 | -1.64 |
| 1999 | -0.70 |
| 2000 | -0.98 |
| 2001 | 0.29 |
| 2002 | 1.37 |
| 2003 | 1.44 |
| 2004 | 0.11 |
| 2005 | -1.25 |
| 2006 | -0.99 |
| 2007 | -0.66 |
| 2008 | -2.58 |
| 2009 | -1.95 |
| 2010 | -3.25 |
| 2011 | -3.43 |
| 2012 | -5.00 |
| 2013 | -2.65 |
| 2014 | -1.34 |
| 2015 | -1.07 |
| 2016 | -0.53 |
| 2017 | -1.44 |
| 2018 | -2.43 |
| 2019 | -1.04 |
| 2020 | 1.23 |
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
