Ireland - Current account balance

Current account balance (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Current account balance (BoP, current US$) in Ireland was ($8,904,393,000) as of 2020. Over the past 15 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $24,169,680,000 in 2018 and ($44,933,860,000) in 2019.

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

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

See also:

Year Value
2005 ($7,144,573,000)
2006 ($7,862,126,000)
2007 ($13,848,550,000)
2008 ($15,302,980,000)
2009 ($5,007,386,000)
2010 $2,319,661,000
2011 $2,829,019,000
2012 ($7,708,574,000)
2013 $3,711,545,000
2014 $2,786,018,000
2015 $12,912,450,000
2016 ($12,520,890,000)
2017 $3,397,575,000
2018 $24,169,680,000
2019 ($44,933,860,000)
2020 ($8,904,393,000)

Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Ireland was -2.09 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 6.28 in 2018, while its lowest value was -11.26 in 2019.

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
2005 -3.37
2006 -3.39
2007 -5.13
2008 -5.56
2009 -2.12
2010 1.05
2011 1.18
2012 -3.42
2013 1.56
2014 1.08
2015 4.43
2016 -4.19
2017 1.01
2018 6.28
2019 -11.26
2020 -2.09

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments