Ireland - 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

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