Italy - Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Italy was 3.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 3.81 in 2020, while its lowest value was -4.14 in 1974.

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
1970 0.72
1971 1.30
1972 1.36
1973 -1.62
1974 -4.14
1975 -0.29
1976 -1.27
1977 0.91
1978 1.92
1979 1.50
1980 -2.21
1981 -2.41
1982 -1.73
1983 0.15
1984 -0.73
1985 -0.90
1986 0.38
1987 -0.32
1988 -0.80
1989 -1.38
1990 -1.39
1991 -1.95
1992 -2.22
1993 0.73
1994 1.20
1995 2.14
1996 3.05
1997 2.60
1998 1.58
1999 0.80
2000 -0.27
2001 0.16
2002 -0.49
2003 -0.77
2004 -0.50
2005 -0.90
2006 -1.45
2007 -1.36
2008 -2.76
2009 -1.84
2010 -3.32
2011 -2.82
2012 -0.25
2013 1.12
2014 1.85
2015 1.43
2016 2.61
2017 2.63
2018 2.50
2019 3.21
2020 3.81

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