Philippines - Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Philippines was 3.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 5.45 in 2006, while its lowest value was -7.58 in 1982.

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
1977 -3.38
1978 -4.25
1979 -4.79
1980 -5.17
1981 -5.09
1982 -7.58
1983 -7.34
1984 -3.62
1985 -0.10
1986 2.80
1987 -1.17
1988 -0.90
1989 -3.00
1990 -5.34
1991 -2.00
1992 -1.66
1993 -4.86
1994 -4.03
1995 -2.34
1996 -4.18
1997 -4.62
1998 2.08
1999 -3.36
2000 -2.66
2001 -2.22
2002 -0.33
2003 0.33
2004 1.71
2005 1.85
2006 5.45
2007 5.17
2008 0.08
2009 4.80
2010 3.45
2011 2.41
2012 2.65
2013 4.01
2014 3.62
2015 2.37
2016 -0.38
2017 -0.65
2018 -2.56
2019 -0.81
2020 3.20

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