United Kingdom - Current account balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance (% of GDP) in United Kingdom was -2.67 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 50 years was 2.61 in 1981, while its lowest value was -5.38 in 2016.
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 | 1.51 |
| 1971 | 1.83 |
| 1972 | 0.31 |
| 1973 | -1.25 |
| 1974 | -3.61 |
| 1975 | -1.43 |
| 1976 | -0.59 |
| 1977 | 0.06 |
| 1978 | 0.64 |
| 1979 | -0.18 |
| 1980 | 1.21 |
| 1981 | 2.61 |
| 1982 | 1.55 |
| 1983 | 1.08 |
| 1984 | 0.40 |
| 1985 | 0.68 |
| 1986 | -0.22 |
| 1987 | -1.69 |
| 1988 | -3.88 |
| 1989 | -4.65 |
| 1990 | -3.55 |
| 1991 | -1.66 |
| 1992 | -1.97 |
| 1993 | -1.67 |
| 1994 | -0.88 |
| 1995 | -1.00 |
| 1996 | -0.73 |
| 1997 | -0.09 |
| 1998 | -0.32 |
| 1999 | -2.51 |
| 2000 | -2.17 |
| 2001 | -1.96 |
| 2002 | -2.10 |
| 2003 | -1.81 |
| 2004 | -2.31 |
| 2005 | -1.90 |
| 2006 | -2.81 |
| 2007 | -3.40 |
| 2008 | -3.88 |
| 2009 | -3.21 |
| 2010 | -3.09 |
| 2011 | -1.90 |
| 2012 | -3.48 |
| 2013 | -4.78 |
| 2014 | -5.10 |
| 2015 | -5.16 |
| 2016 | -5.38 |
| 2017 | -3.63 |
| 2018 | -3.88 |
| 2019 | -2.67 |
| 2020 | -2.67 |
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
