Euro area
Current account balance
The current account balance summarizes trade income and cross-border transfers. As a share of GDP, it helps compare external surpluses and deficits across economies.
Current account balance - Euro area
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The reading right now
As of January 2008, Current account balance for Euro area stood at -199.9B. That is down 224.8B from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged -8.4B, ranging from a low of -199.9B in January 2008 to a high of 81.2B in January 2004. The current reading sits 190.1B below its trailing ten-year mean of -9.8B.
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