Japan

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 - Japan

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The reading right now

As of January 2024, Current account balance for Japan stood at 4.71%. That is up 0.99 percentage points from the prior year. Over the trailing five years, the series has averaged 3.48%, ranging from a low of 2.12% in January 2022 to a high of 4.71% in January 2024. The current reading sits 1.4 percentage points above its trailing ten-year mean of 3.3%.

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