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Indicators/Topics/Trade/Current account balance/United States

United States

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.

Active series

Current account balance - United States

World Bank . BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS:US

Current account balance in other countries

Provider

World Bank

Frequency

annual

Transformation

level
IndicatorsEconomy & GrowthCurrent account balance - United States

Current account balance - United States

United StatesWorld BankLive data
Live data
Latest-4.12
YoY-21.24%
YoY-21.24%
10Y Avg-3.00
FrequencyAnnual

Current account balance - United States time series chart. Showing observations from 1970 to 2024. Latest value -4.12.

Min-5.91
Mean-2.15
Max1.06

Series details

SourceBalance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF); World Development Indicators Database, World Bank (WB); National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
CategoryEconomy & Growth
FrequencyAnnual
Unitcurrency or percent of GDP
Last UpdatedMay 2, 2026
Transformslevel, yoy, index 100
About this series

Current account balance (% of GDP)

Data provenance

International organizationOpen with attribution

Other Trade indicators for United States

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