European Union Current Account Balance: % of GDP
Key information about European Union Current Account Balance: % of GDP
- European Union Current Account surplus accounted for 2.2 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2023, compared with a 2.9 % surplus in the previous quarter.
- EU Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1999 to Dec 2023, with an average value of 0.7 %.
- The data reached an all-time high of 4.1 % in Sep 2017 and a record low of -1.8 % in Jun 2008.
CEIC calculates Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Current Account Balance and quarterly Nominal GDP. Eurostat provides Current Account Balance in EUR and Nominal GDP in EUR. European Union stands for EU27 excluding UK.
Key information about European Union Current Account Balance: % of GDP
- In the latest reports of EU, Current Account recorded a surplus of 105.0 USD bn in Dec 2023.
- Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 2.3 USD bn in Feb 2024.
- EU Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 35.0 USD bn in Feb 2024.
- Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 101.0 USD bn in Dec 2023.
- The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 4,430.4 USD bn in Mar 2023.
View European Union's Current Account Balance: % of GDP from Mar 1999 to Dec 2023 in the chart:
What was European Union's Current Account Balance: % of GDP in Dec 2023?
European Union Current Account surplus accounted for 2.2 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2023, compared with a 2.9 % surplus in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.
Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
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2.2 Dec 2023 | 2.9 Sep 2023 | -1.8 Jun 2008 | 4.1 Sep 2017 | % | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2023 |
Current Account Balance: % of GDP by Country Comparison
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country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Albania (%) | 6.6 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Sep 2023 |
Algeria (%) | 1.6 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Jun 2023 |
Argentina (%) | -2.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2023 |
Armenia (%) | 2.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Dec 2023 |
Australia (%) | 1.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 1959 - Dec 2023 |
Austria (%) | 1.7 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1970 - Sep 2023 |
Azerbaijan (%) | 8.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Dec 2023 |
Bahrain (%) | 15.2 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Dec 2022 |
Bangladesh (%) | -0.5 2023 | yearly | 1998 - 2023 |
Belarus (%) | -1.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2023 |
Belgium (%) | 1.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Bolivia (%) | -6.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2023 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | -2.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2023 |
Botswana (%) | -16.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2023 |
Brazil (%) | -2.6 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Mar 2024 |
Brunei (%) | -20.4 Dec 2020 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Dec 2020 |
Bulgaria (%) | -3.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 1999 - Dec 2023 |
Cambodia (%) | -1.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2023 |
Canada (%) | -0.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1957 - Dec 2023 |
Chile (%) | -4.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2023 |
China (%) | 1.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1998 - Dec 2023 |
Colombia (%) | -2.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2023 |
Croatia (%) | -5.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Cyprus (%) | -11.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2023 |
Czech Republic (%) | 0.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Denmark (%) | 12.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2023 |
Ecuador (%) | 1.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2023 |
Egypt (%) | 1.3 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2001 - Dec 2022 |
Estonia (%) | 0.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2023 |
European Union (%) | 2.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2023 |
Finland (%) | 1.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2023 |
France (%) | -0.9 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Mar 2024 |
Georgia (%) | -6.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2023 |
Germany (%) | 7.1 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Mar 2024 |
Ghana (%) | 0.2 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Sep 2023 |
Greece (%) | -12.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 9.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2023 |
Hungary (%) | -1.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Iceland (%) | -2.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
India (%) | -1.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2004 - Dec 2023 |
Indonesia (%) | 0.9 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Mar 2023 |
Iran (%) | 0.6 2023 | yearly | 1997 - 2023 |
Ireland (%) | -0.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Israel (%) | 9.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Italy (%) | 1.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2023 |
Ivory Coast (%) | -6.3 2022 | yearly | 1975 - 2022 |
Japan (USD mn) | 14,232.0 Apr 2023 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Apr 2023 |
Jordan (%) | 3.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Dec 2023 |
Kazakhstan (%) | -2.6 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1997 - Sep 2023 |
Kenya (%) | -2.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Mar 2023 |
South Korea (USD mn) | 7,671.1 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Feb 2024 |
Kosovo (%) | -15.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2023 |
Kuwait (%) | 37.2 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2012 - Sep 2023 |
Kyrgyzstan (%) | -60.7 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Mar 2023 |
Laos (%) | -3.0 2022 | yearly | 1984 - 2022 |
Latvia (%) | -1.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Lebanon (%) | -4.4 2020 | yearly | 2002 - 2020 |
Lithuania (%) | 4.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2023 |
Luxembourg (%) | 7.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Macau SAR, China (%) | 11.4 2022 | yearly | 2002 - 2022 |
North Macedonia (%) | -3.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
Malawi (%) | -14.2 2021 | yearly | 1977 - 2021 |
Malaysia (%) | 0.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
Malta (%) | 0.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Mauritius (%) | -3.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2023 |
Mexico (%) | 2.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1993 - Dec 2023 |
Moldova (%) | -11.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Mongolia (%) | -4.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
Montenegro (%) | -24.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2010 - Dec 2023 |
Morocco (%) | -0.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Dec 2023 |
Mozambique (%) | -37.4 2022 | yearly | 1980 - 2022 |
Nepal (%) | -1.3 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
Netherlands (%) | 8.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1987 - Dec 2023 |
New Zealand (%) | -6.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1987 - Dec 2023 |
Nigeria (%) | 1.9 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2023 |
Norway (%) | 17.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Dec 2023 |
Oman (%) | -4.9 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
Pakistan (%) | -1.0 2023 | yearly | 1977 - 2023 |
Palestinian Territory (%) | -16.1 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Mar 2023 |
Panama (%) | -18.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2023 |
Paraguay (%) | -1.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
Peru (%) | 2.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2023 |
Philippines (%) | -4.3 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1981 - Mar 2023 |
Poland (%) | 1.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
Portugal (%) | -0.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2023 |
Qatar (%) | 15.6 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Jun 2023 |
Romania (%) | -7.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
Russia (%) | 2.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2023 |
Saudi Arabia (%) | 1.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2023 |
Serbia (%) | -5.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2007 - Dec 2023 |
Singapore (%) | 19.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Dec 2023 |
Slovakia (%) | -3.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Dec 2023 |
Slovenia (%) | 3.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1995 - Dec 2023 |
South Africa (%) | -2.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Dec 2023 |
Spain (%) | 2.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2023 |
Sri Lanka (%) | 1.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2023 |
Sudan (%) | -8.5 2021 | yearly | 1977 - 2021 |
Sweden (%) | 7.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2023 |
Switzerland (%) | 7.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1983 - Dec 2023 |
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Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
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Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 3.7 2017 | yearly | 2008 - 2017 |
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 46.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 1997 - Dec 2023 |
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 11,075,609.036 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Feb 2024 |
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 16,324,970.942 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Feb 2024 |
M2 Growth (%) | -0.7 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Feb 2024 |
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 1.0 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Mar 2024 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 296,927.3 Mar 2024 | monthly | Dec 1999 - Mar 2024 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 1.902 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2023 |
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 1.3 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Feb 2024 |
Total Deposits (USD mn) | 16,381,038.314 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Mar 2024 |
Total Deposits Growth (%) | 0.7 Feb 2024 | monthly | Sep 1998 - Feb 2024 |
Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 25,537,491.1 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Feb 2024 |
Domestic Credit Growth (%) | -1.5 Feb 2024 | monthly | Sep 1998 - Feb 2024 |
Household Debt (USD mn) | 7,156,214.5 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Mar 2024 |
Total Loans (USD mn) | 19,720,979.295 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Mar 2024 |
Total Loans Growth (%) | 0.51 Mar 2024 | monthly | Sep 1998 - Mar 2024 |
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 81.86 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Sep 1997 - Dec 2023 |
Money Supply M3: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 16,056.632 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Feb 2024 |
Money Supply M2: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 15,042.820 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Feb 2024 |
Money Supply M3: swda: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 16,118.106 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Feb 2024 |
Money Supply M2: swda: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 15,105.923 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Feb 2024 |
Money Supply M1: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 10,185.683 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1970 - Feb 2024 |
Money Supply M1: swda: Outstanding (EUR bn) | 10,243.652 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Mar 2024 |
Eurosystem: ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves (FCR) (EUR bn) | 275.024 Mar 2024 | monthly | Nov 1999 - Mar 2024 |
Eurosystem: Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (EUR bn) | 1,214.957 Mar 2024 | monthly | Nov 1999 - Mar 2024 |
MFIs Loans: Outstanding: Households: Consumer Credit (CS) (EUR bn) | 686.042 Jan 2019 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2019 |
MFIs Loans: Outstanding: Households: HP: Over 5 Years (EUR bn) | 4,296.809 Jan 2019 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Jan 2019 |
MFIs Deposits: Outstanding: Non Financial Corp (NFC) (EUR bn) | 3,472.778 Mar 2024 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Mar 2024 |
MFIs Deposits: Outstanding: Households (EUR bn) | 9,197.414 Mar 2024 | monthly | Sep 1997 - Mar 2024 |
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