Australia Balance of Payments: Current Account: Forecast: OECD Member: Quarterly
Balance of Payment: Current Account
AU: Balance of Payment: Current Account data was reported at 46.282 AUD bn in Dec 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 46.560 AUD bn for Sep 2025. AU: Balance of Payment: Current Account data is updated quarterly, averaging -11.006 AUD bn from Mar 1960 (Median) to Dec 2025, with 264 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 86.781 AUD bn in Sep 2021 and a record low of -87.147 AUD bn in Dec 2015. AU: Balance of Payment: Current Account data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.OECD.EO: Balance of Payments: Current Account: Forecast: OECD Member: Quarterly. CB-Current account balance - According to the IMF's Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 46.282 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Dec 2025 |
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Balance of Payment: Current Account Balance: as % of GDP
AU: Balance of Payment: Current Account Balance: as % of GDP data was reported at 1.585 % in Dec 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.614 % for Sep 2025. AU: Balance of Payment: Current Account Balance: as % of GDP data is updated quarterly, averaging -3.074 % from Mar 1960 (Median) to Dec 2025, with 264 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.944 % in Sep 2021 and a record low of -7.282 % in Dec 2007. AU: Balance of Payment: Current Account Balance: as % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.OECD.EO: Balance of Payments: Current Account: Forecast: OECD Member: Quarterly. CBGDPR-Current account balance, as a percentage of GDP
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.585 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Dec 2025 |
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Balance of Payment: Current Account Balance: as % of GDP: Double Hit Scenario
AU: Balance of Payment: Current Account Balance: as % of GDP: Double Hit Scenario data was reported at 1.018 % in Dec 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.082 % for Sep 2021. AU: Balance of Payment: Current Account Balance: as % of GDP: Double Hit Scenario data is updated quarterly, averaging -3.205 % from Mar 1960 (Median) to Dec 2021, with 248 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.298 % in Dec 1972 and a record low of -7.307 % in Dec 2004. AU: Balance of Payment: Current Account Balance: as % of GDP: Double Hit Scenario data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.OECD.EO: Balance of Payments: Current Account: Forecast: OECD Member: Quarterly. CBGDPR-Current account balance, as a percentage of GDP Sixth Edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6):https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/bop/2007/bopman6.htm OECD Economic Outlook, Database Inventory:https://www.oecd.org/eco/outlook/Database_Inventory.pdf
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.018 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Dec 2021 |
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Balance of Payment: Current Account Balance: as % of GDP: Single Hit Scenario
AU: Balance of Payment: Current Account Balance: as % of GDP: Single Hit Scenario data was reported at 0.926 % in Dec 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.951 % for Sep 2021. AU: Balance of Payment: Current Account Balance: as % of GDP: Single Hit Scenario data is updated quarterly, averaging -3.205 % from Mar 1960 (Median) to Dec 2021, with 248 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.298 % in Dec 1972 and a record low of -7.307 % in Dec 2004. AU: Balance of Payment: Current Account Balance: as % of GDP: Single Hit Scenario data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.OECD.EO: Balance of Payments: Current Account: Forecast: OECD Member: Quarterly. CBGDPR-Current account balance, as a percentage of GDP Sixth Edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6):https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/bop/2007/bopman6.htm OECD Economic Outlook, Database Inventory:https://www.oecd.org/eco/outlook/Database_Inventory.pdf
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.926 Dec 2021 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Dec 2021 |
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Balance of Payment: Current Account: Balance of Primary Income
AU: Balance of Payment: Current Account: Balance of Primary Income data was reported at -80.312 AUD bn in Dec 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of -80.312 AUD bn for Sep 2025. AU: Balance of Payment: Current Account: Balance of Primary Income data is updated quarterly, averaging -15.311 AUD bn from Mar 1960 (Median) to Dec 2025, with 264 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -0.183 AUD bn in Sep 1961 and a record low of -124.064 AUD bn in Jun 2022. AU: Balance of Payment: Current Account: Balance of Primary Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.OECD.EO: Balance of Payments: Current Account: Forecast: OECD Member: Quarterly.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -80.312 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Dec 2025 |
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Balance of Payment: Current Account: Balance of Secondary Income
AU: Balance of Payment: Current Account: Balance of Secondary Income data was reported at -1.715 AUD bn in Dec 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of -1.694 AUD bn for Sep 2025. AU: Balance of Payment: Current Account: Balance of Secondary Income data is updated quarterly, averaging 0.012 AUD bn from Mar 1960 (Median) to Dec 2025, with 264 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.048 AUD bn in Jun 1990 and a record low of -6.312 AUD bn in Mar 2014. AU: Balance of Payment: Current Account: Balance of Secondary Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.OECD.EO: Balance of Payments: Current Account: Forecast: OECD Member: Quarterly. NTR - Balance of secondary income- According to the IMF's Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -1.715 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Dec 2025 |
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Balance of Payment: Current Account: Residual Item
AU: Balance of Payment: Current Account: Residual Item data was reported at 0.000 AUD bn in Dec 2025. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 AUD bn for Sep 2025. AU: Balance of Payment: Current Account: Residual Item data is updated quarterly, averaging 0.000 AUD bn from Mar 1960 (Median) to Dec 2025, with 264 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.390 AUD bn in Mar 2020 and a record low of -0.197 AUD bn in Dec 2020. AU: Balance of Payment: Current Account: Residual Item data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.OECD.EO: Balance of Payments: Current Account: Forecast: OECD Member: Quarterly. CBR-Current account balance, residual item CBR measures the discrepancy which may still persist between data (on goods and services, exports and imports) according to the balance of payments and those according to the national accounts, despite the new standard methodology BPM6/SNA2008/ESA2010 requiring full consistency.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1960 - Dec 2025 |