Australia — Current account

millions of LCU · Annual · 1861–2030 · 170 observations

About this series

The current account balance records a country's net transactions with the rest of the world in goods, services, primary income, and secondary income. A balance can be positive, negative, or zero.

Australia's current account reading was −62.83B LCU in 2025. The period change from −46.07B LCU in 2024 was −16.76B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −2.23% in 2025.

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  • Annual data, 1861–2030
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Latest observations

2000–2030

PeriodValue
2030-71.57B LCU
2029-66.46B LCU
2028-62.67B LCU
2027-57.61B LCU
2026-69.02B LCU
15 earlier values
2025-62.83B LCU
2024-46.07B LCU
20236.32B LCU
202220.36B LCU
202164.40B LCU
202045.06B LCU
20197.05B LCU
2018-42.64B LCU
2017-46.85B LCU
2016-55.89B LCU
2015-76.59B LCU
2014-49.67B LCU
2013-52.95B LCU
2012-66.07B LCU
2011-44.09B LCU

Values before 2011, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.