Australia — Current account (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1861–2031 · 171 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. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For Australia, the current account reading stood at −2.61% of GDP in 2025. Against −2.25% of GDP in 2024, the period change was −0.37 percentage points. It was below the selected 10-year average of −1.02% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1861–2031
- Quarterly data, 1959–2027
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Latest observations
2000–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | -2.41 % of GDP |
| 2030 | -2.37 % of GDP |
| 2029 | -2.32 % of GDP |
| 2028 | -2.32 % of GDP |
| 2027 | -2.24 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | -2.31 % of GDP |
| 2025 | -2.61 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -2.25 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -0.44 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 0.24 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 2.27 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 1.61 % of GDP |
| 2019 | -0.08 % of GDP |
| 2018 | -2.61 % of GDP |
| 2017 | -2.87 % of GDP |
| 2016 | -3.44 % of GDP |
| 2015 | -4.75 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -3.1 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -3.38 % of GDP |
| 2012 | -4.36 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.