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China — Current account

millions of CNY · Annual · 1982–2031 · 50 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.

China's current account reading was 5.28T CNY in 2025. The period change from 3.32T CNY in 2024 was +1.96T CNY. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 3.77% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2022–2031

PeriodValue
20315.39T CNY
20305.17T CNY
20294.97T CNY
20284.82T CNY
20275.00T CNY
5 earlier values, back to 2022
20265.08T CNY
20255.28T CNY
20243.32T CNY
20231.81T CNY
20222.71T CNY
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.