United Kingdom — Current account
millions of GBP · Annual · 1772–2031 · 260 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.
In the United Kingdom, the current account reading was −74.37B GBP in 2025, compared with −85.42B GBP in 2024. The period change was +11.05B GBP. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −2.45% in 2025.
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- Annual data, 1772–2031
- Quarterly data, 1955–2027
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Latest observations
2000–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | -82.26B GBP |
| 2030 | -77.89B GBP |
| 2029 | -89.18B GBP |
| 2028 | -96.47B GBP |
| 2027 | -101.99B GBP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | -106.03B GBP |
| 2025 | -74.37B GBP |
| 2024 | -85.42B GBP |
| 2023 | -98.26B GBP |
| 2022 | -49.45B GBP |
| 2021 | -17.56B GBP |
| 2020 | -57.80B GBP |
| 2019 | -55.86B GBP |
| 2018 | -80.84B GBP |
| 2017 | -70.88B GBP |
| 2016 | -105.15B GBP |
| 2015 | -92.21B GBP |
| 2014 | -90.30B GBP |
| 2013 | -80.77B GBP |
| 2012 | -53.66B GBP |
Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.