United States — Current account
millions of USD · Annual · 1790–2031 · 241 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 States, the current account reading was −1.12T USD in 2025, compared with −1.19T USD in 2024. The period change was +69.29B USD. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −3.63% in 2025.
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- Annual data, 1790–2031
- Quarterly data, 1960–2027
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Latest observations
2000–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | -1.39T USD |
| 2030 | -1.34T USD |
| 2029 | -1.32T USD |
| 2028 | -1.25T USD |
| 2027 | -1.23T USD |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | -1.20T USD |
| 2025 | -1.12T USD |
| 2024 | -1.19T USD |
| 2023 | -928.00B USD |
| 2022 | -993.13B USD |
| 2021 | -858.63B USD |
| 2020 | -593.50B USD |
| 2019 | -441.96B USD |
| 2018 | -438.99B USD |
| 2017 | -367.61B USD |
| 2016 | -396.22B USD |
| 2015 | -408.45B USD |
| 2014 | -370.06B USD |
| 2013 | -339.52B USD |
| 2012 | -418.18B USD |
Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.