United States — Current account
millions of LCU · Annual · 1790–2030 · 240 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 −1.15T LCU in 2025, compared with −1.08T LCU in 2024. The period change was −71.42B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −3.79% in 2025.
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- Annual data, 1790–2030
- Quarterly data, 1960–2026
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Latest observations
2000–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | -1.28T LCU |
| 2029 | -1.28T LCU |
| 2028 | -1.23T LCU |
| 2027 | -1.18T LCU |
| 2026 | -1.19T LCU |
15 earlier values
| 2025 | -1.15T LCU |
| 2024 | -1.08T LCU |
| 2023 | -905.38B LCU |
| 2022 | -1.01T LCU |
| 2021 | -867.98B LCU |
| 2020 | -601.20B LCU |
| 2019 | -441.75B LCU |
| 2018 | -439.85B LCU |
| 2017 | -367.61B LCU |
| 2016 | -396.22B LCU |
| 2015 | -408.45B LCU |
| 2014 | -370.06B LCU |
| 2013 | -339.52B LCU |
| 2012 | -418.18B LCU |
| 2011 | -455.30B LCU |
Values before 2011, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.