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Economy & public finances

Australia — Current account balance

Balance of current transactions with abroad (goods, services, income), as % of GDP; positive means the country lends to the world.
-3.1% GDP
2025
−1.1 ptsvs 2024
min −6.7 2007max +2.4 2021
% GDP
Range
Source: IMF· Data 2025
Upd. 05/2025
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About this data

Current account balance (Australia): -3.1 % GDP in 2025, the latest available value.

51 observations from 1980 to 2030. Source: IMF.

Balance of current transactions with abroad (goods, services, income), as % of GDP; positive means the country lends to the world.

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Current account balance — Australia
PeriodValue
2030-3.5 % GDP
2029-3.4 % GDP
2028-3.4 % GDP
2027-3.4 % GDP
2026-3.4 % GDP
2025-3.1 % GDP
2024-1.9 % GDP
2023-0.3 % GDP
20220.4 % GDP
20212.4 % GDP
20201.7 % GDP
2019-0 % GDP
2018-2.6 % GDP
2017-2.8 % GDP
2016-3.5 % GDP
2015-4.7 % GDP
2014-3.1 % GDP
2013-3.4 % GDP
2012-4.4 % GDP
2011-3 % GDP
2010-3.7 % GDP
2009-4.5 % GDP
2008-4.9 % GDP
2007-6.7 % GDP
2006-5.9 % GDP
2005-6 % GDP
2004-6.3 % GDP
2003-5.3 % GDP
2002-3.8 % GDP
2001-2.2 % GDP
2000-4 % GDP
1999-5.5 % GDP
1998-4.9 % GDP
1997-2.9 % GDP
1996-3.5 % GDP
1995-5 % GDP
1994-4.5 % GDP
1993-3 % GDP
1992-3.3 % GDP
1991-3.3 % GDP
1990-4.9 % GDP
1989-6 % GDP
1988-3.8 % GDP
1987-3.4 % GDP
1986-5 % GDP
1985-4.9 % GDP
1984-4.1 % GDP
1983-3.1 % GDP
1982-4.1 % GDP
1981-4.1 % GDP
1980-2.4 % GDP