Current account balance (United Kingdom): -3.7 % 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.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | -3 % GDP |
| 2029 | -3.1 % GDP |
| 2028 | -3.4 % GDP |
| 2027 | -3.5 % GDP |
| 2026 | -3.7 % GDP |
| 2025 | -3.7 % GDP |
| 2024 | -3.4 % GDP |
| 2023 | -3.5 % GDP |
| 2022 | -2.1 % GDP |
| 2021 | -0.4 % GDP |
| 2020 | -2.9 % GDP |
| 2019 | -2.7 % GDP |
| 2018 | -3.9 % GDP |
| 2017 | -3.5 % GDP |
| 2016 | -5.4 % GDP |
| 2015 | -4.9 % GDP |
| 2014 | -5 % GDP |
| 2013 | -4.6 % GDP |
| 2012 | -3.1 % GDP |
| 2011 | -1.6 % GDP |
| 2010 | -2.8 % GDP |
| 2009 | -3.1 % GDP |
| 2008 | -3.9 % GDP |
| 2007 | -3.7 % GDP |
| 2006 | -3.1 % GDP |
| 2005 | -2 % GDP |
| 2004 | -2.3 % GDP |
| 2003 | -1.8 % GDP |
| 2002 | -2 % GDP |
| 2001 | -1.8 % GDP |
| 2000 | -1.8 % GDP |
| 1999 | -2.1 % GDP |
| 1998 | -0.3 % GDP |
| 1997 | -0.1 % GDP |
| 1996 | -0.3 % GDP |
| 1995 | -0.4 % GDP |
| 1994 | -0.2 % GDP |
| 1993 | -1.1 % GDP |
| 1992 | -1.3 % GDP |
| 1991 | -1.1 % GDP |
| 1990 | -2.8 % GDP |
| 1989 | -3.8 % GDP |
| 1988 | -3.3 % GDP |
| 1987 | -1.3 % GDP |
| 1986 | -0.7 % GDP |
| 1985 | -0.1 % GDP |
| 1984 | -0.3 % GDP |
| 1983 | 0.4 % GDP |
| 1982 | 0.7 % GDP |
| 1981 | 1.7 % GDP |
| 1980 | 0.7 % GDP |