Current account balance (BoP, current US$) in Euro area
Euro area: Current account balance (BoP, current US$) was 307.67 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance in Euro area, 1999–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current account balance in Euro area is 307.67 billion BoP, current US$, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 28.3% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance in Euro area peaked at 437.32 billion BoP, current US$ in 2017 and was at its lowest, -262.09 billion BoP, current US$, in 2008.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current account balance (BoP, current US$) in Euro area, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -25.87 billion BoP, current US$ | — |
| 2000 | -83.83 billion BoP, current US$ | +224.1% |
| 2001 | -24.22 billion BoP, current US$ | -71.1% |
| 2002 | 44.58 billion BoP, current US$ | -284.0% |
| 2003 | 24.89 billion BoP, current US$ | -44.2% |
| 2004 | 81.29 billion BoP, current US$ | +226.6% |
| 2005 | 19.19 billion BoP, current US$ | -76.4% |
| 2006 | -356.37 million BoP, current US$ | -101.9% |
| 2007 | 24.87 billion BoP, current US$ | -7078.8% |
| 2008 | -262.09 billion BoP, current US$ | -1153.8% |
| 2009 | -33.69 billion BoP, current US$ | -87.1% |
| 2010 | -40.63 billion BoP, current US$ | +20.6% |
| 2011 | -48.98 billion BoP, current US$ | +20.5% |
| 2012 | 123.01 billion BoP, current US$ | -351.2% |
| 2013 | 257.65 billion BoP, current US$ | +109.4% |
| 2014 | 315.44 billion BoP, current US$ | +22.4% |
| 2015 | 340.82 billion BoP, current US$ | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 403.30 billion BoP, current US$ | +18.3% |
| 2017 | 437.32 billion BoP, current US$ | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 411.19 billion BoP, current US$ | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 324.38 billion BoP, current US$ | -21.1% |
| 2020 | 248.57 billion BoP, current US$ | -23.4% |
| 2021 | 410.51 billion BoP, current US$ | +65.2% |
| 2022 | -26.74 billion BoP, current US$ | -106.5% |
| 2023 | 275.30 billion BoP, current US$ | -1129.6% |
| 2024 | 429.13 billion BoP, current US$ | +55.9% |
| 2025 | 307.67 billion BoP, current US$ | -28.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current account balance (BoP, current US$) in Euro area changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +7078.8% | -356.37 million BoP, current US$ | 24.87 billion BoP, current US$ |
| 2008 | -1153.8% | 24.87 billion BoP, current US$ | -262.09 billion BoP, current US$ |
| 2023 | +1129.6% | -26.74 billion BoP, current US$ | 275.30 billion BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -25.87 billion BoP, current US$ | -25.87 billion BoP, current US$ | -25.87 billion BoP, current US$ | 1 |
| 2000s | -20.94 billion BoP, current US$ | -262.09 billion BoP, current US$ | 81.29 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 252.35 billion BoP, current US$ | -48.98 billion BoP, current US$ | 437.32 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 274.07 billion BoP, current US$ | -26.74 billion BoP, current US$ | 429.13 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
More economy & growth data for Euro area
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 28,509 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5677 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita 37,260 current US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.742 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4051 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current US$) 26,432 current US$ per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.03 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Euro area?
- Current account balance in Euro area was 307.67 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 437.32 billion BoP, current US$ in 2017.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was -262.09 billion BoP, current US$ in 2008.
- How does Euro area rank for current account balance?
- Euro area ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2025.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.