Current account balance in Australia
Australia: Current account balance was -2.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance in Australia, 1989–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for current account balance in Australia is -2.7%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 16.2% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance in Australia peaked at 2.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -7.6%, in 2007.
Australia ranks 114th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current account balance in Australia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | -6.1% | — |
| 1990 | -5.0% | -18.5% |
| 1991 | -3.2% | -34.9% |
| 1992 | -3.2% | -2.4% |
| 1993 | -3.0% | -6.1% |
| 1994 | -4.9% | +65.1% |
| 1995 | -5.1% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | -3.6% | -29.2% |
| 1997 | -2.7% | -23.8% |
| 1998 | -4.4% | +62.7% |
| 1999 | -5.6% | +25.7% |
| 2000 | -3.7% | -33.5% |
| 2001 | -2.1% | -43.5% |
| 2002 | -4.0% | +92.2% |
| 2003 | -6.3% | +55.0% |
| 2004 | -6.7% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | -6.2% | -7.2% |
| 2006 | -6.2% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | -7.6% | +22.3% |
| 2008 | -4.9% | -35.5% |
| 2009 | -5.2% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | -4.0% | -23.4% |
| 2011 | -3.3% | -18.5% |
| 2012 | -4.4% | +36.1% |
| 2013 | -3.2% | -26.7% |
| 2014 | -3.1% | -5.1% |
| 2015 | -4.3% | +39.5% |
| 2016 | -3.6% | -16.1% |
| 2017 | -3.0% | -16.6% |
| 2018 | -2.6% | -13.8% |
| 2019 | -0.1% | -97.1% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -2268.7% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +49.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -89.6% |
| 2023 | -0.4% | -270.4% |
| 2024 | -2.3% | +432.8% |
| 2025 | -2.7% | +16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -6.1% | -6.1% | -6.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | -4.1% | -5.6% | -2.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | -5.3% | -7.6% | -2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -3.2% | -4.4% | -0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.2% | -2.7% | 2.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More economy & growth data for Australia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 5,104 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual -4.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2389 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 15,557 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual -2.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 0.3691 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 24,037 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -0.5842 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Australia?
- Current account balance in Australia was -2.7% 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.6% in 2007.
- How does Australia rank for current account balance?
- Australia ranks 114th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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 (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.