China - Current account balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance (% of GDP) in China was 1.86 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 9.95 in 2007, while its lowest value was -3.69 in 1985.
Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
See also:
Year | Value |
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1982 | 2.77 |
1983 | 1.84 |
1984 | 0.78 |
1985 | -3.69 |
1986 | -2.34 |
1987 | 0.11 |
1988 | -1.22 |
1989 | -1.24 |
1990 | 3.32 |
1991 | 3.46 |
1992 | 1.50 |
1993 | -2.61 |
1994 | 1.22 |
1995 | 0.22 |
1996 | 0.84 |
1997 | 3.84 |
1998 | 3.06 |
1999 | 1.93 |
2000 | 1.69 |
2001 | 1.30 |
2002 | 2.41 |
2003 | 2.59 |
2004 | 3.53 |
2005 | 5.79 |
2006 | 8.42 |
2007 | 9.95 |
2008 | 9.15 |
2009 | 4.77 |
2010 | 3.91 |
2011 | 1.80 |
2012 | 2.52 |
2013 | 1.55 |
2014 | 2.25 |
2015 | 2.65 |
2016 | 1.70 |
2017 | 1.53 |
2018 | 0.17 |
2019 | 0.72 |
2020 | 1.86 |
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: Balance of payments