Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
China's current account (% gdp) stands at 3.77% as of 2025-12-31, up from 2.47% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1982 to 2025 (44 observations).
In 2025, China's current account (% gdp) was 3.77%, up from 2.47% in 2024.
In 2024, China's current account (% gdp) was 2.47%, up from 1.41% in 2023.
In 2023, China's current account (% gdp) was 1.41%, down from 2.21% in 2022.
In 2022, China's current account (% gdp) was 2.21%, up from 1.63% in 2021.
In 2021, China's current account (% gdp) was 1.63%, up from 1.49% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.77% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 2.47% | +1.06% |
| 2023 | 1.41% | -0.7996% |
| 2022 | 2.21% | +0.5725% |
| 2021 | 1.63% | +0.1422% |
| 2020 | 1.49% | +0.8718% |
| 2019 | 0.62% | +0.4494% |
| 2018 | 0.1706% | -1.33% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -0.1653% |
| 2016 | 1.67% | -0.9273% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +0.3862% |
| 2014 | 2.21% | +0.6902% |
| 2013 | 1.52% | -0.9622% |
| 2012 | 2.48% | +0.7093% |
| 2011 | 1.77% | -2.07% |
| 2010 | 3.84% | -0.8471% |
| 2009 | 4.69% | -4.32% |
| 2008 | 9.01% | -0.7887% |
| 2007 | 9.8% | +1.49% |
| 2006 | 8.31% | +2.59% |
| 2005 | 5.71% | +2.24% |
| 2004 | 3.47% | +0.9178% |
| 2003 | 2.56% | +0.1791% |
| 2002 | 2.38% | +1.09% |
| 2001 | 1.28% | -0.3925% |
| 2000 | 1.68% | -0.2362% |
| 1999 | 1.91% | -1.12% |
| 1998 | 3.03% | -0.7849% |
| 1997 | 3.82% | +2.99% |
| 1996 | 0.8339% | +0.6147% |
| 1995 | 0.2192% | -0.9993% |
| 1994 | 1.22% | +3.82% |
| 1993 | -2.6% | -4.09% |
| 1992 | 1.49% | -1.96% |
| 1991 | 3.45% | +0.1335% |
| 1990 | 3.32% | +4.56% |
| 1989 | -1.24% | -0.024% |
| 1988 | -1.22% | -1.32% |
| 1987 | 0.1097% | +2.44% |
| 1986 | -2.33% | +1.35% |
| 1985 | -3.68% | -4.46% |
| 1984 | 0.7794% | -1.06% |
| 1983 | 1.83% | -0.9269% |
| 1982 | 2.76% | — |
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China's current account (% gdp) is 3.77% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 2.47% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 9.8% (2007); the lowest is -3.68% (1985), across data from 1982 to 2025.
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