Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
United States's current account (% gdp) stands at -3.83% as of 2025-12-31, up from -4.09% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1970 to 2025 (56 observations).
In 2025, United States's current account (% gdp) was -3.83%, up from -4.09% in 2024.
In 2024, United States's current account (% gdp) was -4.09%, down from -3.35% in 2023.
In 2023, United States's current account (% gdp) was -3.35%, up from -3.73% in 2022.
In 2022, United States's current account (% gdp) was -3.73%, down from -3.6% in 2021.
In 2021, United States's current account (% gdp) was -3.6%, down from -2.76% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -3.83% | +0.2657% |
| 2024 | -4.09% | -0.7422% |
| 2023 | -3.35% | +0.3831% |
| 2022 | -3.73% | -0.1275% |
| 2021 | -3.6% | -0.8461% |
| 2020 | -2.76% | -0.8814% |
| 2019 | -1.88% | +0.1536% |
| 2018 | -2.03% | -0.2518% |
| 2017 | -1.78% | +0.242% |
| 2016 | -2.02% | +0.1152% |
| 2015 | -2.14% | -0.1441% |
| 2014 | -1.99% | -0.0854% |
| 2013 | -1.91% | +0.5256% |
| 2012 | -2.43% | +0.35% |
| 2011 | -2.78% | -0.037% |
| 2010 | -2.75% | -0.2354% |
| 2009 | -2.51% | +2.07% |
| 2008 | -4.58% | +0.4033% |
| 2007 | -4.98% | +0.8297% |
| 2006 | -5.81% | -0.1718% |
| 2005 | -5.64% | -0.5431% |
| 2004 | -5.1% | -0.6428% |
| 2003 | -4.46% | -0.3843% |
| 2002 | -4.07% | -0.4904% |
| 2001 | -3.58% | +0.1984% |
| 2000 | -3.78% | -0.9274% |
| 1999 | -2.85% | -0.4796% |
| 1998 | -2.37% | -0.7321% |
| 1997 | -1.64% | -0.0956% |
| 1996 | -1.54% | -0.0585% |
| 1995 | -1.49% | +0.1828% |
| 1994 | -1.67% | -0.4331% |
| 1993 | -1.24% | -0.4447% |
| 1992 | -0.7914% | -0.8377% |
| 1991 | 0.0463% | +1.37% |
| 1990 | -1.32% | +0.4398% |
| 1989 | -1.76% | +0.5519% |
| 1988 | -2.32% | +0.9931% |
| 1987 | -3.31% | -0.0951% |
| 1986 | -3.21% | -0.3454% |
| 1985 | -2.87% | -0.4162% |
| 1984 | -2.45% | -1.24% |
| 1983 | -1.22% | -0.8698% |
| 1982 | -0.3471% | -0.4971% |
| 1981 | 0.15% | +0.0755% |
| 1980 | 0.0744% | +0.0804% |
| 1979 | -0.006% | +0.6637% |
| 1978 | -0.6696% | +0.0557% |
| 1977 | -0.7253% | -0.9303% |
| 1976 | 0.205% | -0.8562% |
| 1975 | 1.06% | +0.9512% |
| 1974 | 0.11% | -0.4218% |
| 1973 | 0.5318% | +0.943% |
| 1972 | -0.4112% | -0.3271% |
| 1971 | -0.0841% | -0.3282% |
| 1970 | 0.2441% | — |
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United States's current account (% gdp) is -3.83% as of 2025-12-31, compared with -4.09% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 1.06% (1975); the lowest is -5.81% (2006), across data from 1970 to 2025.
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