Australia recorded a Current Account deficit of 16646 AUD Million in the third quarter of 2025. This dataset provides - Australia Current Account - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Key information about Australia Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• Australia Current Account deficit accounted for 1.9 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Jun 2025, compared with a 2.0 % deficit in the previous quarter.
• Australia Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Sep 1959 to Jun 2025, with an average value of -3.2 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 3.5 % in Sep 2021 and a record low of -7.3 % in Dec 2007.

• In the latest reports of Australia, Current Account recorded a deficit of 8.8 USD bn in Jun 2025.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 11.3 USD bn in Jun 2025.
• Australia Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 1.3 USD bn in Jun 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 7.2 USD bn in Jun 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 451.4 USD bn in Jun 2025.

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Key information about Australia Current Account Balance

• Australia Current Account recorded a deficit of 8.8 USD bn in Jun 2025, compared with a deficit of 8.8 USD bn in the previous quarter.
• Australia Current Account Balance: USD mn data is updated quarterly, available from Sep 1959 to Jun 2025, with an averaged value of -2.6 USD bn.
• The data reached an all-time high of 14.3 USD bn in Sep 2021 and a record low of -19.0 USD bn in Dec 2012.
• CEIC converts quarterly Current Account Balance into USD. The Australian Bureau of Statistics provides Current Account Balance in local currency. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 11.3 USD bn in Jun 2025.
• Australia Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 1.3 USD bn in Jun 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 7.2 USD bn in Jun 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 451.4 USD bn in Jun 2025.

Australia recorded a Current Account deficit of 2 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2025. This dataset provides - Australia Current Account to GDP - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

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Australia BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data was reported at -0.300 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.338 % for 2022. Australia BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging -3.721 % from Dec 1989 (Median) to 2023, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.611 % in 2021 and a record low of -7.565 % in 2007. Australia BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.;;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

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Current account balance (BoP, current US$) in Australia was reported at --36259617038 USD in 2024, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Australia - Current account balance (BoP, current US$) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on October of 2025.

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AU: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports data was reported at 38.040 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 43.219 % for 2022. AU: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 29.108 % from Dec 1989 (Median) to 2023, with 35 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 64.939 % in 2021 and a record low of 22.728 % in 2006. AU: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Weighted average;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Australia BOP: Current Account data was reported at -25,475.000 AUD mn in Sep 2025. This records a decrease from the previous number of -13,642.000 AUD mn for Jun 2025. Australia BOP: Current Account data is updated quarterly, averaging -4,778.000 AUD mn from Sep 1959 (Median) to Sep 2025, with 265 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 22,146.000 AUD mn in Jun 2021 and a record low of -25,475.000 AUD mn in Sep 2025. Australia BOP: Current Account data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.JB: BPM6: Balance of Payment: Summary. Australia’s Balance of Payment is compiled based on the recommendation of BPM6 by the IMF. However, Australia retained the sign convention of the entire dataset according to BPM5.

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Australia BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net data was reported at -503.331 USD mn in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of -1.108 USD bn for 2023. Australia BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -446.084 USD mn from Dec 1989 (Median) to 2024, with 36 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 792.887 USD mn in 1990 and a record low of -3.556 USD bn in 2014. Australia BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Australia: Current account balance, billion USD: The latest value from 2024 is -36.26 billion U.S. dollars, a decline from -5 billion U.S. dollars in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 14.17 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 67 countries. Historically, the average for Australia from 1989 to 2024 is -25.97 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, -68.77 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 2012 while the maximum of 40.64 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2021.

Australia Balance of Payment: Current Account: Balance of Secondary Income data was reported at -1.099 AUD bn in Dec 2026. This records a decrease from the previous number of -1.086 AUD bn for Sep 2026. Australia Balance of Payment: Current Account: Balance of Secondary Income data is updated quarterly, averaging -0.018 AUD bn from Mar 1960 (Median) to Dec 2026, with 268 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.048 AUD bn in Jun 1990 and a record low of -6.312 AUD bn in Mar 2014. Australia Balance of Payment: Current Account: Balance of Secondary Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.OECD.EO: Balance of Payments: Current Account: Forecast: OECD Member: Quarterly. NTR - Balance of secondary income- According to the IMF's Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition (BPM6).

Australia recorded a trade surplus of 1825 AUD Million in August of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Australia Balance of Trade - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

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Australia Balance of Payment: Current Account Balance: as % of GDP: Single Hit Scenario data was reported at 0.926 % in Dec 2021. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.951 % for Sep 2021. Australia Balance of Payment: Current Account Balance: as % of GDP: Single Hit Scenario data is updated quarterly, averaging -3.205 % from Mar 1960 (Median) to Dec 2021, with 248 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.298 % in Dec 1972 and a record low of -7.307 % in Dec 2004. Australia Balance of Payment: Current Account Balance: as % of GDP: Single Hit Scenario data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.OECD.EO: Balance of Payments: Current Account: Forecast: OECD Member: Quarterly. CBGDPR-Current account balance, as a percentage of GDP Sixth Edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6):https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/bop/2007/bopman6.htm OECD Economic Outlook, Database Inventory:https://www.oecd.org/eco/outlook/Database_Inventory.pdf

Australia Balance of Payment: Current Account: Balance of Primary Income data was reported at -106.950 AUD bn in Dec 2026. This records a decrease from the previous number of -105.110 AUD bn for Sep 2026. Australia Balance of Payment: Current Account: Balance of Primary Income data is updated quarterly, averaging -15.598 AUD bn from Mar 1960 (Median) to Dec 2026, with 268 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -0.183 AUD bn in Sep 1961 and a record low of -124.841 AUD bn in Sep 2022. Australia Balance of Payment: Current Account: Balance of Primary Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Australia – Table AU.OECD.EO: Balance of Payments: Current Account: Forecast: OECD Member: Quarterly.