Euro Area recorded a Current Account surplus of 19.29 EUR Billion in April of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Euro Area Current Account - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Euro Area recorded a Current Account surplus of 2.60 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. This dataset provides - Euro Area Current Account to GDP - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Graph and download economic data for Balance of Payments BPM6: Current Account Balance: Total: Total Balance as % of GDP for the Euro Area (19 Countries) (EA19B6BLTT02STSAQ) from Q1 1999 to Q4 2022 about current account, BOP, Euro Area, Europe, and GDP.

Key information about European Union Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• European Union Current Account surplus accounted for 2.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2024, compared with a 2.8 % surplus in the previous quarter.
• EU Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1999 to Dec 2024, with an average value of 0.8 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 4.2 % in Sep 2017 and a record low of -1.8 % in Jun 2008.

CEIC calculates Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Current Account Balance and quarterly Nominal GDP. Eurostat provides Current Account Balance in EUR and Nominal GDP in EUR. European Union stands for EU27 excluding UK.


Key information about European Union Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of EU, Current Account recorded a surplus of 133.2 USD bn in Dec 2024.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 4.8 USD bn in Nov 2024.
• EU Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 7.2 USD bn in Nov 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 239.3 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 4,430.4 USD bn in Mar 2023.

Euro Area - Balance of payments, current account on Services was 0.80 % of GDP in December of 2022, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Euro Area - Balance of payments, current account on Services - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, Euro Area - Balance of payments, current account on Services reached a record high of 1.50 % of GDP in September of 2019 and a record low of -1.60 % of GDP in March of 2020.

Graph and download economic data for Total Current Account Balance for the Euro Area (DISCONTINUED) (BPBLTT01EZQ188S) from Q1 1997 to Q4 2012 about current account, BOP, Euro Area, and Europe.

Key information about EU Current Account Balance

• European Union Current Account recorded a surplus of 133.2 USD bn in Dec 2024, compared with a surplus of 139.5 USD bn in the previous quarter.
• EU Current Account Balance: USD mn data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1999 to Dec 2024, with an averaged value of 30.4 USD bn.
• The data reached an all-time high of 161.3 USD bn in Sep 2017 and a record low of -77.5 USD bn in Jun 2008.
• CEIC converts quarterly Current Account Balance into USD. Eurostat provides Current Account Balance in EUR. Federal Reserve Board average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. European Union stands for EU27 excluding UK.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 4.8 USD bn in Nov 2024.
• EU Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 7.2 USD bn in Nov 2024.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 239.3 USD bn in Sep 2024.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 4,430.4 USD bn in Mar 2023.

Current Account Services In the Euro Area decreased to 7.97 EUR Billion in April from 11.99 EUR Billion in March of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Euro Area Current Account - Services.

Current Account Goods In the Euro Area decreased to 25.71 EUR Billion in April from 51.95 EUR Billion in March of 2025. This dataset includes a chart with historical data for Euro Area Current Account - Goods.

Euro Area - Balance of payments, current account was EUR60053.10 Million in March of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Euro Area - Balance of payments, current account - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, Euro Area - Balance of payments, current account reached a record high of EUR60053.10 Million in March of 2025 and a record low of EUR-31641.00 Million in August of 2022.

Euro Area - Balance of payments, current account on Goods was 0.50 % of GDP in December of 2022, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Euro Area - Balance of payments, current account on Goods - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, Euro Area - Balance of payments, current account on Goods reached a record high of 3.70 % of GDP in December of 2020 and a record low of -1.50 % of GDP in September of 2022.

Euro Area - Balance of payments, current account on Secondary income was -1.10 % of GDP in December of 2022, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Euro Area - Balance of payments, current account on Secondary income - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, Euro Area - Balance of payments, current account on Secondary income reached a record high of -1.00 % of GDP in September of 2020 and a record low of -1.80 % of GDP in March of 2021.

Euro Area - Current account transactions on Balance was EUR288682.00 Million in December of 2021, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Euro Area - Current account transactions on Balance - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Euro Area - Current account transactions on Balance reached a record high of EUR352937.00 Million in December of 2017 and a record low of EUR-34437.00 Million in December of 2011.

Euro Area - Current account transactions on Services Balance was EUR91775.00 Million in December of 2021, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Euro Area - Current account transactions on Services Balance - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Euro Area - Current account transactions on Services Balance reached a record high of EUR117070.00 Million in December of 2018 and a record low of EUR-15628.00 Million in December of 2020.

Euro Area - Current account transactions on Primary income Balance was EUR65837.00 Million in December of 2021, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Euro Area - Current account transactions on Primary income Balance - last updated from the EUROSTAT on July of 2025. Historically, Euro Area - Current account transactions on Primary income Balance reached a record high of EUR79392.00 Million in December of 2019 and a record low of EUR12987.00 Million in December of 2015.

Euro Area - Current account transactions on Services Credit was EUR1011875.00 Million in December of 2021, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Euro Area - Current account transactions on Services Credit - last updated from the EUROSTAT on June of 2025. Historically, Euro Area - Current account transactions on Services Credit reached a record high of EUR1017052.00 Million in December of 2019 and a record low of EUR540193.00 Million in December of 2010.

Graph and download economic data for Current Account Balance: Total Services for the Euro Area (DISCONTINUED) (BPBLSE01EZQ188S) from Q1 1997 to Q4 2012 about current account, BOP, Euro Area, Europe, and services.

Malta BoP: Current Account: Euro Area data was reported at 311,885.900 EUR th in Dec 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 914,606.030 EUR th for Sep 2024. Malta BoP: Current Account: Euro Area data is updated quarterly, averaging 189,015.500 EUR th from Mar 2014 (Median) to Dec 2024, with 44 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,003,449.273 EUR th in Mar 2022 and a record low of -1,186,110.000 EUR th in Mar 2014. Malta BoP: Current Account: Euro Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Office - Malta. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Malta – Table MT.JB001: BPM6: Balance of Payments.

The Balance of Payments is the statistical statement that systematically summarises transactions between residents and non-residents. It consists of the goods and services account, the primary income account, the secondary income account, the capital account and the financial account (BPM6 – 2.12) The current account is an important grouping of accounts within the Balance of Payments. The current account balance shows the difference between the sum of exports and income receivable and the sum of imports and income payable (exports and imports refer to both goods and services, while income refers to both primary and secondary income). The value of current account balance equals the saving-investment gap for the economy. The balance of current account is thus related to understanding domestic transactions (BPM6 – 2.15). Data are expressed in million euros. Data are presented in raw form. Source of euro area data: European Central Bank (ECB).

The Balance of Payments is the statistical statement that systematically summarises transactions between residents and non-residents. It consists of the goods and services account, the primary income account, the secondary income account, the capital account and the financial account (BPM6 – 2.12) The current account is an important grouping of accounts within the Balance of Payments. The current account balance shows the difference between the sum of exports and income receivable and the sum of imports and income payable (exports and imports refer to both goods and services, while income refers to both primary and secondary income). The value of current account balance equals the saving-investment gap for the economy. The balance of current account is thus related to understanding domestic transactions (BPM6 – 2.15). Data are expressed in million euros. Data are presented in raw form. Source of euro area data: European Central Bank (ECB). Copyright notice and free re-use of data on: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/about-us/policies/copyright