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China (People's Republic of China) Current Account Balance (% GDP) Statistics

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Country or Region: China (People's Republic of China) › Change country
Economic Indicator: Current Account Balance (% GDP) › See all China indicators, › See Current Account Balance (% GDP) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Yuan Renminbi
Currency Symbol: RMB

Current account is all transactions other than those in financial and capital items. The major classifications are goods and services, income and current transfers. The focus of the BOP is on transactions (between an economy and the rest of the world) in goods, services, and income. See notes for: Gross domestic product, current prices (National currency) Current account balance (U.S. dollars).

Current Account Balance (% GDP) Statistics for China (People's Republic of China), Year 2010 - In Detail

Current Account Balance (% GDP) for China in year 2010 is 5.209 %

This makes China No. 26 in world rankings according to Current Account Balance (% GDP) in year 2010. The world's average Current Account Balance (% GDP) value is -2.68 %; China is 7.89 more than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, Current Account Balance (% GDP) for China was 5.95 % Current Account Balance (% GDP) for China in 2010 was or will be 12.51% less than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Current Account Balance (% GDP) for China was or will be 5.71 %, which is 9.68% more than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
Current Account Balance (% GDP) for China, in other Years
Year %
  2016 7.789
  2015 7.624
  2014 7.233
  2013 6.809
  2012 6.305
  2011 5.713
2010 5.209
  2009 5.954
  2008 9.649
  2007 10.641
  2006 9.336
  2005 7.126
  2004 3.554
  2003 2.796
  2002 2.436
  2001 1.314
  2000 1.712
  1999 1.446
  1998 3.087
  1997 3.88
  1996 0.846
  1995 0.222
  1994 1.369
  1993 -1.941
  1992 1.311
  1991 3.243
  1990 3.074
  1989 -0.957
  1988 -0.941
  1987 0.093
  1986 -2.431
  1985 -3.748
  1984 0.626
  1983 1.373
  1982 1.991
  1981 1.351
  1980 0.141