Taiwan (Taiwan Province of China) Current Account Balance (% GDP) Statistics

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Country or Region: Taiwan (Taiwan Province of China) › Change country
Economic Indicator: Current Account Balance (% GDP) › See all Taiwan 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: New Taiwan Dollar
Currency Symbol: TWD

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 Taiwan (Taiwan Province of China), Year 2010 - In Detail

Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Taiwan in year 2010 is 9.433 %

This makes Taiwan No. 14 in world rankings according to Current Account Balance (% GDP) in year 2010. The world's average Current Account Balance (% GDP) value is -2.68 %; Taiwan is 12.11 more than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Taiwan was 11.37 % Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Taiwan in 2010 was or will be 17.03% less than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Taiwan was or will be 11.60 %, which is 22.95% more than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Taiwan, in other Years
Year %
  2016 8.042
  2015 8.732
  2014 9.548
  2013 10.265
  2012 10.859
  2011 11.598
2010 9.433
  2009 11.369
  2008 6.873
  2007 8.943
  2006 6.988
  2005 4.818
  2004 5.802
  2003 9.823
  2002 8.754
  2001 6.448
  2000 2.728
  1999 2.673
  1998 1.249
  1997 2.36
  1996 3.794
  1995 1.992
  1994 2.571
  1993 3.041
  1992 3.887
  1991 6.743
  1990 6.621
  1989 7.53
  1988 8.359
  1987 17.416
  1986 20.98
  1985 14.574
  1984 11.448
  1983 8.16
  1982 4.537
  1981 1.062
  1980 -1.937