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Country or Region: United Kingdom (UK, Great Britain or the British Isles) › Change country
Economic Indicator: Current Account Balance (% GDP) › See all United Kingdom 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: United Kingdom Pound (Sterling)
Currency Symbol: GBP

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) for United Kingdom in year 2010 is -2.492 %

This makes United Kingdom No. 78 in world rankings according to Current Account Balance (% GDP) in year 2010. The world's average Current Account Balance (% GDP) value is -2.68 %; United Kingdom is 0.19 more than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, Current Account Balance (% GDP) for United Kingdom was -1.71 % Current Account Balance (% GDP) for United Kingdom in 2010 was or will be 45.73% more than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Current Account Balance (% GDP) for United Kingdom was or will be -2.43 %, which is 2.53% less than the 2010 figure.