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the World Current Account Balance (US Dollars) Statistics

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Country or Region: the World › Change country
Economic Indicator: Current Account Balance (US Dollars) › See all the World indicators, › See Current Account Balance (US Dollars) 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: US Dollar
Currency Symbol: US$

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.

Current Account Balance (US Dollars) Statistics for the World , Year 2010 - In Detail

Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for the World in year 2010 is US$ 282.59 Billion

This makes the World n/a in world rankings according to Current Account Balance (US Dollars) in year 2010. The world's average Current Account Balance (US Dollars) value is US$ 6.76 Billion; the World is US$ 275.83 more than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for the World was US$ 225.51 Billion Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for the World in 2010 was or will be 25.31% more than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for the World was or will be US$520.89 Billion, which is 84.33% more than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for the World, in other Years
Year US$ Billion
  2016 598.373
  2015 618.925
  2014 577.073
  2013 554.866
  2012 544.907
  2011 520.892
2010 282.59
  2009 225.514
  2008 232.413
  2007 305.424
  2006 211.758
  2005 31.805
  2004 0.158
  2003 -73.731
  2002 -136.487
  2001 -172.172
  2000 -175.414
  1999 -121.852
  1998 -84.24
  1997 -0.592
  1996 -49.291
  1995 -62.398
  1994 -62.749
  1993 -63.969
  1992 -116.265
  1991 -134.862
  1990 -107.233
  1989 -96.334
  1988 -74.285
  1987 -75.201
  1986 -79.859
  1985 -83.316
  1984 -75.517
  1983 -70.926
  1982 -83.918
  1981 -73.458
  1980 -59.028