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Factbook 2012 - ISSN  - © OECD 2012

Current account balance
As a percentage of GDP
‌‌
‌1999‌
‌2000‌
‌2001‌
‌2002‌
‌2003‌
‌2004‌
‌2005‌
‌2006‌
‌2007‌
‌2008‌
‌2009‌
‌2010‌
‌2011‌
Australia
-5.2
 
-3.9
 
-2.0
 
-3.6
 
-5.3
 
-6.1
 
-5.7
 
-5.3
 
-6.2
 
-4.4
 
-4.2
 
-2.9
 
-2.3
 
Austria
-1.7
 
-0.7
 
-0.8
 
2.7
 
1.7
 
2.2
 
2.2
 
2.8
 
3.5
 
4.9
 
2.7
 
3.0
 
1.9
 
Belgium
5.1
 
4.0
 
3.4
 
4.3
 
3.5
 
3.2
 
2.1
 
2.0
 
1.7
 
-1.6
 
-1.7
 
1.3
 
-1.1
 
Canada
0.3
 
2.7
 
2.3
 
1.7
 
1.2
 
2.3
 
1.9
 
1.4
 
0.8
 
0.3
 
-3.0
 
-3.1
 
-2.8
 
Chile
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
-4.8
 
10.4
 
5.7
 
18.1
 
16.6
 
-13.8
 
7.6
 
5.8
 
-5.2
 
Czech Republic
-2.2
 
-4.5
 
-5.1
 
-5.2
 
-5.8
 
-4.9
 
-0.9
 
-1.9
 
-4.2
 
-2.0
 
-2.5
 
-3.7
 
-2.7
 
Denmark
1.9
 
1.6
 
2.5
 
2.8
 
3.4
 
2.2
 
4.3
 
3.0
 
1.3
 
2.6
 
3.5
 
5.5
 
6.5
 
Estonia
-4.4
 
-5.4
 
-5.2
 
-10.6
 
-11.2
 
-11.3
 
-10.0
 
-15.3
 
-16.0
 
-9.2
 
3.4
 
2.9
 
1.9
 
Finland
5.2
 
7.7
 
8.4
 
8.5
 
4.8
 
6.0
 
3.5
 
4.1
 
4.1
 
2.6
 
1.8
 
1.3
 
-1.3
 
France
3.2
 
1.4
 
1.8
 
1.2
 
0.8
 
0.5
 
-0.5
 
-0.6
 
-1.0
 
-1.7
 
-1.3
 
-1.6
 
-2.0
 
Germany
-1.3
 
-1.8
 
0.0
 
2.0
 
1.9
 
4.6
 
5.0
 
6.2
 
7.5
 
6.2
 
5.9
 
5.9
 
5.7
 
Greece
..
 
-7.8
 
-7.2
 
-6.5
 
-6.6
 
-5.8
 
-7.5
 
-11.3
 
-14.3
 
-14.7
 
-11.0
 
-10.0
 
-9.8
 
Hungary
-7.8
 
-8.6
 
-6.1
 
-6.9
 
-8.0
 
-8.6
 
-7.5
 
-7.4
 
-7.2
 
-7.3
 
-0.2
 
1.2
 
1.3
 
Iceland
-6.8
 
-10.1
 
-4.6
 
1.5
 
-4.8
 
-9.9
 
-16.2
 
-23.9
 
-16.2
 
-24.5
 
-11.7
 
-8.1
 
-6.9
 
Ireland
0.7
 
0.1
 
-0.6
 
-1.0
 
0.0
 
-0.5
 
-3.5
 
-3.5
 
-5.3
 
-5.7
 
-2.3
 
1.1
 
1.1
 
Israel
-1.4
 
-3.0
 
-1.5
 
-1.0
 
0.6
 
1.4
 
3.2
 
5.1
 
2.4
 
1.4
 
3.7
 
3.9
 
0.5
 
Italy
0.7
 
-0.5
 
-0.1
 
-0.8
 
-1.3
 
-0.9
 
-1.6
 
-2.6
 
-2.4
 
-2.9
 
-2.0
 
-3.5
 
-3.2
 
Japan
2.6
 
2.5
 
2.1
 
2.8
 
3.2
 
3.7
 
3.7
 
3.9
 
4.8
 
3.3
 
2.9
 
3.7
 
2.0
 
Korea
5.3
 
2.8
 
1.7
 
1.3
 
2.4
 
4.5
 
2.2
 
1.5
 
2.1
 
0.5
 
3.9
 
2.9
 
2.4
 
Luxembourg
8.7
 
13.4
 
8.8
 
10.2
 
8.3
 
12.2
 
11.5
 
10.3
 
10.2
 
5.5
 
7.0
 
7.9
 
7.7
 
Mexico
-2.7
 
-2.9
 
-2.6
 
-2.0
 
-1.0
 
-0.7
 
-0.7
 
-0.5
 
-0.9
 
-1.5
 
-0.6
 
-0.3
 
-0.8
 
Netherlands
4.1
 
2.0
 
2.6
 
2.6
 
5.6
 
7.8
 
7.5
 
9.3
 
6.7
 
4.2
 
4.1
 
7.1
 
8.5
 
New Zealand
-6.1
 
-4.6
 
-2.2
 
-3.6
 
-3.9
 
-5.7
 
-7.9
 
-8.3
 
-8.1
 
-8.8
 
-2.6
 
-3.4
 
-4.2
 
Norway
5.4
 
14.9
 
16.1
 
12.6
 
12.3
 
12.6
 
16.2
 
17.1
 
13.9
 
17.3
 
11.7
 
12.4
 
..
 
Poland
..
 
-6.0
 
-3.1
 
-2.8
 
-2.5
 
-5.3
 
-2.4
 
-3.8
 
-6.2
 
-6.5
 
-4.0
 
-4.6
 
-4.3
 
Portugal
-8.7
 
-10.5
 
-10.3
 
-8.2
 
-6.4
 
-8.2
 
-10.5
 
-10.8
 
-9.9
 
-12.6
 
-10.7
 
-10.0
 
-6.7
 
Slovak Republic
-4.7
 
-3.2
 
-8.1
 
-7.8
 
-6.3
 
-7.8
 
-8.1
 
-7.8
 
-5.0
 
-5.9
 
-2.9
 
-2.6
 
-0.2
 
Slovenia
3.9
 
5.1
 
8.6
 
10.2
 
7.9
 
6.9
 
9.2
 
10.2
 
10.5
 
8.9
 
11.0
 
10.9
 
13.8
 
Spain
-2.9
 
-4.0
 
-3.9
 
-3.3
 
-3.5
 
-5.2
 
-7.3
 
-8.9
 
-10.0
 
-9.6
 
-4.8
 
-4.5
 
-3.5
 
Sweden
4.0
 
3.7
 
3.7
 
3.8
 
7.0
 
6.5
 
6.8
 
8.4
 
9.3
 
8.8
 
7.1
 
6.9
 
7.0
 
Switzerland
10.6
 
11.7
 
8.0
 
8.5
 
12.9
 
13.0
 
13.6
 
14.4
 
8.7
 
1.7
 
10.6
 
14.5
 
14.3
 
Turkey
-0.4
 
-3.7
 
2.0
 
-0.3
 
-2.5
 
-3.7
 
-4.6
 
-6.1
 
-5.9
 
-5.5
 
-2.1
 
-6.3
 
-9.8
 
United Kingdom
-2.7
 
-2.9
 
-2.3
 
-2.1
 
-1.7
 
-2.1
 
-2.1
 
-2.9
 
-2.3
 
-1.0
 
-1.3
 
-2.5
 
-1.9
 
United States
-3.2
 
-4.2
 
-3.9
 
-4.3
 
-4.7
 
-5.3
 
-5.9
 
-6.0
 
-5.1
 
-4.7
 
-2.7
 
-3.0
 
-3.1
 
EU 27
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
OECD
-0.7
 
-1.3
 
-1.1
 
-1.1
 
-1.0
 
-0.9
 
-1.4
 
-1.5
 
-1.3
 
-1.5
 
-0.4
 
-0.4
 
-0.6
 
Brazil
-4.3
 
-3.8
 
-4.2
 
-1.3
 
0.7
 
1.7
 
1.6
 
1.2
 
0.2
 
-1.7
 
-1.4
 
-2.2
 
..
 
China
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
0.7
 
0.9
 
1.9
 
2.5
 
3.1
 
3.2
 
2.1
 
..
 
..
 
India
-0.7
 
-1.0
 
0.3
 
1.4
 
1.5
 
0.2
 
-1.2
 
-1.0
 
-0.6
 
-2.5
 
-1.9
 
-3.2
 
..
 
Indonesia
3.7
 
4.9
 
4.3
 
4.0
 
3.4
 
0.6
 
0.1
 
3.0
 
2.4
 
0.0
 
1.9
 
0.7
 
0.3
 
Russian Federation
..
 
..
 
..
 
..
 
8.4
 
10.0
 
11.1
 
9.7
 
6.0
 
6.2
 
3.8
 
4.8
 
5.3
 
South Africa
-0.5
 
-0.1
 
0.3
 
0.8
 
-1.0
 
-3.0
 
-3.4
 
-5.3
 
-7.0
 
-7.2
 
-4.1
 
-2.9
 
..
 
..
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