DATA - Current account balances<sup>1</sup>

Current account balances¹
	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026

	% of GDP

Belgium	−1.5	0.1	0.9	1.9	−1.3	−0.6	0.4	0.3	0.3
Germany	8.6	8.0	6.4	7.0	4.6	6.2	7.1	6.8	6.5
Estonia	0.6	2.0	−2.5	−3.6	−3.9	−1.7	−1.5	−1.0	−0.7
Ireland	4.3	−20.7	−7.1	12.2	8.8	8.1	13.6	9.7	9.8
Greece	−4.1	−2.7	−8.2	−8.3	−10.8	−8.0	−7.1	−7.5	−7.2
Spain	1.9	2.1	0.8	0.8	0.4	2.7	4.2	4.5	4.4
France	−0.7	0.4	−1.9	0.0	−1.9	−2.0	−0.5	−0.3	−0.3
Croatia	0.8	2.2	−1.6	0.4	−3.4	0.8	0.4	0.5	0.6
Italy	2.5	3.2	3.8	2.1	−1.7	0.0	1.1	1.2	1.4
Cyprus	−3.8	−5.6	−9.7	−5.4	−5.4	−9.5	−9.2	−8.4	−8.2
Latvia	−0.4	−0.2	3.0	−4.1	−5.5	−3.9	−3.2	−2.1	−2.3
Lithuania	0.4	3.8	7.2	1.4	−6.1	1.1	2.7	2.5	2.4
Luxembourg	4.0	−0.5	4.0	1.2	0.4	−4.7	−4.5	−4.3	−4.0
Malta	10.2	7.6	4.2	3.6	−1.8	4.6	5.7	5.7	5.9
Netherlands	9.0	6.8	5.6	10.0	6.6	9.9	11.1	11.1	11.0
Austria	1.0	2.5	3.5	1.8	−0.8	1.4	1.7	1.5	1.5
Portugal	0.4	0.4	−0.9	−0.9	−2.3	0.2	0.9	0.6	0.4
Slovenia	6.6	6.5	7.8	3.7	−1.1	4.4	3.0	2.9	2.6
Slovak Republic	−1.8	−3.5	−0.7	−4.4	−9.3	−0.1	−1.3	−2.0	−1.4
Finland	−1.6	−0.1	0.4	0.3	−2.2	−0.4	−0.6	−0.9	−0.9
EA	3.6	3.0	2.4	3.6	1.1	2.5	3.8	3.6	3.6



Bulgaria	6.1	1.7	0.4	−1.1	−2.6	0.9	0.3	−0.2	−1.2
Czech Republic	−0.5	−0.8	0.5	−0.5	−4.3	2.6	4.3	3.3	3.2
Denmark	6.3	7.4	7.2	8.7	11.7	9.8	10.6	10.1	9.8
Hungary	0.0	−0.8	−0.8	−3.9	−8.4	0.9	2.1	1.2	1.0
Poland	−2.0	−0.3	2.3	−1.3	−2.6	1.7	0.6	0.4	0.3
Romania	−4.7	−5.0	−5.1	−7.3	−9.6	−7.3	−8.3	−7.6	−6.9
Sweden	1.9	5.0	5.7	6.6	4.5	6.2	6.6	6.4	6.5
EU	3.3	2.8	2.4	3.2	0.9	2.6	3.6	3.4	3.3



United Kingdom	−3.9	−2.7	−2.9	−0.4	−2.1	−2.0	−2.3	−2.3	−2.3
Norway	9.0	3.8	1.1	13.3	29.5	16.4	17.5	17.5	17.4
Switzerland	4.2	3.4	−0.1	6.1	8.6	5.7	7.7	7.3	7.5
U.S.A.	−2.1	−2.1	−2.7	−3.7	−3.9	−3.3	−3.5	−3.3	−3.2
Japan	3.5	3.5	3.0	3.9	1.9	3.9	4.4	4.5	4.7

Source: European Commission.

Sources of international organizations are used in this area to facilitate comparison. As a consequence, the data for Austria may deviate from those shown in the other sections.
¹ 2024, 2025, 2026: Forecast of the European Commission (November 2024).