Current account balance (% of GDP) in United Kingdom stood at -3% of GDP in 2025, according to IMF. The latest value is down 0.1 percentage points from -2.9% of GDP in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was -4.7% of GDP (up 1.7 percentage points since). The highest value since 1980 was 1.7% of GDP in 1981, the lowest -5.1% of GDP in 2016. United Kingdom ranked 45th highest of the 52 countries in this dataset in 2025; Singapore ranked first.
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Current account balance (% of GDP), measured in % of GDP, measures the total economic output of United Kingdom. It represents the broadest indicator of economic activity, capturing production, income, and expenditure across all sectors — from manufacturing and services to agriculture and government. GDP can be calculated three ways: by adding up all expenditures (consumption + investment + government spending + net exports), by summing all incomes earned, or by totaling value added at each production stage. In United Kingdom, the statistical agency compiles GDP data through comprehensive surveys of businesses, government records, and household expenditure patterns. While GDP per capita provides insight into average living standards, it does not capture income distribution, environmental costs, or unpaid work like caregiving. Nevertheless, GDP growth remains the most widely followed metric for assessing whether an economy is expanding or contracting.
Current account balance (% of GDP) in United Kingdom stood at -3% of GDP in 2025, according to IMF.
The latest value is down 0.1 percentage points from -2.9% of GDP in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was -4.7% of GDP (up 1.7 percentage points since).
United Kingdom ranked 45th highest of the 52 countries in this dataset in 2025; Singapore ranked first.
The highest value since 1980 was 1.7% of GDP in 1981, the lowest -5.1% of GDP in 2016.
| Indicator | Current account balance (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Category | Macroeconomics |
| Unit | % of GDP |
| Source | IMF |
| Interactive chart | View on EconDash |
| API access | EconDash API documentation |
IMF projection for 2026: -3.3% of GDP
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International Monetary Fund. (2026). Current account balance (% of GDP) — United Kingdom [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/current-account-balance-2/GBR. Original source: https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/BCA_NGDPD@WEO/WEOWORLD
International Monetary Fund. "Current account balance (% of GDP) — United Kingdom." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/current-account-balance-2/GBR. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/BCA_NGDPD@WEO/WEOWORLD.
International Monetary Fund. 2026. "Current account balance (% of GDP) — United Kingdom." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/current-account-balance-2/GBR. Original source: https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/BCA_NGDPD@WEO/WEOWORLD.
@misc{econdash_current_account_balance_2_gbr,
author = {{International Monetary Fund}},
title = {{Current account balance (\% of GDP) --- United Kingdom}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
url = {https://econdash.org/chart/current-account-balance-2/GBR},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/BCA\_NGDPD@WEO/WEOWORLD}
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