Current account balance (% of GDP) in United States stood at -3.8% of GDP in 2025, according to IMF. The latest value is up 0.3 percentage points from -4.1% of GDP in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was -2.1% of GDP (down 1.7 percentage points since). The highest value since 1980 was 0.2% of GDP in 1981, the lowest -5.8% of GDP in 2006. United States ranked 48th 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 States. 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 States, 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 States stood at -3.8% of GDP in 2025, according to IMF.
The latest value is up 0.3 percentage points from -4.1% of GDP in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was -2.1% of GDP (down 1.7 percentage points since).
United States ranked 48th highest of the 52 countries in this dataset in 2025; Singapore ranked first.
The highest value since 1980 was 0.2% of GDP in 1981, the lowest -5.8% of GDP in 2006.
| Indicator | Current account balance (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Category | Macroeconomics |
| Unit | % of GDP |
| Source | IMF |
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International Monetary Fund. (2026). Current account balance (% of GDP) — United States [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/current-account-balance-2/USA. Original source: https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/BCA_NGDPD@WEO/WEOWORLD
International Monetary Fund. "Current account balance (% of GDP) — United States." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/current-account-balance-2/USA. 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 States." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/current-account-balance-2/USA. Original source: https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/BCA_NGDPD@WEO/WEOWORLD.
@misc{econdash_current_account_balance_2_usa,
author = {{International Monetary Fund}},
title = {{Current account balance (\% of GDP) --- United States}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
url = {https://econdash.org/chart/current-account-balance-2/USA},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/BCA\_NGDPD@WEO/WEOWORLD}
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IMF projection for 2026: -3.9% of GDP