OVERSEAS COMPARISONS
Balance on current account, (from Table 10.2) Proportion of GDP
![Graph: Balance of current account, proportion of GDP from table 10.2. Showing Australia, France, Japan, UK and USA.](/ausstats/abs@.nsf/91f72cb52e908514ca25709f0000a6a8/eb44b8438a957bf9ca25750f0001b8eb/Body/0.1E4!OpenElement&FieldElemFormat=gif)
Balance on current account, Percentage of seasonally adjusted GDP(a) |
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Period | United States | Japan | Germany | France | Italy | United Kingdom | Canada | Australia | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Annual | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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2005-06 | -5.9 | 3.7 | 5.1 | -0.6 | -1.8 | -2.7 | 1.9 | -5.7 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2006-07 | -6.0 | 4.1 | 6.3 | -0.7 | -2.5 | -3.6 | 1.5 | -5.4 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2007-08 | -5.2 | 4.7 | 7.6 | -1.2 | -2.6 | -3.5 | 1.0 | -6.2 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Seasonally adjusted | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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2006-2007 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | September | -6.3 | 3.8 | 5.3 | -0.8 | -2.5 | -3.2 | 1.8 | -5.4 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | December | -6.0 | 3.9 | 6.1 | -0.7 | -2.6 | -3.4 | 1.4 | -5.3 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | March | -5.9 | 4.1 | 6.7 | -0.7 | -2.6 | -3.8 | 1.2 | -5.4 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | June | -5.8 | 4.4 | 7.2 | -0.8 | -2.5 | -4.0 | 1.4 | -5.6 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2007-2008 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | September | -5.5 | 4.7 | 7.6 | -0.9 | -2.4 | -4.1 | 1.3 | -5.9 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | December | -5.3 | 4.8 | 7.7 | -1.2 | -2.4 | -3.8 | 0.9 | -6.2 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | March | -5.1 | 4.8 | 7.7 | -1.3 | -2.6 | -3.0 | 0.9 | -6.5 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | June | -5.0 | 4.5 | 7.6 | -1.5 | -2.9 | -2.9 | 0.9 | -6.1 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2008-2009 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | September | nya | nya | nya | nya | nya | nya | nya | nya | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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nya not yet available |
(a) Statistics are calculated as the original balance on current account as a percentage of the seasonally adjusted current price gross domestic product, except for Japan and Germany, where real gross national product replaces gross domestic product. |
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD. |
Balance of payments(a)(b), Current balance |
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Period | United States | Japan | Germany | France | Italy | United Kingdom | Canada | China | India | Australia | New Zealand | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Annual (US $ billion) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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2005-06 | -834.5 | 64.8 | 184.5 | -43.2 | -20.7 | -87.4 | 49.8 | 123.8 | -45.6 | -10.4 | -4.4 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2006-07 | -827.2 | 80.7 | 242.2 | -49.4 | -18.0 | -156.6 | 41.0 | 235.2 | -64.4 | -10.3 | -4.3 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2007-08 | -837.5 | 79.0 | 299.5 | -83.6 | -13.8 | -192.6 | 43.7 | 247.7 | -89.3 | -19.1 | -3.5 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
Seasonally adjusted (US $ billion) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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2007-2008 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | August | -66.7 | 9.8 | 21.4 | -4.9 | -1.4 | -15.7 | 3.3 | 21.9 | -6.4 | -1.5 | -0.3 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | September | -66.7 | 8.9 | 25.7 | -5.1 | -1.0 | -16.9 | 1.8 | 23.7 | -4.2 | -1.9 | -0.3 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | October | -67.7 | 9.0 | 23.8 | -5.9 | -1.2 | -16.2 | 3.5 | 20.8 | -6.0 | -2.1 | -0.1 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | November | -71.7 | 7.5 | 25.5 | -7.2 | -0.7 | -17.0 | 3.0 | 20.3 | -7.1 | -1.7 | -0.1 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | December | -69.5 | 5.3 | 24.5 | -7.0 | -2.4 | -15.5 | 1.9 | 19.9 | -6.9 | -1.1 | -0.1 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | January | -70.2 | 7.8 | 24.3 | -6.8 | -1.0 | -16.1 | 2.6 | 21.5 | -7.5 | -2.4 | -0.1 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | February | -72.5 | 5.6 | 24.3 | -5.8 | 0.7 | -15.6 | 5.1 | 18.1 | -7.7 | -3.2 | 0.0 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | March | -68.4 | 6.5 | 25.9 | -7.6 | -1.6 | -15.6 | 4.0 | 19.6 | -9.5 | -1.6 | -0.5 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | April | -73.0 | 5.8 | 28.1 | -9.3 | -1.8 | -15.4 | 6.8 | 20.9 | -9.0 | -0.6 | -0.5 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | May | -72.1 | 4.8 | 24.7 | -8.2 | -0.2 | -15.7 | 4.5 | 19.8 | -9.5 | -1.4 | -0.7 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | June | -71.3 | 0.8 | 27.0 | -9.4 | -1.7 | -16.8 | 4.4 | 18.2 | -9.7 | -0.8 | -0.3 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
2008-2009 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | July | -74.1 | 1.3 | 21.5 | -11.5 | -1.8 | -16.4 | 4.6 | 23.0 | -10.0 | -1.3 | -0.5 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | August | -70.9 | -1.4 | 21.8 | -10.1 | -3.8 | -14.7 | 4.1 | 26.5 | nya | 0.7 | -0.3 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | September | nya | -0.3 | nya | nya | nya | nya | nya | nya | nya | 1.2 | -0.5 | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
![](/icons/ecblank.gif) | October | nya | nya | nya | nya | nya | nya | nya | nya | nya | nya | nya | ![](/icons/ecblank.gif) |
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nya not yet available |
(a) All series are exports (fob) less imports (cif) except for Canada and Australia where imports are also fob. Data are measured on a foreign trade basis. |
(b) Excludes trade with the German Domestic Republic. |
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, OECD. |