Current account balance, % of GDP, seasonally adjusted, quarterly (OECD): China
The latest reading SOTW holds for China is 4.07% of GDP for 2026-Q2, from OECD.
Source series · Listed tier · External · Quarterly · % of GDP · OECD.L.BOP.CA.GDP.SA.Q · CHN
Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.
- Latest
- 4.07
- % of GDP · 2026-Q2
- Previous
- 4.39
- % of GDP · 2026-Q1
- Earliest held
- 1.93
- % of GDP · 2000-Q1
- Readings shown
- 106
- Every reading SOTW holds
China · history
% of GDP · Quarterly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | 4.07 |
| 2026-Q1 | 4.39 |
| 2025-Q4 | 3.93 |
| 2025-Q3 | 3.80 |
| 2025-Q2 | 3.14 |
| 2025-Q1 | 4.31 |
| 2024-Q4 | 2.84 |
| 2024-Q3 | 3.30 |
| 2024-Q2 | 1.77 |
| 2024-Q1 | 1.73 |
| 2023-Q4 | 0.82 |
| 2023-Q3 | 1.29 |
| 2023-Q2 | 1.71 |
| 2023-Q1 | 2.03 |
| 2022-Q4 | 1.84 |
| 2022-Q3 | 2.80 |
| 2022-Q2 | 1.97 |
| 2022-Q1 | 2.37 |
| 2021-Q4 | 1.66 |
| 2021-Q3 | 1.48 |
| 2021-Q2 | 1.29 |
| 2021-Q1 | 2.16 |
| 2020-Q4 | 1.99 |
| 2020-Q3 | 1.93 |
| 2020-Q2 | 2.63 |
| 2020-Q1 | -1.35 |
| 2019-Q4 | 0.16 |
| 2019-Q3 | 0.63 |
| 2019-Q2 | 0.57 |
| 2019-Q1 | 1.20 |
| 2018-Q4 | 0.75 |
| 2018-Q3 | 0.41 |
| 2018-Q2 | 0.01 |
| 2018-Q1 | -0.73 |
| 2017-Q4 | 1.42 |
| 2017-Q3 | 1.17 |
| 2017-Q2 | 1.89 |
| 2017-Q1 | 1.50 |
| 2016-Q4 | -0.07 |
| 2016-Q3 | 2.23 |
| 2016-Q2 | 2.20 |
| 2016-Q1 | 2.63 |
| 2015-Q4 | 2.05 |
| 2015-Q3 | 2.05 |
| 2015-Q2 | 2.52 |
| 2015-Q1 | 4.13 |
| 2014-Q4 | 1.83 |
| 2014-Q3 | 2.59 |
| 2014-Q2 | 2.89 |
| 2014-Q1 | 1.42 |
| 2013-Q4 | 0.40 |
| 2013-Q3 | 1.00 |
| 2013-Q2 | 1.92 |
| 2013-Q1 | 3.25 |
| 2012-Q4 | 1.21 |
| 2012-Q3 | 3.03 |
| 2012-Q2 | 2.97 |
| 2012-Q1 | 2.67 |
| 2011-Q4 | 1.25 |
| 2011-Q3 | 1.75 |
| 2011-Q2 | 2.73 |
| 2011-Q1 | 1.03 |
| 2010-Q4 | 3.64 |
| 2010-Q3 | 4.78 |
| 2010-Q2 | 3.44 |
| 2010-Q1 | 3.09 |
| 2009-Q4 | 4.78 |
| 2009-Q3 | 3.01 |
| 2009-Q2 | 3.73 |
| 2009-Q1 | 7.53 |
| 2008-Q4 | 8.60 |
| 2008-Q3 | 8.35 |
| 2008-Q2 | 8.79 |
| 2008-Q1 | 10.23 |
| 2007-Q4 | 7.91 |
| 2007-Q3 | 10.05 |
| 2007-Q2 | 10.67 |
| 2007-Q1 | 10.87 |
| 2006-Q4 | 9.16 |
| 2006-Q3 | 8.06 |
| 2006-Q2 | 7.76 |
| 2006-Q1 | 7.50 |
| 2005-Q4 | 5.10 |
| 2005-Q3 | 5.29 |
| 2005-Q2 | 6.12 |
| 2005-Q1 | 6.33 |
| 2004-Q4 | 5.58 |
| 2004-Q3 | 3.19 |
| 2004-Q2 | 2.09 |
| 2004-Q1 | 2.02 |
| 2003-Q4 | 3.35 |
| 2003-Q3 | 1.78 |
| 2003-Q2 | 2.95 |
| 2003-Q1 | 1.42 |
| 2002-Q4 | 2.37 |
| 2002-Q3 | 1.53 |
| 2002-Q2 | 2.22 |
| 2002-Q1 | 3.50 |
| 2001-Q4 | 1.06 |
| 2001-Q3 | 1.28 |
| 2001-Q2 | 0.61 |
| 2001-Q1 | 2.62 |
| 2000-Q4 | 1.21 |
| 2000-Q3 | 2.01 |
| 2000-Q2 | 1.93 |
| 2000-Q1 | 1.93 |
Source: OECD. All 106 readings held, 2000-Q1 to 2026-Q2. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.