Current Account Balance in United States

Oficina de Analisis Economico (BEA) · Quarterly · Importance 72

-226,828 (Q1-26) ABS · million dollars · Trimestral · CSV

Recessions COVID recession

Period	million dollars
Jan 2026	-226,828
Oct 2025	-221,065
Jul 2025	-262,872
Apr 2025	-254,890
Jan 2025	-438,239
Oct 2024	-326,238
Jul 2024	-330,645
Apr 2024	-282,917
Jan 2024	-258,820
Oct 2023	-253,117
Jul 2023	-223,273
Apr 2023	-232,061
Jan 2023	-222,939
Oct 2022	-229,055
Jul 2022	-218,083
Apr 2022	-249,096
Jan 2022	-276,119
Oct 2021	-229,820
Jul 2021	-231,576
Apr 2021	-207,435
Jan 2021	-186,371
Oct 2020	-179,506
Jul 2020	-167,778
Apr 2020	-148,814
Jan 2020	-93,521
Oct 2019	-91,339
Jul 2019	-100,321
Apr 2019	-108,851
Jan 2019	-103,791
Oct 2018	-123,237
Jul 2018	-114,229
Apr 2018	-89,637
Jan 2018	-92,343
Oct 2017	-87,643
Jul 2017	-80,428
Apr 2017	-99,553
Jan 2017	-81,236
Oct 2016	-88,975
Jul 2016	-95,046
Apr 2016	-95,808
Jan 2016	-100,178
Oct 2015	-94,303
Jul 2015	-105,903
Apr 2015	-95,371
Jan 2015	-95,210
Oct 2014	-97,787
Jul 2014	-85,010
Apr 2014	-83,132
Jan 2014	-84,819
Oct 2013	-69,209
Jul 2013	-81,122
Apr 2013	-84,862
Jan 2013	-86,645
Oct 2012	-90,429
Jul 2012	-93,153
Apr 2012	-103,906
Jan 2012	-107,826
Oct 2011	-104,194
Jul 2011	-101,332
Apr 2011	-114,330

About this indicator

Source	Bureau of Economic Analysis
Frequency	Quarterly
Release	.
What it is	The United States current account balance records the country's transactions with the rest of the world in goods, services, primary income (labour and capital) and secondary income (current transfers). It is published quarterly by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).
How it's calculated	It is the sum of the goods, services, primary income and secondary income balances. A positive figure means a current account surplus and a negative one a deficit; the balance equals the US economy's borrowing from the rest of the world. It is reported in billions of dollars.
Market implications	The United States runs a chronic current account deficit that it finances by drawing foreign capital into its assets, in large part thanks to the dollar's role as a reserve currency. A widening deficit can fuel debate about global imbalances and the sustainability of the external position, with implications for the dollar.
Limitations	The figures are released with a lag of several months, come at quarterly frequency and are subject to substantial revisions. The headline balance does not reveal which sub-account is driving the move, nor does it separate trade flows from investment income.