{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"us-current-account-balance-gdp","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/us-current-account-balance-gdp","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/us-current-account-balance-gdp/","title":"United States Current Account Balance (% of GDP) (2025)","description":"United States's Current Account Balance (% of GDP): -3.6 % of GDP in 2025, +0.4pp YoY. 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The current account is the primary measure of external balance and currency sustainability. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 0.2 % of GDP in 1976 and reached its lowest recorded value of -5.9 in 2006. The latest reading of -3.6 in 2025 represents a change of +0.4pp."}]}