Euro Area Current Account  1999-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast

The Eurozone's current account surplus increased to EUR 26.2 billion in April 2018 from EUR 19.6 billion in the corresponding month of the previous year. The services surplus went up to EUR 7.9 billion from EUR 5.7 billion; the primary income surplus widened to EUR 5.6 billion from EUR 5.2 billion and the secondary income deficit decreased to EUR 9.9 billion from EUR 16.2 billion. On the other hand, the goods surplus narrowed to EUR 22.6 billion from EUR 24.9 billion. Considering the January to April period of 2018, the current account surplus rose to EUR 104.6 billion from EUR 82.2 billion in the same period of 2017. Current Account in the Euro Area averaged 6.97 EUR Billion from 1999 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 55.21 EUR Billion in December of 2015 and a record low of -28.62 EUR Billion in January of 2008.

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Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2018-04-19 08:00 AM Current Account €22.7B €12.6B €27.2B
2018-05-18 08:00 AM Current Account €40.6B €24.2B €47.1B
2018-06-19 08:00 AM Current Account €26.2B €41.3B €22.5B
2018-07-20 08:00 AM Current Account €26.2B €17.4B
2018-08-17 08:00 AM Current Account €36.2B
2018-09-19 08:00 AM Current Account €45.1B


Euro Area Trade Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Balance of Trade 16704.70 25681.70 30074.90 -16510.20 EUR Million [+]
Exports 182907.60 199301.10 205925.00 53045.90 EUR Million [+]
Imports 166202.80 173619.40 177373.40 55698.40 EUR Million [+]
Current Account 26.20 41.33 55.21 -28.62 EUR Billion [+]
Current Account to GDP 3.50 3.40 3.50 -1.50 percent [+]
External Debt 13514526.00 13740658.00 14231805.00 5501622.00 EUR Million [+]
Capital Flows -5.85 86.19 101.03 -70.94 EUR Billion [+]
Gold Reserves 504.77 504.77 766.88 501.45 Tonnes [+]

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Euro Area Current Account

Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid). This page provides the latest reported value for - Euro Area Current Account - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Euro Area Current Account - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on July of 2018.

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
26.20 41.33 55.21 -28.62 1999 - 2018 EUR Billion Monthly
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current account by Country
Country Last
Australia -10469.00 Mar/18
Brazil 729.20 May/18
Canada -19496.00 Mar/18
China -341.00 Mar/18
Euro Area 26.20 Apr/18
France -2917.00 May/18
Germany 12600.00 May/18
India -13000.00 Mar/18
Indonesia -5500.00 Mar/18
Italy 3009.00 Apr/18
Japan 1938.30 May/18
Mexico -6940.80 Mar/18
Netherlands 21821.00 Mar/18
Russia 22300.00 Jun/18
South Korea 8680.00 May/18
Spain -1516.00 Apr/18
Switzerland 18134.28 Mar/18
Turkey -5890.00 May/18
United Kingdom -17720.00 Mar/18
United States -124105.00 Mar/18


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