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Current account to GDP in China

Latest: 3.8%
Previous: 2.5%
Change: +1.30 (+52.7%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Current account to GDP over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Projection Dashed values are International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook database projections, not observed data.

Observations for Current account to GDP in China
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	—
Dec 31, 1976	—
Dec 31, 1977	—
Dec 31, 1978	—
Dec 31, 1979	—
Dec 31, 1980	—
Dec 31, 1981	—
Dec 31, 1982	2.8%
Dec 31, 1983	1.8%
Dec 31, 1984	0.8%
Dec 31, 1985	-3.7%
Dec 31, 1986	-2.3%
Dec 31, 1987	0.1%
Dec 31, 1988	-1.2%
Dec 31, 1989	-1.2%
Dec 31, 1990	3.3%
Dec 31, 1991	3.5%
Dec 31, 1992	1.5%
Dec 31, 1993	-2.6%
Dec 31, 1994	1.2%
Dec 31, 1995	0.2%
Dec 31, 1996	0.8%
Dec 31, 1997	3.8%
Dec 31, 1998	3.0%
Dec 31, 1999	1.9%
Dec 31, 2000	1.7%
Dec 31, 2001	1.3%
Dec 31, 2002	2.4%
Dec 31, 2003	2.6%
Dec 31, 2004	3.5%
Dec 31, 2005	5.7%
Dec 31, 2006	8.3%
Dec 31, 2007	9.8%
Dec 31, 2008	9.0%
Dec 31, 2009	4.7%
Dec 31, 2010	3.8%
Dec 31, 2011	1.8%
Dec 31, 2012	2.5%
Dec 31, 2013	1.5%
Dec 31, 2014	2.2%
Dec 31, 2015	2.6%
Dec 31, 2016	1.7%
Dec 31, 2017	1.5%
Dec 31, 2018	0.2%
Dec 31, 2019	0.6%
Dec 31, 2020	1.5%
Dec 31, 2021	1.6%
Dec 31, 2022	2.2%
Dec 31, 2023	1.4%
Dec 31, 2024	2.5%
Dec 31, 2025	3.8%

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