Current Account Balance in Australia

Australian Bureau of Statistics · Quarterly · Importance

-27,220 (Q2-26) ABS · AUD mn · Quarterly · CSV

Period	AUD mn
Apr 2026	-27,220
Jan 2026	-25,448
Oct 2025	-22,757
Jul 2025	-19,030
Apr 2025	-16,792
Jan 2025	-15,835
Oct 2024	-18,010
Jul 2024	-16,851
Apr 2024	-16,253
Jan 2024	-8,908
Oct 2023	-1,832
Jul 2023	-9,264
Apr 2023	-1,487
Jan 2023	3,377
Oct 2022	3,550
Jul 2022	-4,985
Apr 2022	9,533
Jan 2022	-652
Oct 2021	713
Jul 2021	17,824
Apr 2021	16,629
Jan 2021	15,063
Oct 2020	10,518
Jul 2020	5,540
Apr 2020	11,677
Jan 2020	3,058
Oct 2019	-1,330
Jul 2019	4,706
Apr 2019	352
Jan 2019	-6,008
Oct 2018	-8,891
Jul 2018	-11,407
Apr 2018	-15,139
Jan 2018	-14,121
Oct 2017	-16,102
Jul 2017	-12,725
Apr 2017	-12,238
Jan 2017	-10,072
Oct 2016	-6,672
Jul 2016	-14,913
Apr 2016	-18,465
Jan 2016	-18,292
Oct 2015	-22,138
Jul 2015	-20,350
Apr 2015	-21,212
Jan 2015	-13,454
Oct 2014	-12,521
Jul 2014	-13,588
Apr 2014	-12,665
Jan 2014	-10,616
Oct 2013	-11,160
Jul 2013	-14,610
Apr 2013	-13,927
Jan 2013	-13,297
Oct 2012	-18,268
Jul 2012	-16,128
Apr 2012	-13,933
Jan 2012	-17,282
Oct 2011	-10,688
Jul 2011	-9,854

Period	AUD mn
Oct 1999	1,375
Jul 1999	179
Apr 1999	-495
Jan 1999	-1,169
Oct 1998	794
Jul 1998	-2,181
Apr 1998	1,178
Jan 1998	-1,971
Oct 1997	-991
Jul 1997	-1,752
Apr 1997	1,436
Jan 1997	645
Oct 1996	394
Jul 1996	-1,530
Apr 1996	1,703
Jan 1996	821
Oct 1995	-598
Jul 1995	766
Apr 1995	950
Jan 1995	-905
Oct 1994	441
Jul 1994	-1,594
Apr 1994	-1,965
Jan 1994	120
Oct 1993	295
Jul 1993	-165
Apr 1993	-310
Jan 1993	289
Oct 1992	562
Jul 1992	-603
Apr 1992	-264
Jan 1992	-70
Oct 1991	113
Jul 1991	161
Apr 1991	545
Jan 1991	1,161
Oct 1990	-908
Jul 1990	372
Apr 1990	1,740
Jan 1990	-156
Oct 1989	41
Jul 1989	-474
Apr 1989	-514
Jan 1989	-921
Oct 1988	-866
Jul 1988	-370
Apr 1988	-580
Jan 1988	133
Oct 1987	-108
Jul 1987	-117
Apr 1987	521
Jan 1987	155
Oct 1986	164
Jul 1986	477
Apr 1986	178
Jan 1986	-240
Oct 1985	-135
Jul 1985	-747
Apr 1985	-365
Jan 1985	556

Period	AUD mn
Oct 1999	-110
Jul 1999	-691
Apr 1999	-3,051
Jan 1999	-1,378
Oct 1998	-2,180
Jul 1998	-3,965
Apr 1998	-3,536
Jan 1998	-3,278
Oct 1997	-662
Jul 1997	723
Apr 1997	945
Jan 1997	1,212
Oct 1996	1,388
Jul 1996	396
Apr 1996	2,692
Jan 1996	1,939
Oct 1995	213
Jul 1995	1,252
Apr 1995	-1,108
Jan 1995	-4,023
Oct 1994	-2,998
Jul 1994	-3,144
Apr 1994	-1,715
Jan 1994	-60
Oct 1993	109
Jul 1993	376
Apr 1993	-62
Jan 1993	-16
Oct 1992	-375
Jul 1992	-824
Apr 1992	-60
Jan 1992	749
Oct 1991	1,980
Jul 1991	959
Apr 1991	1,170
Jan 1991	2,365
Oct 1990	1,048
Jul 1990	1,997
Apr 1990	1,151
Jan 1990	-1,103
Oct 1989	-1,868
Jul 1989	-2,775
Apr 1989	-2,671
Jan 1989	-2,737
Oct 1988	-1,683
Jul 1988	-925
Apr 1988	-672
Jan 1988	429
Oct 1987	451
Jul 1987	723
Apr 1987	1,317
Jan 1987	974
Oct 1986	579
Jul 1986	280
Apr 1986	-944
Jan 1986	-1,487
Oct 1985	-691
Jul 1985	-1,053
Apr 1985	-849
Jan 1985	-236

About this indicator

Source

Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS)

Frequency

Quarterly

What it is

Measures the net balance of Australia's transactions with the rest of the world in goods, services, income and current transfers. It is published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).

How it's calculated

Drawn from the ABS quarterly Balance of Payments and International Investment Position release, seasonally adjusted and expressed in millions of Australian dollars.

Market implications

A negative balance signals that Australia spends more abroad than it earns in net terms, which can weigh on the Australian dollar; a narrower-than-expected deficit or a surplus supports the AUD and gauges demand for its commodities.

Limitations

It is subject to quarterly revisions and is volatile owing to its reliance on commodity prices; it does not capture financial and capital account flows, which are recorded separately.