Current Account Balance in United Kingdom

Office for National Statistics · Quarterly · Importance

-19,932 (Q2-26) ABS · million pounds · Quarterly · CSV

Period	million pounds
Apr 2026	-19,932
Jan 2026	-21,120
Oct 2025	-27,068
Jul 2025	-18,784
Apr 2025	-25,509
Jan 2025	-20,269
Oct 2024	-29,972
Jul 2024	-14,545
Apr 2024	-21,497
Jan 2024	-18,261
Oct 2023	-16,889
Jul 2023	-9,716
Apr 2023	-28,299
Jan 2023	-15,414
Oct 2022	5,443
Jul 2022	-4,338
Apr 2022	-15,977
Jan 2022	-37,294
Oct 2021	-6,138
Jul 2021	-16,515
Apr 2021	6,953
Jan 2021	-3,818
Oct 2020	-29,783
Jul 2020	-9,941
Apr 2020	-8,125
Jan 2020	-12,257
Oct 2019	2,379
Jul 2019	-11,877
Apr 2019	-11,942
Jan 2019	-31,453
Oct 2018	-22,524
Jul 2018	-17,340
Apr 2018	-16,034
Jan 2018	-20,656
Oct 2017	-15,248
Jul 2017	-16,963
Apr 2017	-22,048
Jan 2017	-15,030
Oct 2016	-18,288
Jul 2016	-31,923
Apr 2016	-24,454
Jan 2016	-27,683
Oct 2015	-31,019
Jul 2015	-20,185
Apr 2015	-13,462
Jan 2015	-25,179
Oct 2014	-31,221
Jul 2014	-20,941
Apr 2014	-17,103
Jan 2014	-16,958
Oct 2013	-22,981
Jul 2013	-18,954
Apr 2013	-16,030
Jan 2013	-18,267
Oct 2012	-15,857
Jul 2012	-11,521
Apr 2012	-14,335
Jan 2012	-7,100
Oct 2011	-6,778
Jul 2011	-10,169

Period	million pounds
Apr 2026	1,188
Jan 2026	5,948
Oct 2025	-8,284
Jul 2025	6,725
Apr 2025	-5,240
Jan 2025	9,703
Oct 2024	-15,427
Jul 2024	6,952
Apr 2024	-3,236
Jan 2024	-1,372
Oct 2023	-7,173
Jul 2023	18,583
Apr 2023	-12,885
Jan 2023	-20,857
Oct 2022	9,781
Jul 2022	11,639
Apr 2022	21,317
Jan 2022	-31,156
Oct 2021	10,377
Jul 2021	-23,468
Apr 2021	10,771
Jan 2021	25,965
Oct 2020	-19,842
Jul 2020	-1,816
Apr 2020	4,132
Jan 2020	-14,636
Oct 2019	14,256
Jul 2019	65
Apr 2019	19,511
Jan 2019	-8,929
Oct 2018	-5,184
Jul 2018	-1,306
Apr 2018	4,622
Jan 2018	-5,408
Oct 2017	1,715
Jul 2017	5,085
Apr 2017	-7,018
Jan 2017	3,258
Oct 2016	13,635
Jul 2016	-7,469
Apr 2016	3,229
Jan 2016	3,336
Oct 2015	-10,834
Jul 2015	-6,723
Apr 2015	11,717
Jan 2015	6,042
Oct 2014	-10,280
Jul 2014	-3,838
Apr 2014	-145
Jan 2014	6,023
Oct 2013	-4,027
Jul 2013	-2,924
Apr 2013	2,237
Jan 2013	-2,410
Oct 2012	-4,336
Jul 2012	2,814
Apr 2012	-7,235
Jan 2012	-322
Oct 2011	3,391
Jul 2011	-7,160

Period	million pounds
Apr 2026	5,577
Jan 2026	-851
Oct 2025	2,904
Jul 2025	-4,239
Apr 2025	-4,012
Jan 2025	-2,008
Oct 2024	-13,083
Jul 2024	-4,829
Apr 2024	6,802
Jan 2024	-2,847
Oct 2023	-22,332
Jul 2023	-5,378
Apr 2023	-12,322
Jan 2023	21,880
Oct 2022	11,581
Jul 2022	12,177
Apr 2022	-22,930
Jan 2022	-33,476
Oct 2021	23,645
Jul 2021	-6,574
Apr 2021	15,078
Jan 2021	8,439
Oct 2020	-32,162
Jul 2020	1,936
Apr 2020	3,817
Jan 2020	19,196
Oct 2019	24,903
Jul 2019	5,463
Apr 2019	4,092
Jan 2019	-10,797
Oct 2018	-7,276
Jul 2018	-377
Apr 2018	6,014
Jan 2018	-5,626
Oct 2017	3,040
Jul 2017	14,960
Apr 2017	2,406
Jan 2017	12,653
Oct 2016	12,731
Jul 2016	-11,738
Apr 2016	-10,992
Jan 2016	-2,504
Oct 2015	202
Jul 2015	756
Apr 2015	3,641
Jan 2015	-8,221
Oct 2014	-8,240
Jul 2014	-1,987
Apr 2014	-1,073
Jan 2014	1,309
Oct 2013	-7,124
Jul 2013	-7,433
Apr 2013	-1,695
Jan 2013	-11,167
Oct 2012	-9,079
Jul 2012	-1,352
Apr 2012	-11,326
Jan 2012	-4,302
Oct 2011	5,228
Jul 2011	1,703

About this indicator

Source

Office For National Statistics

Frequency

Quarterly

Release

Not scheduled

What it is

The section of the UK's balance of payments covering cross-border trade in goods and services, primary income (labour and investment income) and current transfers without a quid pro quo. It is published quarterly by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

How it's calculated

It is the sum of the goods, services, primary income and current transfers balances. A positive figure is a surplus, a negative one a deficit. The ONS publishes it each quarter, in pounds and also as a share of GDP.

Market implications

The UK runs a structural current-account deficit that relies on external financing (the 'kindness of strangers'). A sharp deterioration can pressure sterling, especially if it coincides with capital outflows or waning appetite for UK assets.

Limitations

The figures come out with a lag of several months and are subject to substantial revisions; the quarterly balance is volatile and sensitive to investment income and one-off trade items.