Current account balance, quarterly in United Kingdom
The current account balance of United Kingdom was -3.4% of GDP in Q3 2020.
The latest value for United Kingdom is for Q3 2020. Most countries have figures for Q2 2026.
United Kingdom, Q3 2020
-3.4%
Change from Q2 2020
−1.7percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), Q3 2020
1.8%
Current account balance, quarterly in United Kingdom over time
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United Kingdom
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Q3 2020 | -3.4% |
| Q2 2020 | -1.7% |
| Q1 2020 | -3.1% |
| Q4 2019 | 0.6% |
| Q3 2019 | -4.2% |
| Q2 2019 | -2.9% |
| Q1 2019 | -6.1% |
| Q4 2018 | -4.1% |
| Q3 2018 | -4.5% |
| Q2 2018 | -2.6% |
| Q1 2018 | -3.5% |
| Q4 2017 | -2.9% |
| Q3 2017 | -4.8% |
| Q2 2017 | -3.9% |
| Q1 2017 | -3.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.7 percentage points from -1.7% in Q2 2020.
- Since Q1 2018, when it was -3.5%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.