What Is a Current Account Deficit? The current account deficit is a measurement of a country’s trade where the value of the goods and services it imports exceeds the value of the products it exports.

WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. current account deficit widened sharply in the second quarter, reaching its highest level in more than two years amid a surge in imports of goods. The Commerce ...

Discover how current and capital accounts differ within the balance of payments, helping you understand international trade finance and economic transactions.

Q1 Current Account:-$450.2B vs. -$442.8B consensus and -$312.0B prior (revised from -$194.8B), according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The wider deficit mostly reflected an ...

The deficit between what we earn overseas and what we spend has continued to narrow, now to 3.5% of GDP, compared with a level of 9% three years ago; global credit rating agencies should be happy ...

IMF data for 2025 shows China as the world’s largest surplus economy. Its surplus jumped from $293 billion in 2015 to $641 ...

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's 12-month current account deficit nearly tripled in January from a year ago and the central bank acknowledged it may soon go uncovered by foreign direct investment, ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. current account deficit contracted in the fourth quarter, but the improvement could be temporary as goods imports surged to a record high in January, driven by ...

The U.S.'s current account balance was -$310.9B in Q3, wider than the -$286.0B shortfall expected and Q2's -$275.0B, which was revised from -$266.8B, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said on Wednesday.

TOKYO, March 10 (Reuters) - Japan recorded a current account deficit in January for the first time in two years as a weak yen inflated the cost of imports, finance ministry data showed on Monday. A ...

The current account deficit represents a fiat currency imbalance between the imports and exports of a country. It happens ...

Investing.com -- Greece’s current account deficit expanded to €1.09 billion ($1.28 billion) in October, marking an increase of €449.5 million compared to the same month last year, according to data ...