| title | Current account balance as a percentage of GDP, United Kingdom |
| region | United Kingdom |
| unit | Percent |
| unit mult (smallest available) | 1 |
| comment | In the current account are covered all transactions (other than those in financial items) that involve economic values and occur between resident and non-resident units. It is divided into four basic components: goods, services, income and current transfers. Time of recording: in line with the BPM5, recording is on a transaction basis (accruals principle), meaning that transactions have to be recorded when economic value is created, transformed, transferred or extinguished. The main criteria is change of ownership. The change may be legal or economic. Valuation: in principle, market prices are used. |
| classification | Balance of Payments Manual (BOP5) |
| breaks | |
| frequency | years |
| data available from | 1980 - 2025 (The indicated data availability refers to the longest available time series irrespective of its duration.) |
| last update | 2023-11-15 17:56:02 |
| Source | European Commission |
| lag | 3 month |
| release calendar ... |
May 2024
2024 - 2025 preliminary
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