Germany Current Account Balance

Germany current account balance data with historical trend, latest available year, ranking, source notes and country comparison. Latest value: 5.81 percent.
COUNTRY: Germany
UNIT: percent of GDP
SOURCE: World Bank / public data sources
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UPDATED: 2026-06-11 04:03:32
Economy Data Rating
Germany · Economic Stability Rating
Composite rating based on inflation, growth, debt, unemployment and current account.
AA
86 / 100
Very strong stability
Fiscal stability 24.4 / 25
Macroeconomic stability 16.7 / 20
External stability 12 / 15
Financial robustness 12.9 / 15
Structural stability 10 / 10
Future capacity 9.3 / 10
Demographic capacity 2 / 5
Method: Economy Data 7-pillar stability model with structural financial robustness adjustment. This is a transparent Economy Data heuristic, not an official sovereign credit rating. Data coverage: 83% of weighted inputs available.
Time range: 1971–2024 19712024
1971 2024
Selected year: 2024 · Value: n/a 2024

Germany · current account balance as a percentage of gdp.

1971–2024
5.81 percent of GDP
5.51 percent of GDP
6.98 percent of GDP
14 selected year
max 8 6 4 2 0
1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 2021 2024
current account balance rate reference line

Countries by current account balance

full ranking
Country Rate Class
Kuwait 29.15
Singapore 18
Ireland 17.4
Qatar 17.29
Norway 15.58
United Arab Emirates 14.48
Hong Kong 13.39
Denmark 12.2

Interpretation

short note

This external-sector indicator helps assess cross-border flows, reserves and external vulnerability.

Values should be interpreted together with country context, time range, source coverage and related macroeconomic indicators.

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Comparison

latest
France 0.09
Italy 1.08
China 2.26

Related indicators

internal links
Exports NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS
Imports NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
Trade Openness NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS
Foreign Reserves FI.RES.TOTL.CD

Source layer

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Provider: worldbank · Indicator code: BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS

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Germany Snapshot

country profile
Population 83.52 m
GDP 4685.59 bn
Debt/GDP 20.85%
Inflation 2.26%
Unemployment 3.71%
Currency n/a
Region Europe
Income group High income

Germany Current Account Balance: data context and use

This page is part of the Economy Data indicator system. It provides structured country-level economic data, historical series, rankings and comparison views for researchers, students, journalists and decision makers. The page combines indicator metadata, country context, latest available values, ranking information and source notes.

The selected indicator is Current Account Balance for Germany. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

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