European Union Current Account Balance: % of GDP

Key information about European Union Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• European Union Current Account surplus accounted for 2.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with a 2.2 % surplus in the previous quarter.
• EU Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 1999 to Dec 2025, with an average value of 1.4 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 4.2 % in Sep 2017 and a record low of -1.8 % in Jun 2008.

CEIC calculates Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Current Account Balance and quarterly Nominal GDP. Eurostat provides Current Account Balance in EUR and Nominal GDP in EUR. European Union stands for EU27 excluding UK.


Key information about European Union Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of EU, Current Account recorded a surplus of 121.4 USD bn in Dec 2025.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 22.9 USD bn in Feb 2026.
• EU Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 29.8 USD bn in Feb 2026.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 339.7 USD bn in Dec 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 5,301.1 USD bn in Jun 2025.

View European Union's Current Account Balance: % of GDP from Mar 1999 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

What was European Union's Current Account Balance: % of GDP in Dec 2025?

European Union Current Account surplus accounted for 2.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with a 2.2 % surplus in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
2.1 Dec 2025	2.2 Sep 2025	-1.8 Jun 2008	4.2 Sep 2017	%	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Dec 2025

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