India Current Account Balance: % of GDP

Key information about India Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• India Current Account deficit accounted for 1.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with a 1.5 % deficit in the previous quarter.
• India Current Account Balance: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Jun 2004 to Dec 2025, with an average value of -0.1 %.
• The data reached an all-time high of 3.7 % in Jun 2020 and a record low of -6.8 % in Dec 2012.

CEIC calculates Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Current Account Balance and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Reserve Bank of India provides Current Account Balance in local currency based on BPM6. Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation provides Nominal GDP in local currency based on SNA 2008, at 2022-2023 prices. Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP prior to Q2 2022 is calculated from Nominal GDP based on SNA 2008, at 2011-2012 prices. Current Account Balance as % of Nominal GDP prior to Q2 2011 is calculated from Current Account Balance based on BPM5 and Nominal GDP based on a combination of SNA 2008 and SNA 1993, at 2004-2005 prices.


Key information about India Current Account Balance: % of GDP

• In the latest reports of India, Current Account recorded a deficit of 13.2 USD bn in Dec 2025.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 3.9 USD bn in Dec 2025.
• India Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 7.5 USD bn in Dec 2025.
• Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 84.6 USD mn in Dec 2025.
• The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 975.9 USD bn in Sep 2025.

View India's Current Account Balance: % of GDP from Jun 2004 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

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

India Current Account deficit accounted for 1.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with a 1.5 % deficit in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
-1.3 Dec 2025	-1.5 Sep 2025	-6.8 Dec 2012	3.7 Jun 2020	%	quarterly	Jun 2004 - Dec 2025

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