United States Current Account to GDP
The United States recorded a Current Account deficit of 3.60 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product in 2021. Current Account to GDP in the United States averaged -2.65 percent of GDP from 1980 until 2021, reaching an all time high of 0.20 percent of GDP in 1981 and a record low of -6 percent of GDP in 2006. The Current account balance as a percent of GDP provides an indication on the level of international competitiveness of a country. Usually, countries recording a strong current account surplus have an economy heavily dependent on exports revenues, with high savings ratings but weak domestic demand. On the other hand, countries recording a current account deficit have strong imports, a low saving rates and high personal consumption rates as a percentage of disposable incomes. This page provides – United States Current Account to GDP – actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.