What Is a Current Account Deficit? The current account deficit is a measurement of a country’s trade where the value of the goods and services it imports exceeds the value of the products it exports.

WASHINGTON, Sept 19 (Reuters) - The U.S. current account deficit widened sharply in the second quarter, reaching its highest level in more than two years amid a surge in imports of goods. The Commerce ...

Q1 Current Account:-$450.2B vs. -$442.8B consensus and -$312.0B prior (revised from -$194.8B), according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. The wider deficit mostly reflected an ...

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's current account deficit reached $9.77 billion in September, wider than the $7.75 billion shortfall forecast by economists in a Reuters poll, central bank figures released ...

IMF data for 2025 shows China as the world’s largest surplus economy. Its surplus jumped from $293 billion in 2015 to $641 ...

The U.S.'s current account balance was -$310.9B in Q3, wider than the -$286.0B shortfall expected and Q2's -$275.0B, which was revised from -$266.8B, the Bureau of Economic Analysis said on Wednesday.

Discover how current and capital accounts differ within the balance of payments, helping you understand international trade finance and economic transactions.

Crisil forecasts India's current account deficit to remain manageable, aided by lower crude oil prices, robust services ...

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's 12-month current account deficit nearly tripled in January from a year ago and the central bank acknowledged it may soon go uncovered by foreign direct investment, ...

The trade deficit has long been a fixture in political debates, often presented as a sign that America is falling behind economically. Candidates talk about it as if it's a national failing, something ...

THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) expects the Philippine current account deficit to narrow gradually through 2030, driven by declining commodity prices and increased public and private savings. In ...