Table 2
Current account – Seasonally adjusted
| First quarter 2022 | Second quarter 2022 | Third quarter 2022 | Fourth quarter 2022 | First quarter 2023 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | |
| Current account receipts | 264,795 | 293,193 | 285,898 | 290,831 | 297,597 | 941,100 | 1,134,716 |
| Goods and services | 220,845 | 243,153 | 238,931 | 237,459 | 236,941 | 775,822 | 940,388 |
| Goods | 183,339 | 203,306 | 197,917 | 194,655 | 193,680 | 636,398 | 779,216 |
| Services | 37,506 | 39,847 | 41,014 | 42,804 | 43,261 | 139,423 | 161,171 |
| Travel | 6,106 | 7,742 | 8,444 | 9,389 | 9,650 | 18,123 | 31,682 |
| Transportation | 4,182 | 4,815 | 4,944 | 5,022 | 4,879 | 14,842 | 18,963 |
| Commercial services | 26,854 | 26,922 | 27,257 | 28,019 | 28,342 | 105,041 | 109,052 |
| Government services | 364 | 368 | 368 | 374 | 390 | 1,417 | 1,474 |
| Primary income | 39,706 | 45,350 | 42,439 | 48,477 | 55,575 | 150,173 | 175,970 |
| Compensation of employees | 274 | 278 | 282 | 288 | 299 | 1,043 | 1,122 |
| Investment income | 39,432 | 45,072 | 42,156 | 48,189 | 55,277 | 149,131 | 174,849 |
| Direct investment | 25,678 | 29,214 | 23,386 | 25,289 | 28,005 | 97,564 | 103,566 |
| Interest | 2,212 | 2,378 | 2,571 | 2,715 | 2,902 | 8,798 | 9,876 |
| Profits | 23,466 | 26,836 | 20,814 | 22,574 | 25,104 | 88,766 | 93,690 |
| Portfolio investment | 10,928 | 11,160 | 11,607 | 12,050 | 12,430 | 42,605 | 45,745 |
| Interest on debt securities | 4,183 | 4,331 | 4,519 | 4,952 | 5,083 | 15,698 | 17,984 |
| Dividends on equity and investment fund shares | 6,745 | 6,829 | 7,088 | 7,099 | 7,347 | 26,907 | 27,761 |
| Other investment | 2,826 | 4,698 | 7,164 | 10,849 | 14,841 | 8,962 | 25,537 |
| Secondary income | 4,244 | 4,690 | 4,529 | 4,895 | 5,081 | 15,105 | 18,358 |
| Private transfers | 1,195 | 1,228 | 1,266 | 1,319 | 1,337 | 4,566 | 5,008 |
| Government transfers | 3,049 | 3,462 | 3,263 | 3,576 | 3,743 | 10,539 | 13,350 |
| Current account payments | 260,864 | 288,360 | 295,713 | 298,884 | 303,763 | 947,849 | 1,143,822 |
| Goods and services | 216,061 | 238,577 | 242,192 | 239,417 | 240,334 | 776,863 | 936,247 |
| Goods | 175,326 | 193,933 | 195,495 | 192,577 | 192,388 | 631,703 | 757,332 |
| Services | 40,735 | 44,643 | 46,697 | 46,841 | 47,946 | 145,160 | 178,915 |
| Travel | 4,926 | 7,745 | 9,760 | 9,767 | 10,539 | 9,895 | 32,198 |
| Transportation | 8,305 | 9,610 | 9,217 | 8,989 | 9,002 | 26,973 | 36,121 |
| Commercial services | 27,072 | 26,839 | 27,276 | 27,640 | 27,954 | 106,596 | 108,828 |
| Government services | 432 | 449 | 443 | 444 | 451 | 1,696 | 1,769 |
| Primary income | 39,615 | 44,587 | 47,880 | 53,387 | 57,936 | 150,471 | 185,469 |
| Compensation of employees | 1,663 | 1,697 | 1,740 | 1,785 | 1,807 | 6,365 | 6,885 |
| Investment income | 37,952 | 42,890 | 46,140 | 51,601 | 56,130 | 144,106 | 178,583 |
| Direct investment | 16,210 | 18,427 | 18,122 | 17,347 | 19,217 | 65,099 | 70,105 |
| Interest | 720 | 732 | 758 | 777 | 738 | 3,031 | 2,987 |
| Profits | 15,490 | 17,695 | 17,363 | 16,570 | 18,479 | 62,068 | 67,118 |
| Portfolio investment | 16,622 | 17,937 | 20,767 | 21,757 | 22,534 | 63,177 | 77,083 |
| Interest on debt securities | 10,201 | 11,105 | 12,578 | 14,313 | 15,169 | 39,771 | 48,197 |
| Dividends on equity and investment fund shares | 6,421 | 6,832 | 8,189 | 7,445 | 7,365 | 23,406 | 28,886 |
| Other investment | 5,120 | 6,525 | 7,252 | 12,497 | 14,379 | 15,829 | 31,395 |
| Secondary income | 5,188 | 5,197 | 5,641 | 6,080 | 5,492 | 20,515 | 22,105 |
| Private transfers | 3,438 | 3,571 | 3,513 | 3,532 | 3,622 | 13,546 | 14,053 |
| Government transfers | 1,750 | 1,625 | 2,128 | 2,548 | 1,870 | 6,969 | 8,052 |
| Current account balances | 3,931 | 4,832 | -9,815 | -8,053 | -6,166 | -6,749 | -9,105 |
| Goods and services | 4,784 | 4,576 | -3,261 | -1,958 | -3,393 | -1,041 | 4,140 |
| Goods | 8,013 | 9,373 | 2,421 | 2,078 | 1,292 | 4,695 | 21,885 |
| Services | -3,229 | -4,796 | -5,683 | -4,036 | -4,685 | -5,736 | -17,744 |
| Travel | 1,180 | -3 | -1,315 | -378 | -889 | 8,228 | -516 |
| Transportation | -4,123 | -4,795 | -4,273 | -3,966 | -4,123 | -12,132 | -17,158 |
| Commercial services | -219 | 84 | -19 | 379 | 388 | -1,554 | 224 |
| Government services | -68 | -81 | -75 | -71 | -60 | -279 | -295 |
| Primary income | 91 | 763 | -5,442 | -4,910 | -2,361 | -298 | -9,498 |
| Compensation of employees | -1,389 | -1,420 | -1,458 | -1,497 | -1,508 | -5,323 | -5,764 |
| Investment income | 1,480 | 2,182 | -3,984 | -3,413 | -853 | 5,025 | -3,735 |
| Direct investment | 9,468 | 10,787 | 5,264 | 7,942 | 8,788 | 32,465 | 33,461 |
| Interest | 1,492 | 1,646 | 1,813 | 1,938 | 2,164 | 5,766 | 6,889 |
| Profits | 7,976 | 9,141 | 3,451 | 6,004 | 6,624 | 26,698 | 26,572 |
| Portfolio investment | -5,694 | -6,778 | -9,160 | -9,707 | -10,104 | -20,572 | -31,338 |
| Interest on debt securities | -6,018 | -6,775 | -8,059 | -9,361 | -10,086 | -24,073 | -30,212 |
| Dividends on equity and investment fund shares | 324 | -3 | -1,101 | -346 | -18 | 3,501 | -1,126 |
| Other investment | -2,295 | -1,827 | -88 | -1,648 | 462 | -6,868 | -5,857 |
| Secondary income | -944 | -506 | -1,112 | -1,185 | -412 | -5,410 | -3,747 |
| Private transfers | -2,243 | -2,343 | -2,247 | -2,213 | -2,285 | -8,980 | -9,045 |
| Government transfers | 1,299 | 1,837 | 1,135 | 1,028 | 1,873 | 3,569 | 5,298 |
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