Table 2 
Current account – Seasonally adjusted 

Current account – Seasonally adjusted
  Second quarter 2022 Third quarter 2022 Fourth quarter 2022 First quarter 2023 Second quarter 2023 2021 2022
  millions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollarsmillions of dollars
Current account receipts 293,193 285,898 290,831 299,986 296,934 941,100 1,134,716
Goods and services 243,153 238,931 237,459 236,960 230,520 775,822 940,388
Goods 203,306 197,917 194,655 193,516 185,906 636,398 779,216
Services 39,847 41,014 42,804 43,444 44,614 139,423 161,171
Travel 7,742 8,444 9,389 9,715 9,942 18,123 31,682
Transportation 4,815 4,944 5,022 4,910 4,873 14,842 18,963
Commercial services 26,922 27,257 28,019 28,428 29,405 105,041 109,052
Government services 368 368 374 392 395 1,417 1,474
Primary income 45,350 42,439 48,477 58,014 61,563 150,173 175,970
Compensation of employees 278 282 288 288 285 1,043 1,122
Investment income 45,072 42,156 48,189 57,726 61,278 149,131 174,849
Direct investment 29,214 23,386 25,289 30,043 27,735 97,564 103,566
Interest 2,378 2,571 2,715 2,840 2,954 8,798 9,876
Profits 26,836 20,814 22,574 27,203 24,781 88,766 93,690
Portfolio investment 11,160 11,607 12,050 12,604 13,127 42,605 45,745
Interest on debt securities 4,331 4,519 4,952 5,267 5,705 15,698 17,984
Dividends on equity and investment fund shares 6,829 7,088 7,099 7,337 7,422 26,907 27,761
Other investment 4,698 7,164 10,849 15,079 20,416 8,962 25,537
Secondary income 4,690 4,529 4,895 5,011 4,850 15,105 18,358
Private transfers 1,228 1,266 1,319 1,311 1,348 4,566 5,008
Government transfers 3,462 3,263 3,576 3,701 3,502 10,539 13,350
Current account payments 288,360 295,713 298,884 303,159 303,561 947,849 1,143,822
Goods and services 238,577 242,192 239,417 240,503 239,687 776,863 936,247
Goods 193,933 195,495 192,577 192,690 192,036 631,703 757,332
Services 44,643 46,697 46,841 47,813 47,651 145,160 178,915
Travel 7,745 9,760 9,767 10,531 9,784 9,895 32,198
Transportation 9,610 9,217 8,989 8,857 8,840 26,973 36,121
Commercial services 26,839 27,276 27,640 27,970 28,558 106,596 108,828
Government services 449 443 444 455 469 1,696 1,769
Primary income 44,587 47,880 53,387 57,027 58,394 150,471 185,469
Compensation of employees 1,697 1,740 1,785 1,806 1,840 6,365 6,885
Investment income 42,890 46,140 51,601 55,221 56,553 144,106 178,583
Direct investment 18,427 18,122 17,347 18,208 16,247 65,099 70,105
Interest 732 758 777 789 798 3,031 2,987
Profits 17,695 17,363 16,570 17,419 15,449 62,068 67,118
Portfolio investment 17,937 20,767 21,757 22,590 23,613 63,177 77,083
Interest on debt securities 11,105 12,578 14,313 15,300 16,344 39,771 48,197
Dividends on equity and investment fund shares 6,832 8,189 7,445 7,291 7,269 23,406 28,886
Other investment 6,525 7,252 12,497 14,423 16,693 15,829 31,395
Secondary income 5,197 5,641 6,080 5,629 5,480 20,515 22,105
Private transfers 3,571 3,513 3,532 3,738 3,693 13,546 14,053
Government transfers 1,625 2,128 2,548 1,891 1,787 6,969 8,052
Current account balances 4,832 -9,815 -8,053 -3,173 -6,627 -6,749 -9,105
Goods and services 4,576 -3,261 -1,958 -3,543 -9,167 -1,041 4,140
Goods 9,373 2,421 2,078 825 -6,130 4,695 21,885
Services -4,796 -5,683 -4,036 -4,368 -3,037 -5,736 -17,744
Travel -3 -1,315 -378 -816 158 8,228 -516
Transportation -4,795 -4,273 -3,966 -3,947 -3,967 -12,132 -17,158
Commercial services 84 -19 379 458 847 -1,554 224
Government services -81 -75 -71 -63 -75 -279 -295
Primary income 763 -5,442 -4,910 987 3,169 -298 -9,498
Compensation of employees -1,420 -1,458 -1,497 -1,518 -1,555 -5,323 -5,764
Investment income 2,182 -3,984 -3,413 2,505 4,724 5,025 -3,735
Direct investment 10,787 5,264 7,942 11,835 11,488 32,465 33,461
Interest 1,646 1,813 1,938 2,052 2,156 5,766 6,889
Profits 9,141 3,451 6,004 9,784 9,332 26,698 26,572
Portfolio investment -6,778 -9,160 -9,707 -9,986 -10,486 -20,572 -31,338
Interest on debt securities -6,775 -8,059 -9,361 -10,033 -10,639 -24,073 -30,212
Dividends on equity and investment fund shares -3 -1,101 -346 47 153 3,501 -1,126
Other investment -1,827 -88 -1,648 656 3,722 -6,868 -5,857
Secondary income -506 -1,112 -1,185 -617 -629 -5,410 -3,747
Private transfers -2,343 -2,247 -2,213 -2,427 -2,344 -8,980 -9,045
Government transfers 1,837 1,135 1,028 1,810 1,715 3,569 5,298
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