Table 2
Current account – Seasonally adjusted
| First quarter 2023 | Second quarter 2023 | Third quarter 2023 | Fourth quarter 2023 | First quarter 2024 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | |
| Current account receipts | 299,865 | 297,391 | 303,046 | 307,337 | 309,030 | 1,143,281 | 1,207,640 |
| Goods and services | 242,257 | 236,962 | 241,515 | 244,354 | 242,340 | 952,159 | 965,088 |
| Goods | 194,682 | 187,621 | 191,793 | 194,226 | 191,703 | 779,188 | 768,322 |
| Services | 47,575 | 49,340 | 49,722 | 50,128 | 50,637 | 172,970 | 196,765 |
| Travel | 12,401 | 13,179 | 13,361 | 12,982 | 12,760 | 36,520 | 51,923 |
| Transportation | 4,933 | 4,889 | 4,882 | 4,962 | 5,033 | 18,849 | 19,665 |
| Commercial services | 29,788 | 30,822 | 31,042 | 31,765 | 32,426 | 115,915 | 123,418 |
| Government services | 454 | 451 | 436 | 418 | 419 | 1,687 | 1,760 |
| Primary income | 52,713 | 55,585 | 57,004 | 58,386 | 61,488 | 172,943 | 223,688 |
| Compensation of employees | 288 | 285 | 286 | 285 | 294 | 1,124 | 1,144 |
| Investment income | 52,425 | 55,300 | 56,718 | 58,101 | 61,194 | 171,819 | 222,545 |
| Direct investment | 29,426 | 29,820 | 29,137 | 30,010 | 30,541 | 107,637 | 118,393 |
| Interest | 2,863 | 2,973 | 2,977 | 3,240 | 3,638 | 9,994 | 12,052 |
| Profits | 26,564 | 26,847 | 26,160 | 26,770 | 26,903 | 97,643 | 106,341 |
| Portfolio investment | 12,528 | 13,125 | 13,268 | 14,185 | 15,187 | 45,364 | 53,106 |
| Interest on debt securities | 5,260 | 5,726 | 5,839 | 6,397 | 6,640 | 17,984 | 23,222 |
| Dividends on equity and investment fund shares | 7,269 | 7,399 | 7,429 | 7,788 | 8,546 | 27,379 | 29,884 |
| Other investment | 10,470 | 12,356 | 14,313 | 13,906 | 15,467 | 18,819 | 51,045 |
| Secondary income | 4,895 | 4,845 | 4,528 | 4,596 | 5,202 | 18,180 | 18,864 |
| Private transfers | 1,307 | 1,338 | 1,375 | 1,358 | 1,365 | 4,829 | 5,378 |
| Government transfers | 3,588 | 3,507 | 3,153 | 3,238 | 3,837 | 13,350 | 13,486 |
| Current account payments | 303,581 | 304,153 | 309,040 | 311,845 | 314,395 | 1,153,593 | 1,228,619 |
| Goods and services | 243,411 | 244,752 | 243,724 | 246,327 | 247,085 | 948,468 | 978,214 |
| Goods | 193,122 | 193,322 | 191,659 | 192,072 | 192,806 | 759,482 | 770,175 |
| Services | 50,289 | 51,430 | 52,065 | 54,255 | 54,279 | 188,986 | 208,039 |
| Travel | 12,294 | 12,849 | 13,464 | 14,167 | 13,998 | 37,259 | 52,774 |
| Transportation | 8,732 | 8,803 | 8,342 | 8,774 | 9,045 | 36,078 | 34,651 |
| Commercial services | 28,809 | 29,308 | 29,780 | 30,838 | 30,762 | 113,867 | 118,735 |
| Government services | 453 | 469 | 480 | 476 | 475 | 1,782 | 1,878 |
| Primary income | 51,512 | 53,161 | 59,535 | 59,548 | 61,575 | 182,966 | 223,754 |
| Compensation of employees | 1,802 | 1,844 | 1,886 | 1,921 | 1,955 | 6,885 | 7,453 |
| Investment income | 49,709 | 51,316 | 57,649 | 57,627 | 59,621 | 176,081 | 216,301 |
| Direct investment | 16,443 | 14,729 | 17,246 | 15,401 | 17,919 | 72,268 | 63,819 |
| Interest | 875 | 886 | 897 | 865 | 806 | 3,224 | 3,523 |
| Profits | 15,568 | 13,843 | 16,349 | 14,536 | 17,113 | 69,044 | 60,296 |
| Portfolio investment | 22,670 | 23,586 | 24,955 | 25,724 | 25,709 | 76,771 | 96,935 |
| Interest on debt securities | 15,269 | 16,314 | 17,634 | 18,442 | 18,599 | 48,294 | 67,658 |
| Dividends on equity and investment fund shares | 7,401 | 7,272 | 7,321 | 7,282 | 7,110 | 28,478 | 29,276 |
| Other investment | 10,596 | 13,002 | 15,448 | 16,502 | 15,993 | 27,041 | 55,547 |
| Secondary income | 8,658 | 6,241 | 5,782 | 5,970 | 5,734 | 22,159 | 26,651 |
| Private transfers | 6,531 | 4,154 | 3,766 | 3,860 | 4,049 | 14,107 | 18,311 |
| Government transfers | 2,127 | 2,087 | 2,016 | 2,110 | 1,685 | 8,052 | 8,340 |
| Current account balances | -3,716 | -6,762 | -5,994 | -4,508 | -5,365 | -10,312 | -20,980 |
| Goods and services | -1,154 | -7,790 | -2,209 | -1,973 | -4,745 | 3,691 | -13,126 |
| Goods | 1,560 | -5,700 | 134 | 2,154 | -1,104 | 19,706 | -1,852 |
| Services | -2,714 | -2,090 | -2,343 | -4,127 | -3,641 | -16,016 | -11,274 |
| Travel | 107 | 330 | -103 | -1,185 | -1,238 | -739 | -851 |
| Transportation | -3,800 | -3,915 | -3,459 | -3,812 | -4,012 | -17,229 | -14,986 |
| Commercial services | 979 | 1,513 | 1,263 | 927 | 1,664 | 2,047 | 4,682 |
| Government services | 0 | -18 | -43 | -57 | -56 | -95 | -119 |
| Primary income | 1,202 | 2,425 | -2,531 | -1,162 | -88 | -10,023 | -66 |
| Compensation of employees | -1,514 | -1,559 | -1,600 | -1,636 | -1,661 | -5,761 | -6,309 |
| Investment income | 2,716 | 3,984 | -931 | 474 | 1,573 | -4,261 | 6,243 |
| Direct investment | 12,983 | 15,091 | 11,891 | 14,609 | 12,622 | 35,369 | 54,574 |
| Interest | 1,987 | 2,087 | 2,080 | 2,375 | 2,833 | 6,770 | 8,529 |
| Profits | 10,996 | 13,004 | 9,811 | 12,234 | 9,790 | 28,599 | 46,045 |
| Portfolio investment | -10,142 | -10,461 | -11,687 | -11,539 | -10,523 | -31,408 | -43,828 |
| Interest on debt securities | -10,009 | -10,588 | -11,795 | -12,044 | -11,958 | -30,309 | -44,436 |
| Dividends on equity and investment fund shares | -132 | 127 | 108 | 505 | 1,436 | -1,098 | 608 |
| Other investment | -126 | -646 | -1,135 | -2,596 | -527 | -8,223 | -4,502 |
| Secondary income | -3,763 | -1,397 | -1,254 | -1,374 | -532 | -3,980 | -7,787 |
| Private transfers | -5,224 | -2,816 | -2,391 | -2,502 | -2,684 | -9,278 | -12,933 |
| Government transfers | 1,461 | 1,419 | 1,137 | 1,129 | 2,152 | 5,298 | 5,145 |
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