Table 2
Current account – Seasonally adjusted
| First quarter 2024 | Second quarter 2024 | Third quarter 2024 | Fourth quarter 2024 | First quarter 2025 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | |
| Current account receipts | 311,356 | 312,475 | 316,806 | 325,573 | 338,177 | 1,217,838 | 1,266,211 |
| Goods and services | 246,022 | 248,022 | 247,172 | 255,567 | 265,992 | 978,423 | 996,784 |
| Goods | 190,971 | 193,445 | 193,158 | 201,411 | 211,998 | 769,941 | 778,984 |
| Services | 55,051 | 54,578 | 54,015 | 54,156 | 53,994 | 208,482 | 217,800 |
| Travel | 17,625 | 17,162 | 16,663 | 16,857 | 16,370 | 61,341 | 68,306 |
| Transportation | 5,744 | 5,496 | 5,729 | 5,647 | 5,713 | 22,663 | 22,618 |
| Commercial services | 31,253 | 31,509 | 31,217 | 31,245 | 31,488 | 122,573 | 125,224 |
| Government services | 429 | 411 | 405 | 407 | 423 | 1,905 | 1,652 |
| Primary income | 60,323 | 59,167 | 64,333 | 64,936 | 66,440 | 220,711 | 248,760 |
| Compensation of employees | 293 | 291 | 291 | 291 | 293 | 1,144 | 1,166 |
| Investment income | 60,030 | 58,877 | 64,042 | 64,646 | 66,148 | 219,567 | 247,594 |
| Direct investment | 30,233 | 29,282 | 33,075 | 34,469 | 36,176 | 115,673 | 127,059 |
| Interest | 3,686 | 3,807 | 3,767 | 3,621 | 3,604 | 11,882 | 14,881 |
| Profits | 26,547 | 25,474 | 29,308 | 30,848 | 32,572 | 103,790 | 112,178 |
| Portfolio investment | 14,624 | 15,054 | 15,572 | 15,417 | 15,499 | 53,190 | 60,668 |
| Interest on debt securities | 6,584 | 6,692 | 6,986 | 6,979 | 7,131 | 23,352 | 27,241 |
| Dividends on equity and investment fund shares | 8,041 | 8,362 | 8,586 | 8,438 | 8,368 | 29,838 | 33,426 |
| Other investment | 15,173 | 14,541 | 15,395 | 14,759 | 14,473 | 50,704 | 59,867 |
| Secondary income | 5,011 | 5,285 | 5,301 | 5,070 | 5,745 | 18,704 | 20,667 |
| Private transfers | 1,356 | 1,395 | 1,437 | 1,479 | 1,463 | 5,218 | 5,667 |
| Government transfers | 3,655 | 3,891 | 3,864 | 3,591 | 4,282 | 13,486 | 15,001 |
| Current account payments | 313,662 | 317,801 | 319,686 | 329,133 | 340,303 | 1,236,223 | 1,280,282 |
| Goods and services | 245,734 | 250,549 | 251,813 | 256,749 | 267,352 | 976,442 | 1,004,845 |
| Goods | 191,315 | 196,253 | 196,444 | 201,741 | 212,467 | 770,551 | 785,753 |
| Services | 54,419 | 54,296 | 55,369 | 55,008 | 54,885 | 205,891 | 219,092 |
| Travel | 14,556 | 14,537 | 15,200 | 15,117 | 14,392 | 53,006 | 59,410 |
| Transportation | 9,345 | 9,351 | 9,668 | 9,366 | 8,961 | 34,861 | 37,731 |
| Commercial services | 30,043 | 29,920 | 30,036 | 30,052 | 31,057 | 115,858 | 120,052 |
| Government services | 475 | 487 | 465 | 473 | 475 | 2,166 | 1,900 |
| Primary income | 62,081 | 61,262 | 61,368 | 66,044 | 66,983 | 233,147 | 250,755 |
| Compensation of employees | 4,061 | 3,651 | 3,000 | 2,832 | 2,672 | 14,264 | 13,543 |
| Investment income | 58,021 | 57,611 | 58,368 | 63,212 | 64,312 | 218,883 | 237,212 |
| Direct investment | 15,945 | 14,217 | 14,017 | 18,639 | 18,175 | 64,345 | 62,818 |
| Interest | 975 | 961 | 959 | 960 | 957 | 3,901 | 3,855 |
| Profits | 14,970 | 13,257 | 13,058 | 17,679 | 17,218 | 60,444 | 58,963 |
| Portfolio investment | 25,742 | 27,246 | 27,828 | 29,002 | 28,908 | 97,113 | 109,818 |
| Interest on debt securities | 18,642 | 19,950 | 20,772 | 21,385 | 21,650 | 67,851 | 80,750 |
| Dividends on equity and investment fund shares | 7,099 | 7,296 | 7,057 | 7,617 | 7,258 | 29,263 | 29,068 |
| Other investment | 16,334 | 16,148 | 16,522 | 15,571 | 17,229 | 57,424 | 64,576 |
| Secondary income | 5,846 | 5,990 | 6,506 | 6,340 | 5,968 | 26,634 | 24,682 |
| Private transfers | 4,327 | 4,312 | 4,514 | 4,524 | 4,345 | 19,071 | 17,677 |
| Government transfers | 1,519 | 1,678 | 1,991 | 1,816 | 1,622 | 7,563 | 7,004 |
| Current account balances | -2,305 | -5,326 | -2,880 | -3,560 | -2,127 | -18,385 | -14,071 |
| Goods and services | 288 | -2,527 | -4,640 | -1,182 | -1,361 | 1,981 | -8,061 |
| Goods | -344 | -2,809 | -3,286 | -330 | -470 | -610 | -6,769 |
| Services | 632 | 282 | -1,354 | -852 | -891 | 2,591 | -1,292 |
| Travel | 3,069 | 2,624 | 1,462 | 1,740 | 1,978 | 8,334 | 8,896 |
| Transportation | -3,601 | -3,855 | -3,938 | -3,719 | -3,248 | -12,198 | -15,113 |
| Commercial services | 1,210 | 1,589 | 1,182 | 1,193 | 431 | 6,716 | 5,173 |
| Government services | -46 | -76 | -60 | -66 | -52 | -261 | -248 |
| Primary income | -1,758 | -2,094 | 2,965 | -1,108 | -543 | -12,437 | -1,996 |
| Compensation of employees | -3,768 | -3,360 | -2,708 | -2,542 | -2,379 | -13,121 | -12,377 |
| Investment income | 2,009 | 1,266 | 5,673 | 1,434 | 1,836 | 684 | 10,382 |
| Direct investment | 14,288 | 15,064 | 19,058 | 15,831 | 18,001 | 51,328 | 64,240 |
| Interest | 2,710 | 2,846 | 2,807 | 2,661 | 2,647 | 7,981 | 11,025 |
| Profits | 11,577 | 12,218 | 16,250 | 13,169 | 15,354 | 43,347 | 53,215 |
| Portfolio investment | -11,117 | -12,192 | -12,257 | -13,585 | -13,409 | -43,923 | -49,150 |
| Interest on debt securities | -12,059 | -13,258 | -13,786 | -14,406 | -14,519 | -44,499 | -53,509 |
| Dividends on equity and investment fund shares | 942 | 1,066 | 1,529 | 821 | 1,110 | 576 | 4,358 |
| Other investment | -1,161 | -1,607 | -1,128 | -813 | -2,756 | -6,720 | -4,708 |
| Secondary income | -835 | -705 | -1,205 | -1,270 | -223 | -7,929 | -4,014 |
| Private transfers | -2,971 | -2,917 | -3,078 | -3,045 | -2,882 | -13,852 | -12,011 |
| Government transfers | 2,136 | 2,213 | 1,873 | 1,775 | 2,659 | 5,923 | 7,997 |
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