Table 2-2
Current account, all countries, seasonally adjusted, quarterly and annual — 2008 to 2009

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2008 to 2009


Table summary
This table displays the results of 2008 to 2009 2008, 2009 and i, calculated using i, ii, iii, iv, annual and millions of dollars units of measure (appearing as column headers).

  2008 2009
I II III IV Annual I II III IV Annual
  millions of dollars
Receipts, seasonally adjusted  
Goods and services  
Goods 117,050 127,435 129,212 115,058 488,754 95,888 88,071 90,293 95,092 369,343
Services 17,815 18,015 18,308 18,346 72,484 17,218 17,136 16,708 17,231 68,292
Travel 4,110 4,158 4,169 4,107 16,544 3,946 3,878 3,830 3,893 15,547
Transportation 2,907 3,098 3,161 3,022 12,188 2,769 2,583 2,525 2,682 10,559
Commercial services 10,370 10,339 10,540 10,768 42,017 10,045 10,195 9,890 10,194 40,324
Government services 428 419 438 449 1,735 458 481 463 462 1,863
Goods and services 134,865 145,450 147,520 133,404 561,238 113,105 105,206 107,002 112,323 437,636
Investment income  
Direct investment income 10,479 10,035 8,172 7,571 36,258 5,961 7,299 7,196 7,591 28,047
Direct investment income, interest 308 291 331 495 1,425 506 471 525 410 1,912
Direct investment income, profits 10,172 9,744 7,840 7,076 34,832 5,455 6,829 6,671 7,181 26,135
Portfolio investment income 5,602 5,637 5,753 5,223 22,215 5,669 5,025 4,680 4,501 19,874
Portfolio investment income,
interest
1,752 1,761 1,823 1,297 6,632 1,620 1,443 1,345 1,338 5,746
Portfolio investment income,
dividends
3,850 3,876 3,930 3,927 15,583 4,049 3,582 3,335 3,163 14,128
Other investment income 3,362 3,023 2,697 2,899 11,981 2,196 2,092 1,806 1,513 7,607
Investment income 19,444 18,695 16,621 15,693 70,453 13,826 14,416 13,682 13,605 55,528
Current transfers  
Private transfers 649 676 696 752 2,773 720 692 676 763 2,851
Official transfers 1,736 1,963 1,961 2,146 7,807 1,705 1,549 1,343 1,268 5,865
Current transfers 2,386 2,639 2,657 2,898 10,580 2,425 2,242 2,019 2,031 8,716
Total current account 156,694 166,784 166,799 151,995 642,271 129,355 121,864 122,702 127,958 501,880
Payments, seasonally adjusted  
Goods and services  
Goods 104,905 112,089 114,525 112,258 443,777 95,487 90,304 93,167 95,123 374,081
Services 23,054 23,592 23,680 23,722 94,048 22,893 22,584 22,225 22,725 90,427
Travel 7,309 7,179 7,170 6,971 28,629 6,789 6,870 6,998 7,036 27,692
Transportation 5,261 5,404 5,774 5,327 21,766 4,944 4,705 4,715 4,874 19,239
Commercial services 10,188 10,690 10,416 11,099 42,393 10,832 10,681 10,182 10,480 42,175
Government services 296 320 320 324 1,260 327 328 331 336 1,322
Goods and services 127,959 135,681 138,205 135,980 537,825 118,380 112,888 115,392 117,848 464,508
Investment income  
Direct investment income 9,018 12,453 10,682 8,302 40,455 3,782 7,229 9,566 9,251 29,828
Direct investment income, interest 949 981 1,052 1,113 4,094 888 872 911 899 3,570
Direct investment income, profits 8,070 11,472 9,630 7,190 36,361 2,894 6,357 8,655 8,352 26,258
Portfolio investment income 7,721 7,953 8,339 8,702 32,716 8,465 8,304 8,361 8,375 33,506
Portfolio investment income,
interest
5,545 5,662 5,983 6,411 23,601 6,352 6,291 6,332 6,288 25,263
Portfolio investment income,
dividends
2,176 2,291 2,356 2,291 9,115 2,114 2,014 2,029 2,087 8,243
Other investment income 3,619 3,312 3,793 3,760 14,484 2,536 2,304 1,556 1,427 7,822
Investment income 20,359 23,718 22,814 20,764 87,655 14,783 17,837 19,482 19,054 71,156
Current transfers  
Private transfers 1,814 1,853 1,841 1,848 7,355 1,838 1,764 1,779 1,797 7,179
Official transfers 850 1,246 1,009 1,053 4,159 1,002 1,086 1,010 1,175 4,273
Current transfers 2,664 3,099 2,851 2,901 11,514 2,840 2,850 2,788 2,973 11,452
Total current account 150,982 162,497 163,870 159,645 636,995 136,003 133,575 137,663 139,875 547,116
Balances, seasonally adjusted  
Goods and services  
Goods 12,145 15,346 14,687 2,799 44,977 400 -2,234 -2,873 -32 -4,738
Services -5,239 -5,578 -5,372 -5,375 -21,564 -5,675 -5,448 -5,517 -5,494 -22,135
Travel -3,199 -3,021 -3,001 -2,864 -12,085 -2,843 -2,992 -3,168 -3,142 -12,146
Transportation -2,354 -2,306 -2,613 -2,304 -9,578 -2,175 -2,123 -2,189 -2,193 -8,680
Commercial services 182 -351 125 -331 -376 -787 -486 -292 -286 -1,851
Government services 132 100 118 124 474 131 152 132 126 541
Goods and services 6,906 9,769 9,315 -2,576 23,413 -5,275 -7,682 -8,390 -5,526 -26,873
Investment income  
Direct investment income 1,461 -2,418 -2,510 -731 -4,198 2,179 71 -2,370 -1,661 -1,781
Direct investment income, interest -641 -690 -721 -617 -2,669 -382 -401 -386 -489 -1,658
Direct investment income, profits 2,102 -1,728 -1,790 -114 -1,529 2,560 472 -1,984 -1,171 -123
Portfolio investment income -2,120 -2,316 -2,587 -3,479 -10,501 -2,796 -3,279 -3,681 -3,874 -13,632
Portfolio investment income,
interest
-3,793 -3,901 -4,160 -5,114 -16,969 -4,732 -4,848 -4,987 -4,950 -19,517
Portfolio investment income,
dividends
1,674 1,585 1,574 1,636 6,468 1,936 1,568 1,305 1,076 5,885
Other investment income -257 -289 -1,096 -861 -2,504 -340 -212 250 86 -215
Investment income -915 -5,023 -6,193 -5,071 -17,202 -958 -3,420 -5,801 -5,449 -15,628
Current transfers  
Private transfers -1,164 -1,177 -1,145 -1,096 -4,582 -1,119 -1,072 -1,103 -1,034 -4,328
Official transfers 886 717 952 1,092 3,648 703 463 333 93 1,592
Current transfers -278 -460 -193 -3 -935 -416 -609 -769 -942 -2,736
Total current account 5,712 4,286 2,929 -7,651 5,276 -6,648 -11,711 -14,960 -11,917 -45,236
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