Current account balance in the European Union (27) i
Free · Quarterly · % of GDP
Source: Eurostat (bop_gdp6_q), retrieved 2026-10-17 · View on Eurostat · See technical sheet
1.2%
European Union (27) · Q2 2026
European Union (27) · Q2 2026Year-on-year change-0.4 pp
Previous period1.7% Q1 2026
Rank in Europe—
EU271.2%
Spain2.0%
Trend
Country ranking → European Union (27) → Compare Spain and European Union (27) →
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| Period | European Union (27) | EU27 |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Q1 2026 | 1.7% | 1.7% |
| Q4 2025 | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Q3 2025 | 2.2% | 2.2% |
| Q2 2025 | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| Q1 2025 | 1.6% | 1.6% |
| Q4 2024 | 2.4% | 2.4% |
| Q3 2024 | 2.6% | 2.6% |
| Q2 2024 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| Q1 2024 | 2.5% | 2.5% |
| Q4 2023 | 2.7% | 2.7% |
| Q3 2023 | 2.6% | 2.6% |
| Q2 2023 | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| Q1 2023 | 1.1% | 1.1% |
| Q4 2022 | 0.5% | 0.5% |
| Q3 2022 | -0.4% | -0.4% |
Data analysis
European Union (27), “Current account balance” (Q2 2026): 1.2%; a year earlier, 1.6% (-0.4 pp: deterioration). For reference, Spain records 2.0%. Over the last 8 periods the series shows a downward trend.
About this indicator
- What is the latest current account balance figure in the European Union (27)?
- 1.2% in Q2 2026.
- What does current account balance measure?
- Current account balance, in % of GDP. A higher value indicates a more favourable situation.
- Where does the current account balance data come from?
- Eurostat, dataset bop_gdp6_q («Main Balance of Payments and International Investment Position items as share of GDP (BPM6)»). RAC-EU downloads it from Eurostat's official API and checks it every day.
- How often is current account balance updated?
- Quarterly. The latest period published is Q2 2026; RAC-EU adds new data and revisions on the day Eurostat publishes them.