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Australian current account balance

Name: Australian current account balance (Australia)
Creator: FinVolio

−A$27.2 bn in June quarter 2026, compared with −A$25.4 bn in March quarter 2026.

Quarterly · A$ billion a quarter · Widest deficit since at least 1999 · Updated 5 hrs ago

Range, past 10 years52-week and 10-year range The lowest and highest values over a period, with a marker for where the latest value sits between them. Learn more: −A$27.2 bn Jun qtr 2026A$17.8 bn Sep qtr 2021
Long-run averageLong-run average The average of every reading in the series' history. A rough guide to what is normal, though economies change and some series never return to their old average. Learn more: −A$10.3 bnsince 1999
Against its historyPercentile against history Where the latest reading ranks among every reading since the series began. The 90th percentile means it is higher than 90% of past readings. Learn more: 0thpercentile: higher than 0% of readings since 1999

HistorySeasonally adjusted A figure with the regular calendar pattern removed (Christmas, school holidays, harvests), so one month can be compared fairly with the next. Learn more

A$ billion a quarter, quarterly

−40.0−20.00.020.0Jun qtr 2016Jun qtr 2021Jun qtr 2026

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The latest 24 readings in this range.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, BOP. Data from March quarter 1999.

Tue, 1 Dec, 11:30am Sydney time · Current account

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Australia's balance of trade, income and transfers with the rest of the world each quarter, seasonally adjusted. Negative means a deficit.

A deficit is funded by foreign borrowing or investment, leaving the Australian dollar sensitive to global sentiment.