Australia Current Account

Last Release

Dec 31, 2022

Actual

14,114

Units In

AUD Million

753

Frequency

Quarterly

Next Release

Dec 02, 2025

Time to Release

2 Months 28 Days 2 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
22,870 Jun 2021	-96,480,000 Sep 2018	-384,195.72 AUD Million	1959-2022	Australian Bureau of Statistics

Current Account is the sum of the balance of trade (exports minus imports of goods and services), net factor income (such as interest and dividends) and net transfer payments (such as foreign aid).

Latest Updates

Australia's current account deficit narrowed to AUD 13.7 billion in the second quarter of 2025, down from a downwardly revised AUD 14.1 billion in the first quarter, and smaller than market expectations of a AUD 15.1 billion shortfall. This marked the smallest current account gap since the third quarter of 2024. The goods and services surplus declined to AUD 3.1 billion in Q2 2025 from AUD 4.3 billion in the previous quarter, while the net primary income deficit decreased to AUD 16.8 billion from AUD 18.0 billion. "Strong imports of non-monetary gold and travel services led to a fall in the goods and services surplus," Jonathon Khoo, ABS head of international statistics, said. Additionally, net secondary income posted a AUD 0.04 billion surplus, swinging from a AUD 0.4 billion deficit in Q1.