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BALANCE OF PAYMENTS, CURRENT ACCOUNT

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Definition:
The current account includes all the transactions (other than those in financial items) that involve economic values and occur between resident and non- residents entities. Also covered are offsets to current economic values provided or acquired without a quid pro quo.

Specifically, the major classifications are:

- goods and services;
- income;
- current transfers.

Source Publication:
BPM para. 152.

Hyperlink:
http://www.imf.org/external/np/sta/bop/BOPman.pdf

Statistical Theme: Financial statistics - Balance of payments

Created on Tuesday, September 25, 2001

Last updated on Wednesday, November 07, 2001