Euro area quarterly balance of payments and international investment position: second quarter of 2023

October 5, 2023--Current account surplus at €34 billion (0.2% of euro area GDP) in four quarters to second quarter of 2023, after a €129 billion surplus (1.0% of GDP) a year earlier
Geographical counterparts: largest surpluses vis-à-vis United Kingdom (€156 billion) and Switzerland (€74 billion) and largest bilateral current account deficits vis-à-vis China (€156 billion) and the United States (€27 billion)

International investment position showed net assets of €265 billion (1.9% of euro area GDP) at the end of second quarter of 2023

Current account
The current account of the euro area recorded a surplus of €34 billion (0.2% of euro area GDP) in the four quarters to the second quarter of 2023, after recording a surplus of €129 billion (1.0% of GDP) a year earlier. This decline was mainly driven by a fall in the primary income surplus from €76 billion to €7 billion and by reductions in the surpluses for goods (down from €74 billion to €56 billion) and services (down from €142 billion to €128 billion).

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