Current account and capital flows · Australia
Australia Current Account
The Australia Current Account measures money flowing between Australia and the rest of the world: trade, income and transfers (current account), or investment in and out of the country.
- Importance
- Medium
- Publié
- Quarterly
- Prochaine publication
- Devise
- AUD · Australian dollar
- Banque centrale
- The Reserve Bank of Australia
Derniers chiffres
La dernière publication, pour Q2, est parue le 2026-09-01 et s’est établie à A$-27.2B.
| Publié | Pour | Réel | Consensus | Précédent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sep 2026 | Q2 | A$-27.2B | A$-30B | A$-25.4B ® |
| 2 Jun 2026 | Q1 | A$-27.1B | A$-23B | A$-23.0B ® |
| 3 Mar 2026 | Q4 | A$-21.1B | A$-16.3B | A$-18.3B ® |
| 2 Dec 2025 | Q3 | A$-16.6B | A$-13.3B | A$-16.2B ® |
| 2 Sep 2025 | Q2 | A$-13.7B | A$-15.1B | A$-14.1B ® |
| 3 Jun 2025 | Q1 | A$-14.7B | A$-12B | A$-16.3B ® |
| 4 Mar 2025 | Q4 | A$-12.5B | A$-11.9B | A$-13.9B ® |
Pourquoi c’est important
A current-account deficit must be financed by foreign capital, which makes a currency vulnerable when investors turn cautious; a surplus country lends to the world. Capital-flow data show whether foreigners are buying the country's bonds and shares. Tourism and remittances are large sources of foreign currency for some economies.
Mode de calcul
The balance of payments records every transaction with non-residents: goods, services, income, transfers (current account) and investment (financial account); the two mirror each other.
Current account = trade balance + primary income + secondary income
Current account + capital account + financial account ≈ 0Ce que signifient les variations
- A deficit above about 4–5% of GDP is often seen as a risk for emerging-market currencies.
- Large foreign purchases of local bonds support the currency.
Supérieur aux attentes : A larger surplus or stronger inflows than expected tend to support the Australian dollar.
Inférieur aux attentes : A larger deficit or weaker inflows than expected tend to weigh on the Australian dollar.
Un bref historique
Balance-of-payments accounting was standardised by the International Monetary Fund after 1945; current-account crises shaped events from the 1990s emerging-market crises to the euro debt crisis.
Questions
What is the Australia Current Account?
The Australia Current Account measures money flowing between Australia and the rest of the world: trade, income and transfers (current account), or investment in and out of the country.
What was the latest Australia Current Account?
A$-27.2B for Q2, published on 1 September 2026 (consensus A$-30B, previous A$-25.4B).
When is the next Australia Current Account?
On Tuesday 1 December 2026 at 00:30 UTC.
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