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Australia Balance of Payments: Current Account Balance, SA

QuarterlySeasonally adjustedCode AU.CURRACCT.Q.SA

Latest−27,220 AUD millionQ2 2026
Previous−25,448 AUD millionQ1 2026
Year ago−16,792 AUD millionQ2 2025

Australia Balance of Payments: Current Account Balance, SA was −27,220 AUD million in Q2 2026, down 1,772.0 from Q1 2026 and down 10,428 from a year earlier.

That is the lowest reading since the series began in Q1 1974.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from −27,220 AUD million (Q2 2026) to 17,824 AUD million (Q3 2021), averaging −6,118.7 AUD million.

Australia Balance of Payments: Current Account Balance, SA (AUD million), Q1 1974 – Q2 2026−30k−20k−10k0k10k20k19801990200020102020Robomacro
Australia Balance of Payments: Current Account Balance, SA (AUD million), Q1 1974 – Q2 2026. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics.

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Recent data

PeriodValue
Q2 2026−27,220 AUD million
Q1 2026−25,448 AUD million
Q4 2025−22,757 AUD million
Q3 2025−19,030 AUD million
Q2 2025−16,792 AUD million
Q1 2025−15,835 AUD million
Q4 2024−18,010 AUD million
Q3 2024−16,851 AUD million
Q2 2024−16,253 AUD million
Q1 2024−8,908.0 AUD million
Q4 2023−1,832.0 AUD million
Q3 2023−9,264.0 AUD million
Q2 2023−1,487.0 AUD million
Q1 20233,377.0 AUD million
Q4 20223,550.0 AUD million
Q3 2022−4,985.0 AUD million
Q2 20229,533.0 AUD million
Q1 2022−652.0 AUD million
Q4 2021713.0 AUD million
Q3 202117,824 AUD million
Q2 202116,629 AUD million
Q1 202115,063 AUD million
Q4 202010,518 AUD million
Q3 20205,540.0 AUD million

Last 24 observations. The full history (210 observations) is available through the API.

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                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
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About this series

Latest observationQ2 2026
First observationQ1 1974
Observations210
FrequencyQuarterly
UnitsAUD million
AdjustmentSeasonally adjusted
10-year high17,824 AUD million (Q3 2021)
10-year low−27,220 AUD million (Q2 2026)
10-year average−6,118.7 AUD million
Source agencyAustralian Bureau of Statistics
Makrognosis codeAU.CURRACCT.Q.SA

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FAQ

What is the current balance of Payments: Current Account Balance, SA in Australia?
The latest reading is −27,220 AUD million for Q2 2026, published by Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from Australian Bureau of Statistics and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code AU.CURRACCT.Q.SA.

Last updated 2026-10-16. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Original title: “Balance of Payments: Current Account Balance, SA”.