Australia Primary income balance (ABS BOP)
QuarterlySeasonally adjustedCode AU.PRIMINC.Q.SA
Latest−21,863 AUD millionQ2 2026
Previous−21,946 AUD millionQ1 2026
Year ago−18,992 AUD millionQ2 2025
Australia Primary income balance (ABS BOP) was −21,863 AUD million in Q2 2026, up 83.00 from Q1 2026 and down 2,871.0 from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −32,714 AUD million (Q3 2022) to −4,516.0 AUD million (Q4 2020), averaging −17,562 AUD million.
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Recent data
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | −21,863 AUD million |
| Q1 2026 | −21,946 AUD million |
| Q4 2025 | −22,920 AUD million |
| Q3 2025 | −19,159 AUD million |
| Q2 2025 | −18,992 AUD million |
| Q1 2025 | −19,532 AUD million |
| Q4 2024 | −23,147 AUD million |
| Q3 2024 | −19,813 AUD million |
| Q2 2024 | −24,007 AUD million |
| Q1 2024 | −22,864 AUD million |
| Q4 2023 | −21,508 AUD million |
| Q3 2023 | −23,563 AUD million |
| Q2 2023 | −23,730 AUD million |
| Q1 2023 | −28,069 AUD million |
| Q4 2022 | −26,328 AUD million |
| Q3 2022 | −32,714 AUD million |
| Q2 2022 | −31,233 AUD million |
| Q1 2022 | −24,663 AUD million |
| Q4 2021 | −20,416 AUD million |
| Q3 2021 | −15,681 AUD million |
| Q2 2021 | −10,826 AUD million |
| Q1 2021 | −7,738.0 AUD million |
| Q4 2020 | −4,516.0 AUD million |
| Q3 2020 | −4,820.0 AUD million |
Last 24 observations. The full history (268 observations) is available through the API.
Get Australia Primary income balance (ABS BOP) in your code or spreadsheet
One guessable code, agency-direct, updated on release. Free tier available.
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
"https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/AU.PRIMINC.Q.SA"
# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/AU.PRIMINC.Q.SA",
headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]About this series
| Latest observation | Q2 2026 |
|---|---|
| First observation | Q3 1959 |
| Observations | 268 |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
| Units | AUD million |
| Adjustment | Seasonally adjusted |
| 10-year high | −4,516.0 AUD million (Q4 2020) |
| 10-year low | −32,714 AUD million (Q3 2022) |
| 10-year average | −17,562 AUD million |
| Source agency | Australian Bureau of Statistics |
| Makrognosis code | AU.PRIMINC.Q.SA |
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FAQ
- What is the current primary income balance (ABS BOP) in Australia?
- The latest reading is −21,863 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.PRIMINC.Q.SA.
Last updated 2026-10-22. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Original title: “Australia - Primary income balance (ABS BOP)”.