# United Kingdom BoP: Current account: Balance: Total Africa ()

United Kingdom BoP: Current account: Balance: Total Africa () was −10,540 £m in 2025, down 8,082.0 from 2024.
That is the lowest reading since the series began in 1997.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −10,540 £m (2025) to −128.0 £m (2019), averaging −2,651.7 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.TRADEBAL.A.NSA.ITEM-LERU.PARTNER-AFRICA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: £m
- Coverage: 1997-01-01 to 2025-01-01 (29 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/bop-current-account-balance-total-africa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | −10,540 £m |
| 2024 | −2,458.0 £m |
| 2023 | −3,696.0 £m |
| 2022 | −3,228.0 £m |
| 2021 | −1,769.0 £m |
| 2020 | −952.0 £m |
| 2019 | −128.0 £m |
| 2018 | −3,031.0 £m |
| 2017 | −1,267.0 £m |
| 2016 | −257.0 £m |
| 2015 | −1,843.0 £m |
| 2014 | −4,474.0 £m |
| 2013 | −5,640.0 £m |
| 2012 | 2,786.0 £m |
| 2011 | 3,867.0 £m |
| 2010 | 3,673.0 £m |
| 2009 | −805.0 £m |
| 2008 | −2,610.0 £m |
| 2007 | −1,926.0 £m |
| 2006 | −3,672.0 £m |
| 2005 | 2,004.0 £m |
| 2004 | −1,149.0 £m |
| 2003 | −1,194.0 £m |
| 2002 | −896.0 £m |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.TRADEBAL.A.NSA.ITEM-LERU.PARTNER-AFRICA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.TRADEBAL.A.NSA.ITEM-LERU.PARTNER-AFRICA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```