# United Kingdom BoP: Current Account: Services: Total Balance: Africa ()

United Kingdom BoP: Current Account: Services: Total Balance: Africa () was 6,987.0 £m in 2025, up 7.4% from 2024.
That is the highest reading since 2012.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3,421.0 £m (2018) to 6,987.0 £m (2025), averaging 5,138.2 £m.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.TRADEBAL.A.NSA.ITEM-GGSY`
- 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-services-total-balance-africa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 6,987.0 £m |
| 2024 | 6,503.0 £m |
| 2023 | 5,722.0 £m |
| 2022 | 5,670.0 £m |
| 2021 | 4,765.0 £m |
| 2020 | 4,886.0 £m |
| 2019 | 4,038.0 £m |
| 2018 | 3,421.0 £m |
| 2017 | 4,344.0 £m |
| 2016 | 4,366.0 £m |
| 2015 | 5,818.0 £m |
| 2014 | 5,837.0 £m |
| 2013 | 4,659.0 £m |
| 2012 | 7,349.0 £m |
| 2011 | 6,521.0 £m |
| 2010 | 5,687.0 £m |
| 2009 | 4,322.0 £m |
| 2008 | 3,577.0 £m |
| 2007 | 3,840.0 £m |
| 2006 | 2,142.0 £m |
| 2005 | 1,638.0 £m |
| 2004 | 1,529.0 £m |
| 2003 | 1,304.0 £m |
| 2002 | 1,504.0 £m |

## API

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

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