Table 2
Current account – Seasonally adjusted
| Fourth quarter 2022 | First quarter 2023 | Second quarter 2023 | Third quarter 2023 | Fourth quarter 2023 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | millions of dollars | |
| Current account receipts | 292,156 | 299,365 | 297,227 | 304,691 | 309,222 | 1,143,281 | 1,210,505 |
| Goods and services | 240,633 | 241,996 | 237,105 | 242,840 | 246,899 | 952,159 | 968,840 |
| Goods | 194,028 | 193,974 | 187,066 | 192,178 | 195,037 | 779,188 | 768,256 |
| Services | 46,606 | 48,022 | 50,039 | 50,662 | 51,862 | 172,970 | 200,585 |
| Travel | 11,340 | 12,227 | 13,074 | 13,509 | 14,136 | 36,520 | 52,945 |
| Transportation | 4,996 | 4,913 | 4,927 | 4,898 | 4,881 | 18,849 | 19,618 |
| Commercial services | 29,842 | 30,436 | 31,596 | 31,827 | 32,422 | 115,915 | 126,281 |
| Government services | 428 | 447 | 442 | 427 | 423 | 1,687 | 1,739 |
| Primary income | 46,705 | 52,488 | 55,335 | 57,261 | 57,686 | 172,943 | 222,770 |
| Compensation of employees | 285 | 288 | 286 | 286 | 284 | 1,124 | 1,144 |
| Investment income | 46,421 | 52,200 | 55,049 | 56,976 | 57,402 | 171,819 | 221,626 |
| Direct investment | 26,774 | 29,036 | 29,577 | 29,425 | 29,302 | 107,637 | 117,340 |
| Interest | 2,778 | 2,910 | 2,964 | 2,874 | 2,888 | 9,994 | 11,636 |
| Profits | 23,996 | 26,126 | 26,613 | 26,551 | 26,414 | 97,643 | 105,704 |
| Portfolio investment | 12,053 | 12,592 | 13,113 | 13,297 | 14,105 | 45,364 | 53,106 |
| Interest on debt securities | 4,956 | 5,240 | 5,689 | 5,885 | 6,408 | 17,984 | 23,222 |
| Dividends on equity and investment fund shares | 7,097 | 7,352 | 7,424 | 7,411 | 7,697 | 27,379 | 29,884 |
| Other investment | 7,594 | 10,572 | 12,360 | 14,253 | 13,995 | 18,819 | 51,180 |
| Secondary income | 4,817 | 4,881 | 4,787 | 4,589 | 4,638 | 18,180 | 18,895 |
| Private transfers | 1,271 | 1,304 | 1,339 | 1,382 | 1,384 | 4,829 | 5,409 |
| Government transfers | 3,546 | 3,577 | 3,448 | 3,207 | 3,254 | 13,350 | 13,486 |
| Current account payments | 300,683 | 304,025 | 303,966 | 309,433 | 310,840 | 1,153,593 | 1,228,264 |
| Goods and services | 243,320 | 244,470 | 245,180 | 244,812 | 245,656 | 948,468 | 980,118 |
| Goods | 193,573 | 192,764 | 193,552 | 191,737 | 192,030 | 759,482 | 770,083 |
| Services | 49,747 | 51,707 | 51,628 | 53,075 | 53,626 | 188,986 | 210,036 |
| Travel | 11,378 | 12,817 | 12,401 | 13,439 | 13,021 | 37,259 | 51,679 |
| Transportation | 8,876 | 8,854 | 8,648 | 8,301 | 8,661 | 36,078 | 34,464 |
| Commercial services | 29,044 | 29,581 | 30,110 | 30,856 | 31,465 | 113,867 | 122,012 |
| Government services | 448 | 454 | 469 | 479 | 478 | 1,782 | 1,880 |
| Primary income | 51,323 | 50,910 | 52,696 | 58,889 | 59,218 | 182,966 | 221,714 |
| Compensation of employees | 1,789 | 1,797 | 1,842 | 1,885 | 1,928 | 6,885 | 7,453 |
| Investment income | 49,534 | 49,113 | 50,854 | 57,003 | 57,290 | 176,081 | 214,261 |
| Direct investment | 18,509 | 16,264 | 14,163 | 16,045 | 14,820 | 72,268 | 61,291 |
| Interest | 864 | 875 | 886 | 897 | 865 | 3,224 | 3,523 |
| Profits | 17,646 | 15,388 | 13,277 | 15,148 | 13,955 | 69,044 | 57,768 |
| Portfolio investment | 21,532 | 22,527 | 23,524 | 25,002 | 25,882 | 76,771 | 96,935 |
| Interest on debt securities | 14,334 | 15,269 | 16,314 | 17,634 | 18,442 | 48,294 | 67,659 |
| Dividends on equity and investment fund shares | 7,198 | 7,258 | 7,210 | 7,368 | 7,439 | 28,478 | 29,276 |
| Other investment | 9,493 | 10,322 | 13,168 | 15,957 | 16,588 | 27,041 | 56,035 |
| Secondary income | 6,040 | 8,644 | 6,090 | 5,732 | 5,966 | 22,159 | 26,432 |
| Private transfers | 3,580 | 6,531 | 4,019 | 3,737 | 3,804 | 14,107 | 18,092 |
| Government transfers | 2,460 | 2,113 | 2,070 | 1,994 | 2,162 | 8,052 | 8,340 |
| Current account balances | -8,528 | -4,660 | -6,739 | -4,742 | -1,618 | -10,312 | -17,759 |
| Goods and services | -2,687 | -2,474 | -8,074 | -1,972 | 1,243 | 3,691 | -11,278 |
| Goods | 454 | 1,210 | -6,485 | 441 | 3,007 | 19,706 | -1,827 |
| Services | -3,141 | -3,684 | -1,589 | -2,413 | -1,764 | -16,016 | -9,451 |
| Travel | -38 | -591 | 673 | 70 | 1,114 | -739 | 1,266 |
| Transportation | -3,880 | -3,941 | -3,721 | -3,403 | -3,781 | -17,229 | -14,846 |
| Commercial services | 797 | 855 | 1,486 | 971 | 957 | 2,047 | 4,269 |
| Government services | -20 | -7 | -27 | -51 | -54 | -95 | -140 |
| Primary income | -4,618 | 1,578 | 2,638 | -1,627 | -1,533 | -10,023 | 1,056 |
| Compensation of employees | -1,504 | -1,509 | -1,556 | -1,600 | -1,644 | -5,761 | -6,309 |
| Investment income | -3,114 | 3,087 | 4,195 | -28 | 112 | -4,261 | 7,366 |
| Direct investment | 8,264 | 12,772 | 15,414 | 13,381 | 14,482 | 35,369 | 56,049 |
| Interest | 1,914 | 2,035 | 2,078 | 1,978 | 2,023 | 6,770 | 8,113 |
| Profits | 6,350 | 10,738 | 13,336 | 11,403 | 12,459 | 28,599 | 47,936 |
| Portfolio investment | -9,479 | -9,935 | -10,411 | -11,705 | -11,777 | -31,408 | -43,829 |
| Interest on debt securities | -9,378 | -10,029 | -10,625 | -11,749 | -12,034 | -30,309 | -44,437 |
| Dividends on equity and investment fund shares | -101 | 94 | 214 | 43 | 257 | -1,098 | 609 |
| Other investment | -1,899 | 250 | -808 | -1,703 | -2,593 | -8,223 | -4,855 |
| Secondary income | -1,223 | -3,764 | -1,302 | -1,142 | -1,328 | -3,980 | -7,537 |
| Private transfers | -2,309 | -5,227 | -2,680 | -2,355 | -2,420 | -9,278 | -12,682 |
| Government transfers | 1,085 | 1,464 | 1,378 | 1,213 | 1,091 | 5,298 | 5,145 |
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