PRESS RELEASE 7 April 2020 - Euro area quarterly balance of payments and international investment position: fourth quarter of 2019
Current account surplus at €320 billion (2.7% of euro area GDP) in 2019, down from €361 billion (3.1% of GDP) in 2018.
Geographic counterparts: largest bilateral surpluses vis-à-vis the United Kingdom (€184 billion in 2019, up from €158 billion in 2018) and the United States (€111 billion, down from €133 billion), with largest deficits vis-à-vis offshore centres (€77 billion, up from €9 billion) and China (€69 billion, up from €65 billion).