Database Specific
Database Specific Abstract AbstractThe Balance of Payments provides a framework that is applicable for a range of economies, from the smallest and least developed economies to the more advanced and complex economies. As a result, it is recognized that some items may not be relevant in all cases.
The balance of payments is a statistical statement that summarizes transactions between residents and non-residents during a period. It consists of the goods and services account, the primary income account, the secondary income account, the capital account, and the financial account.
Under the double-entry accounting system that underlies the balance of payments, each transaction is recorded as consisting of two entries and the sum of the credit entries and the sum off the debit entries is the same.
The different accounts within the balance of payments are distinguished according to the nature of the economic resources provided and received.
Source Source Contact person/organisation Contact person/organisation Name of collection/source Name of collection/sourceIMF Balance of Payments Statistics
Direct source Direct sourceBibliographic citation:
International Monetary Fund: Balance of Payments Statistics (December 2019 Edition). UK Data Service. https://doi.org/10.5257/imf/bops/2019-12
Source metadata Source metadata Data Characteristics Data Characteristics Date last updated Date last updated12th December 2019
Link to Release calendar Link to Release calendarThis data is updated once a month
Periodicity PeriodicityQuarterly and Annual
Reference period Reference periodAnnual: 1948 to 2019
Quarterly: 1948Q1 to 2019Q3
Other Aspects Other Aspects Other comments Other commentsCopyright International Monetary Fund
Effective January 1st 2015, the IMF introduced a new policy whereby access to the IMF online statistics databases became free to all users. As a result of this policy the IMF datasets hosted by the UK Data Service are now freely available to all. Please refer to the IMF’s Special Terms and Conditions Pertaining to the Use of Data .
The Balance of Payments provides a framework that is applicable for a range of economies, from the smallest and least developed economies to the more advanced and complex economies. As a result, it is recognized that some items may not be relevant in all cases.
The balance of payments is a statistical statement that summarizes transactions between residents and non-residents during a period. It consists of the goods and services account, the primary income account, the secondary income account, the capital account, and the financial account.
Under the double-entry accounting system that underlies the balance of payments, each transaction is recorded as consisting of two entries and the sum of the credit entries and the sum off the debit entries is the same.
The different accounts within the balance of payments are distinguished according to the nature of the economic resources provided and received.
IMF Balance of Payments Statistics
Bibliographic citation:
International Monetary Fund: Balance of Payments Statistics (December 2019 Edition). UK Data Service. https://doi.org/10.5257/imf/bops/2019-12
Quarterly and Annual
Annual: 1948 to 2019
Quarterly: 1948Q1 to 2019Q3
12th December 2019
This data is updated once a month
Copyright International Monetary Fund
Effective January 1st 2015, the IMF introduced a new policy whereby access to the IMF online statistics databases became free to all users. As a result of this policy the IMF datasets hosted by the UK Data Service are now freely available to all. Please refer to the IMF’s Special Terms and Conditions Pertaining to the Use of Data .