Current account balance

CAB shows the difference of receipts and payments against trade in goods; services; income and current transfers.

Historical series — ends 2014. The source no longer publishes this exact series (it was typically replaced by a newer base year or table). For current data, search the catalog or see related series below.

About this series

CAB shows the difference of receipts and payments against trade in goods; services; income and current transfers.

Use cases

• Chart current account balance and its full history in a dashboard or research note
• Build a trade or balance-of-payments view around current account balance
• Track external-sector risk
• Pull current account balance into your stack as JSON or CSV

Who uses this

• Macro researcher
• Trade analyst
• Economist
• Journalist

Metadata

Fetch it

curl -H "X-API-Key: pk_live_xxx" \
  "https://api.pakdatahub.com/v1/series/bop.current_account_balance_2"

JSON by default; add ?format=csv for CSV, from/to to filter dates, or transform=yoy|mom|pct_change|3ma|index for server-side transforms. See the series endpoint docs and pricing.

Related series

• Afghanistan — Import Payments by Country bop.afghanistan
• Albania — Import Payments by Country bop.albania
• Algeria — Import Payments by Country bop.algeria
• American Samoa — Import Payments by Country bop.american_samoa
• Andorra — Import Payments by Country bop.andorra
• Angola — Import Payments by Country bop.angola
• Antigua & Barbuda — Import Payments by Country bop.antigua_barbuda
• Argentina — Import Payments by Country bop.argentina
• Armenia — Import Payments by Country bop.armenia
• Aruba — Import Payments by Country bop.aruba
• Assets — International Investment Position bop.assets
• Assets — International Investment Position bop.assets_2

FAQ

What is Current account balance?

CAB shows the difference of receipts and payments against trade in goods; services; income and current transfers.

Does PakDataHub have Pakistan balance-of-payments and external-sector data on Current account balance?

Yes. Current account balance is an official Pakistan balance-of-payments and external-sector time series (quarterly, from SBP) available on the PakDataHub API, covering 2002 to 2014. Query it as JSON or CSV at /v1/series/bop.current_account_balance_2, with server-side transforms (YoY, index, % change).

How far back does Current account balance go?

PakDataHub carries Current account balance covering 2002 to 2014, updated on a quarterly basis from SBP.

How do I get Current account balance via the API?

Call GET /v1/series/bop.current_account_balance_2 with your API key. Add ?format=csv for a download, or filter by date with from/to.