Balance of Payments (BOP) 2026 February - BOP_2026_FEB_VINTAGE

Data - IMF

Author

François Geerolf

Last observation: Q4 2025 (N = 1447) · 2025 (N = 6863)

First observation: 1950 (N = 228) · Q1 1950 (N = 120)

Last data update: 20 sept. 2026, 22:43

Last compile: 20 sept. 2026, 23:18

Structure

Current Account Components

France, Germany, Italy

Code 
BOP_2026_FEB_VINTAGE |>
  filter(INDICATOR == "CAB",
         COUNTRY %in% c("FRA", "DEU", "ITA"),
         BOP_ACCOUNTING_ENTRY == "NETCD_T",
         FREQUENCY == "A") |>
  mutate(date = as.Date(paste0(TIME_PERIOD, "-01-01"))) |>
  add_flag_color("Country") |>
  ggplot() + scale_color_identity() + add_flags +
  geom_line(aes(x = date, y = OBS_VALUE, color = color)) +
  theme_minimal() + xlab("") + ylab("")

China, United States

Code 
BOP_2026_FEB_VINTAGE |>
  filter(INDICATOR == "CAB",
         COUNTRY %in% c("CHN", "USA"),
         BOP_ACCOUNTING_ENTRY == "NETCD_T",
         FREQUENCY == "A") |>
  mutate(date = as.Date(paste0(TIME_PERIOD, "-01-01"))) |>
  add_flag_color("Country") |>
  ggplot() + scale_color_identity() + add_flags +
  geom_line(aes(x = date, y = OBS_VALUE, color = color)) +
  theme_minimal() + xlab("") + ylab("")

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