The balance of payments statement summarizes economic transactions of a country's residents with the rest of the world in a more comprehensive manner than the balance of trade. In addition to trade in goods and services, the balance of payments shows transactions in financial and physical assets, net income generated abroad, and movements in official reserves. The individual indicators that affect a country's balance of payments can provide deeper insight into the broader picture of demand and supply for that country's currency, therefore, the release of the data can have a significant effect on the nation's exchange rate in relation to other currencies. Additionally, the balance of payments statement may be of particular interest to investors in domestic companies that are dependent on exports.
Balance of Payments by Country |
Rarely affects markets
Moderate market impact
Tends to move markets on release
| United States |
Tends to move markets on release Tends to move markets on release Tends to move markets on release Rarely affects markets Rarely affects markets
| Euro-Zone |
| Japan |
| United Kingdom |
| Canada |
| Switzerland |
| Australia |
| New Zealand |