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Understanding the balance of payments: How to measure and analyze it

Balance of Payments definition

The balance of payments is a bookkeeping system for recording receipts and payments of funds between a nation and foreign countries.

Balance of payments formula

The balance of payments is the sum of the current account balance, capital account, financial account, and the balance item.


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