Net Capital Account Transactions in Current US Dollars

Net capital account data records acquisitions and disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets and capital transfers, consistent with the System of National Accounts. The indicator is expressed in current United States dollars without adjustment for inflation. It is published by the World Bank's World Development Indicators organization.

Use Cases

• Analyze trends in nonproduced asset transactions, such as land sales to embassies, across countries using the net capital account value.
• Model the impact of government debt forgiveness and other capital transfers on a nation's balance of payments.
• Compare capital account activity, distinct from financial transactions, between economies using the standardized current US dollar metric.

Strengths

• Data is standardized according to the System of National Accounts, ensuring conceptual consistency.
• Values are expressed in a common currency (current US dollars) for international comparison.

Limitations

• Data is in current prices, meaning values are not adjusted for inflation over time, complicating longitudinal analysis.
• Specific row counts, time ranges, and geographic coverage for the dataset are unknown.

Provenance

Source

World Development Indicators, World Bank.