Who runs the world's surpluses and deficits, and how has this evolved
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Source: IMF World Economic Outlook | IMF International Investment Position
Methodology: Current account balances in billions of USD. Stock-flow and savings-investment ratios expressed as percentage of GDP. Waterfall shows top surplus and deficit countries for the selected year. Event dates and primary sources: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Chapter 11 petition, US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, case no. 08-13555, 15 September 2008. WHO Director-General, opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19, 11 March 2020 (pandemic characterisation). UN General Assembly resolution ES-11/1 (A/RES/ES-11/1, 2 March 2022), on the invasion of 24 February 2022.