What you’ll learn3 learning objectivesChoose one objective for a focused lesson, or study the complete topic.4.6.1Balance of payments• Balance of payments records credit and debit items• Accounts can show surpluses or deficits• Calculation: elements of the balance of payments from dataSyllabus objective4.6.2Components of the balance of payments• Current account includes trade in goods, trade in services, income, and current transfers• Capital account includes capital transfers and transactions in non-produced non-financial assets• Financial account includes FDI, portfolio investment, reserve assets, and official borrowingSyllabus objective4.6.3Interdependence between accounts• The balance of payments has an overall zero balance• Credits are matched by debits• Deficits are matched by surplusesSyllabus objective