The important aspect of balance of payments is the interdependence between the accounts (components) that is measured.
We will bring up the balance of payments example table for Country A from 4.6.2 Components of Balance of Payments.
| Line | Components | Figures (Millions of dollars) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Current Account | |
| 2 | Exports of Goods | +25 |
| 3 | Imports of Goods | -40 |
| 4 | Balance of Trade in Goods (Line 2 - 3) | -25 |
| 5 | Exports of Services | +15 |
| 6 | Imports of Services | -5 |
| 7 | Balance of Trade in Services (Line 5 - 6) | +10 |
| 8 | Balance of Trade in Goods & Services (Line 4 + 7) | -15 |
| 9 | Income (inflows - outflows) | -4 |
| 10 | Current Transfers (inflows - outflows) | +1 |
| 11 | Balance on Current Account (Line 8 + 9 + 10) | -18 |
| 12 | Capital Account | |
| 13 | Capital Transfers (inflows - outflows) | +1.1 |
| 14 | Transactions non-financial assets (inflows - outflows) | +0.9 |
| 15 | Balance on Capital Account (Line 13 + 14) | +2 |
| 16 | Financial Account | |
| 17 | Foreign Direct Investment (inflows - outflows) (FDI; inflows - outflows) | +18 |
| 18 | Portfolio Investment (inflows - outflows) | -3 |
| 19 | Reserve Assets (official reserves) | +2 |
| 20 | Official Borrowing | -1 |
| 21 | Balance of Financial Account (Line 17 + 18 + 19 + 20) | +16 |
| 22 | Balance (Line 11 + 15 + 21) | 0 |
Observing in Country A's balance of payments accounts, the sum of surplus in the capital and financial account of +18 million USD is exactly matched by the deficit in the current account of -18 million USD.
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