Country exposures.
Where external shocks enter the economy.
Brazil
↗Commodity demand, the real and fiscal credibility. Rate and budget surprises can offset a favourable export cycle.
- Exports % of GDP · 2025
- 17.8
- Current account % of GDP · 2025
- -2.9
China
↗External demand, trade restrictions and domestic investment. Gross exports do not measure domestic value added.
- Exports % of GDP · 2025
- 21.1
- Current account % of GDP · 2025
- 3.8
Germany
↗Export demand, industrial energy costs and euro-area rates. National data do not represent the whole euro area.
- Exports % of GDP · 2025
- 40.4
- Current account % of GDP · 2025
- 4.4
United Kingdom
↗Sterling, gilt issuance and imported costs. Read fiscal decisions alongside the inflation outlook.
- Exports % of GDP · 2025
- 30.6
- Current account % of GDP · 2025
- -3.1
India
↗Imported energy, rupee funding and domestic demand. Reserves provide context rather than a currency forecast.
- Exports % of GDP · 2025
- 22.3
- Current account % of GDP · 2025
- -0.5
Japan
↗Yen funding and imported energy. Currency changes can help exporters while raising domestic input costs.
- Exports % of GDP · 2024
- 22.0
- Current account % of GDP · 2025
- 4.9
United States
↗Dollar funding, Treasury supply and domestic demand. Compare rate surprises with the fiscal calendar.
- Exports % of GDP · 2024
- 11.0
- Current account % of GDP · 2025
- -3.8