South Korea Current Account
South Korea · Monthly series · EC-KR-CA
Latest, September 2026
61.46B USD
+33.3% from August 2026
Forecast
Forecast for September 2027: 38.51B USD, with an 80% interval of -3.85B USD to 116.65B USD.
| Period | Forecast | 80% low | 80% high |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | 55.11B USD | 36.01B USD | 72.66B USD |
| November 2026 | 52.66B USD | 30.02B USD | 73.16B USD |
| December 2026 | 52.58B USD | 26.14B USD | 80.16B USD |
| January 2027 | 42.37B USD | 5.71B USD | 84.21B USD |
| February 2027 | 45.38B USD | 12.90B USD | 84.99B USD |
| March 2027 | 45.92B USD | 7.55B USD | 93.55B USD |
| April 2027 | 33.71B USD | -14.04B USD | 112.43B USD |
| May 2027 | 41.22B USD | -3.55B USD | 108.03B USD |
| June 2027 | 42.39B USD | -4.21B USD | 115.07B USD |
| July 2027 | 36.95B USD | 10.36B USD | 85.29B USD |
| August 2027 | 33.90B USD | 4.69B USD | 90.96B USD |
| September 2027 | 38.51B USD | -3.85B USD | 116.65B USD |
AI confidence
Supported evidenceThe point forecast beat the no-change baseline overall and in a majority of the evaluated tests.
Model: Agentic Investor TSFM (foundation model)
- Accuracy vs naive
- +13%Beats the no-change baseline over 12 tests (12 tests, 8 won)
- Direction
- 69%No clear edge over a coin flip (100 of 144 calls right in 12 tests)
- Turning points
- 61 of 84Anticipated most turns (84 turns in 12 tests, 0 without a turn)
- Error vs baseline
- 13% lowerError ratio 0.87; 1.00 is a tie.
- Tests won
- 8 / 12Complete rolling backtests; ties count as no win.
- Test period
- 2014-10-01 to 2026-09-0112 observations ahead per test.
- 80% band coverage
- 81%Observed outcomes inside the band across all stored test windows.
- Band coverage uses all stored test windows, including model-selection windows when present; it does not determine the confidence label.
- Evaluated 2026-11-14 against the cached history through 2026-09-01.
- This is an evaluation of the serving model; it does not establish a winner across four model classes.
How this assessment is made
AI confidence describes historical evidence for this forecast, not a probability of being correct. Each backtest fits on data available before its test window. The baseline carries the last value forward. Supported evidence requires at least six complete, non-overlapping tests, an error ratio below 0.90 (rounded to two decimals), and wins in a majority of tests. Ratios from 0.90 to below 1.10 are on par; 1.10 or above is weak evidence. Inconsistent wins produce mixed evidence. For a selected model, only the recent tests excluded from model selection determine this label. These are historical simulations using the available data, not a live trading track record; revisions and foundation-model pretraining can limit how closely they reproduce a past decision. Past performance can change.
Model comparison
Comparison pendingA new ticker first receives its serving model's forecast and evaluation. An eligible nightly batch can compare both candidates, subject to call budgets and retry limits.
Reading
That is the highest of the 120 readings since October 2016.
Recent history (24 observations)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| September 2026 | 61.46B USD |
| August 2026 | 46.11B USD |
| July 2026 | 42.08B USD |
| June 2026 | 49.73B USD |
| May 2026 | 38.61B USD |
| April 2026 | 28.29B USD |
| March 2026 | 37.93B USD |
| February 2026 | 23.19B USD |
| January 2026 | 13.26B USD |
| December 2025 | 18.70B USD |
| November 2025 | 12.90B USD |
| October 2025 | 7.57B USD |
| September 2025 | 14.22B USD |
| August 2025 | 9.85B USD |
| July 2025 | 11.95B USD |
| June 2025 | 13.97B USD |
| May 2025 | 9.91B USD |
| April 2025 | 4.51B USD |
| March 2025 | 9.58B USD |
| February 2025 | 7.23B USD |
| January 2025 | 2.68B USD |
| December 2024 | 12.74B USD |
| November 2024 | 9.46B USD |
| October 2024 | 9.86B USD |
Source
Data: public market data feeds.
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