The U.S. current-account deficit narrowed by $22.8 billion, or 9.2 percent, to $226.4 billion in the third quarter of 2025, according to statistics released today by BEA. The revised second-quarter deficit was $249.2 billion. The third-quarter deficit was 2.9 percent of current-dollar gross domestic product, down from 3.3 percent in the second quarter. <!--Full Text Link--><a href='https://www.bea.gov/news/2026/us-international-transactions-3rd-quarter-2025'>Full Text</a><!--Full Text Link-->