Historical Year Data · 1996

US Current Account (% GDP, WEO) in 1996

US Current Account (% GDP, WEO) opened 1996 at -1.54% and closed at -1.54%, a +0.00% move for the year. The high of -1.54% was reached on December 31, and the low of -1.54% on December 31.

Open

-1.54%

1996-01

-1.54%

1 data points

High

-1.54%

Dec 31

Low

-1.54%

Dec 31

Full Year Change

+0.00%

1995 Change

+0.00%

Monthly Breakdown

Month	Open	Close	High	Low	Change
Dec	-1.54%	-1.54%	-1.54%	-1.54%	+0.00%

Events During 1996

1990 Japanese Bubble Collapse

Deflation

January 1990 – 2003

The Nikkei 225 peaked at 38,957 on December 29, 1989, then fell 82% over 13 years. Japan entered its "lost decades" of deflation, zero rates, and structural stagnation that still shapes global markets today.

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