Udtrykt i procent af BNP vil det tredobles fra 1979 til 1980 (-0,5% i 1979; -1,5% i 1980).
Under the combined impact of the oil shock and of a pronounced slowdown in the growth of world trade in real terms (from 6.5% in 1979 to 2.5% in 1980), the Community's aggregate current account deficit widened sharply, showing a threefold increase when expressed as a percentage of GDP (-0.5% in 1979; -1.5% in 1980).